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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



{^September, 



ing them Mr. Colo says the two sent are fair 

 flpecimens of a hit received from the original 

 tree. They were very large, the best one meas- 

 uring Hi in., in circumference and weighing 

 10} oz. Considering everything, wo should say 

 it is superior to tlie Kod A.straclian, one of our 

 earliest. 



The MussER Peach. — On the ITili July wc re- 

 ceived from H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pa., some 

 ripe Mnssor Peaches. Tliey measured G inches 

 in circumforonce, wore very juicy, swoct.and of 

 a good color, and were decidedly thehest of any 

 received so far this season. 



Bower.*' E.^rly Pe.xch. — Messrs. Manis & 

 Miller Frederick, Md. writes : — " We send you 

 to-day by express another specimen of our 

 new seedling peach ( Bowers' Earl}' as we 

 have named it) the same as was sent you 

 last year. You will notice that it is not as 

 large as those a year ago, the fruit was 

 not thinned out and the tree had too many 

 on it to bring to perfection. It is also seven days 

 later than last year, the first ripening on the 11th 

 and last year on the 4th of July. Our Ams- 

 den fruited for us this season and will be ripe in 

 about two days; Beatrice, Louise and Alexan- 

 der have not fruited for us this season. Hales' 

 Early is not coloring yet, when it ripens, the 

 time will be noted. We should liked to have 

 exhibited Bowers' Early at the exhibition of the 

 American Pomological Society in Baltimore in 

 September, but knowing of no way of keeping 

 . it until that time, have sent specimens of it to 

 the following gentlemen, M. P. -Wilder, P. Barry, 

 H. M. Engle, Josiah Hoopes, John Saul, and 

 Samuel Sands & Son of the American Farmer 

 and would esteem it a favor if you would com- 

 pare notes with them (if convenient) as to its 

 merits ttc." 



[It is not possible to speak of the full merits of 

 a peach by its fruit alone. The nature of a vari 

 ety is to be judged in the orchard. We can only 

 say that this measured 6J inches round, was of 

 excellent flavor, and we consider it fairly within 

 .the field of competition wiih other first-class 

 nearly varieties. — Ed. G. M.] 



The Forest Rose — Is the rather fanciful name 

 of a magnificent new Strawberry that originated 

 on the sandstone outlyers Avhich constitute the 

 elevated back-grounds to the town of Lancaster, 

 Fairfield Co., Ohio. Mr. J. A. Fetters the proprie- 

 tor has been rather fortunate as a fruit-grower, 

 having originated a superior peach, which has 



boon favorably roi>ortcd on by the State Horti- 

 cultural Society. When walking in his vineyard 

 some years ago he observed a strawberry plant, 

 which i>lea.sod him by if.s thriftincss ; in due time 

 lliis produced fruit which was so attractive that 

 the ruiuiors were set out in a bod by thomselvea. 

 This plantation is still produ(;tive after having 

 yielded \\\'Q successive crops of fruit, and run- 

 nel's enough to plant a large sjiace. The origin 

 of the plant is unknown, but Mr. Fetters thinks 

 it an accidental seedling from one of the three 

 varieties he had been cultivating, the Wilson, 

 Russell and Brooklyn Scarlet. 



Description. — The plant is vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, foliage good, trusses tall and having 

 from eight to ten perfect flowers that are followed 

 by handsome berries. These are large and 

 heavy, and sufficiently firm to bear transporta- 

 tion ; form obtuse — conical, regular, sometimes 

 coxcombed, often two inches across; surface 

 somewhat pitted and having a bright crimson 

 hue, similar to that of the Jucunda; flesh solid, 

 ripening evenl}', reddish to near the centre which 

 is paler; flavor agreeably acid but not sour, and 

 when fully exposed and well ripened it is quite 

 rich. A committee of the Ohio Horticultural 

 Society when visiting the plantation, pronounced 

 this a decided acquisition, and declared them- 

 selves highly pleased with the variety. The 

 Forest Rose has been pronounced, by those who 

 have seen it in bearing, "one of the best straw- 

 berries they have seen." 



Late Cone Strawberries. — Mr. Chas. Black, 

 Hightstown, N. J., writes: — "I send you to-day 

 a few Late Cone Strawberries for you to 

 test if you do not know it. It was sent to 

 me from Ohio, and recommended as the best 

 late Strawberry known there ; and after two 

 years trial with a large number of our best 

 varieties I have concluded that I never saw 

 its equal as a late variety, it is just now (June 

 21st), in its prime, and those sent are about an 

 average as it grows in field culture. In good 

 heavy soil it is a good grower and very produc- 

 tive, about ten days later than Wilson, has a 

 nice bright appearance after picking, very firm 

 and grows to a good size." [This proved to be 

 a fair sized conical berry, of good appearance 

 and flavor.— Ed. G. M.] 



Roe's Seedling Gooseberry.— Mr. E. P. Roe, 

 Cornwall-on-the-Hudson writes :— " I send you a 

 few specimens of '• Roe's Seedling " Gooseberry. 

 During the present season when nearly every- 



