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for pastime. I asked the garilener to show me 

 Myatt's B. Queen. He looked over the grounds 

 and eoiild find none. He then went to the cat- 

 alogue, and found it marked in a way which 

 signified that it was discarded. I inquired 

 why? He said it was not prolific. Mr. Tho- 

 mas, in the F. Culturist, also puts it below par. 

 I do not hold it thus. It" not the best, it is a 

 good bearer. It is worth while, however, to 

 pass along in fruit time, and if some plants be 

 i'ound without fruit, to pull them out forthwith ; 

 that no runners may put out to mock our future 

 expectations. This species needs as good cul- 

 tivation as Hovey's Seedling or any other. Of 

 the New Pine, I think the plants we get from 

 Rochester are genuine; they have blossoms 

 truly pistillate. Some of my neighbors will have 

 only one variety in the same bed, but I think 

 differently. The strawberry family are "'Social- 

 ists," and if not "Red Republicans,'' some of 

 them are very red. 



One of our citizens, Capt. D., has a planta- 

 tion which has attracted much attention, and 

 raised the "strawberry fever" unusually high; 

 six or seven such will compete with it next year. 

 He had eight varieties, and among these the 

 Black Prince and Boston Pine excelled. They 

 were in all respects excellent. The New Pine 

 also recommended itself, and promises to be a 

 very early variety. The Scarlet is scarcely 

 early enough to fertilize the blossoms of the 

 Pine. 



I have observed what you say of the pear, 

 Frederick de Wurtemburg, in your "Fruits and 

 F. Trees," that "the stock seems to be stunt- 

 ed." Two years ago in April, I bought a three 

 year old tree of Mr. Veiplanck, our nursery- 

 man. The first year it remained stationary, or 

 nearly so; the second, it grew about one inch 

 in the several limbs which are, I think, only 

 four in number. But this year two limbs have 

 put forth twenty inches. It now bears fine, 

 beautiful pears. Three were stung by the cur- 

 culio; I immediately put in the point of my 

 knife, and poured in whitewash, and I suppose 

 the insect was killed. My plums are almost 

 all gone. I fought against the insect with lime 

 and musqueto netting, but in vain. The ene- 

 my is more formidable than I was aware of; 

 and now, as I have amused myself in this desul- 

 tory sketch, I will trouble you no farther. I 

 can prepare nothing of much practical utility 

 for the public eye, but am happy to say that 

 Horticulture is a favorite amusement with some 

 of us in Geneva. ^. Messer. Geneva, (Ont. 

 CO..) July 12, 1850. 



Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural 

 Society. — At the meeting of this society on the 

 lOtii of July, there was a good exhibition of 

 cherries, raspberries, currants and gooseber- 

 ries. 



Cherries. — The premium for the best varie- 

 ty, was awarded to E. C. Aiken, of Grcenluish, 

 for Black Tartarian ; for the best two varieties, 

 to Dr. A. March. Albany, for Black Tartarian 

 and Tradescant's Black Heart ; for the best and 

 most extensive collection, to Henrv Vail. Troy; 

 second best to Dr. Herman Wendell, Albany. 



Gooseberries. — For the best and finest fla- 

 vored variety, the premium was awarded to 

 Henry Vail, for Compton's Sheba Queen; also 

 to the same for the second best variety, Lady ot 

 the Manor; for the best and most extensive col- 

 lection, to James Wilson, Albany, who showed 

 thirty-three varieties. 



Raspberries — For the best and finest fla- 

 vored variety, premium to Henry Vail, for the 

 Fastolf; for the second best to John S. Goold, 

 Albany. Red Antwerp; for the best and 

 most extensive collection, to Henry Vail. 



Currants. — For the best and finest flavored 

 variety, premium awarded to James Wilson, for 

 Knight's Sweet Red ; for the second best to 

 Henry Vail, for the White Grape; for the best 

 and most extensive collection, premium to Hen- 

 ry Vail. 



A handsome display of plants and flowers was 

 made by Messrs. D. T. Vail, Troy, Newcomb, 

 of Pittstown, Douw, of Greenbush. and Messrs. 

 Wilson, Wendell, Goold, Mcintosh, Corning, 

 Dingwall and others, of Albany. 



Oswego Hort. Society. — I send you by this 

 mail, a paper giving a partial view of the do- 

 ings of our infant Horticultural Society in this 

 city. We received about $100 for fruits, bou- 

 quets and Floral Designs, donated to the societv 

 by the contributors, and $40 at the door, from 

 those not members — $140. This is a pretty 

 fair beginning in a city excelling all others in 

 Jlour. and but few heretofore in flowers, or 

 " the flower of commodities." Our present 

 number of members is near three hundred. Re- 

 spectfully yours, J. W. P. Allen, Cor. Sec. of 

 Oswego H. Society. July 13, 1850. 



The paper alluded to in the above has not 

 come to hand. .... 



Seedling Peaches. — The enclosed slip I 

 cut from the Cleveland Democrat, and forward 

 it to you for the purpose of inquiring whether 

 it be true that one sort of peaches, say the 

 Early York for instance, can be so manaoed 

 as to ripen from August to November, as stated 

 in the slip. I doubt the statement, but, if true, 

 would be glad to have it confirmed by your ex- 

 perience — an answer in the Horticulturist, to 

 which I am a subscriber from its commencement 

 will oblise, Lewis Handerson. Cleveland, 

 June 10, 1850. 



A correspondent of the Cultivator, Mr. 

 Craighead, of Whitehall, inCumberland countv, 

 Pennsylvania, gives the following account of his 

 success in raising seedling peeches. both early 



