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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



Exportation of Ice. — By some error of our 

 proof reader, we were incorrectly made to speak 

 of William, instead of Frederic Tudor, Esq., as 

 the originator of this great enterprise. (See Dec. 

 No., p. 288.) 



A friend in Boston writes us some corrections and 

 some additional details regarding the ice business, 

 which will interest our readers. 



"To Frederic Tudor, Esq., belongs the whole 

 merit of introducing abundant supplies of Ameri- 

 can ice into tropical countries. In the year 1805, 

 forty yeai-s ago, Mr. Tudor took passage in a brig 

 belonging to himself, with his first adventure of 

 this kind. From that time to this he has pursued 

 the undertaking with the most invincible energy. 

 His exertions have at last been crowned with the 

 most complete success. The New-England ice is 

 now, summer and winter, shipped to encounter a 

 voyage of 16,000 miles — to cross the equator twice 

 — and to be on the way between four and five 

 months! The great ice-houses of this gentleman 

 in the East Indies are always stocked, and the sup- 

 plies in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, are always 

 kept up from year's end to year's end. 



"The source of the main supply of ice is notlVen- 

 ham Pond, (called Wenham Lake in England,) but 

 Fresh Pond, five miles from Boston. After this, 

 as the business has increased, additional supplies 

 have been taken from Spy pond, about the same 

 distance. Then comes Long pond, and the last or 

 latest which has come into use, is Wenham Ponil. 

 All these ponds are full of fine water, and give the 

 purest ice. 



"There may be about one hundred and fifty cargoes 

 of ice shipped the present year, and the business 

 appears everj' year to be exteniling. Mr. Tudor"s 

 enterprise, as you will readily see, not only con- 

 tributes in a high degree to the comfort and luxu- 

 ry of thousaniis in climates where pure ice was hi- 

 therto an unknown thing, but also now furnishes, and 

 will long continue to furnish, employment tu great 

 numbers, both at home and abroad, whose labor is 

 put in requisition by the various requirements of 

 the ' Ice business.' " 



The "Cooper" Apple. — Our friend, the Rev. 

 C. Springer of JNIeadow Farm, Ohio, has sent us 

 for examination some interesting apples. We feci 

 bound particularly to notice one variety, which is 

 new to us, and is undoubtedly a fruit of great merit. 

 This is labelled the " Cooper " ai)|ile. 



The fruit is not known to us. It belongs to the 

 class of autumn apples, of which that large and ad- 

 mirable fruit, the Fall Pippin, is the type. It has 

 much the same flavor, ami considerably resembles, 

 in size and flavor, thai fruit; yet it is a very dis- 

 tinct variety, remarkable not only for its excellent 

 flavor, but for its lightness, its very small core and 

 seeds, and the deej) cavities at the eye and stalk. 

 We have made an accurate ilescription and drawing 

 of this noble fruit, which we shall publish here- 

 aftei-. 



Mr. Sprijiger sa}^ in his letter, <'by whatever 

 name this apple may be known to pomologists, I 

 consider it the best fall apple I have ever seen. 

 The tree is a great bearer, and the fruit large and 

 perfect. It is in great demand in our market. 

 There are some who' would buy a cartload of ap- 

 ples for the sake of getting a barrel of Coopers." 



We have also a letter before us from the Hon. 

 Jas. Matthews of Coshocton, Ohio, full of inte- 

 resting pomological bits, among which we note the 

 following respecting this fruit: 



"I do not believe that any apple cultivated in 

 the Wesiern States, excels the Cooper apple in 

 flavor. You have doubtless seen the history of 

 this variety, and placed it in your valuable col- 

 lection. If not, I would especially recommend 

 it to your attention." 



Notwithstanding we have been favored by our 

 correspondents west of the Alleghanies, most libe- 

 rally with specimens of their apples, we have ne- 

 ver seen the "Cooper " before, and trust Mr. Mat- 

 thews will favor us with the history of this really 

 niDSt excellent fruit. 



We may add here, that parts of Ohio are undoubt- 

 edly in the highest degree favorable to the growth 

 of the apple. Mr. Springer's letter contains the 

 following item of proof, which will interest or- 

 chardists every M'here: 



"I have gathered this year from one acre of 

 ground, about one hundred and fifty barrels of the 

 finest and fairest apples grown in this vicinity, and 

 about one barrel of the White Doyenne pears. The 

 latter are now (Nov. 9th) in perfection. I had one 

 Rhode-Island Greening five inches in iliameter 

 weighing eighteen ounces and three-quarters. My 

 trees have never been trimmed, and I raise lar"-er 

 and better fruit than any one who trims his trees." 



Coal Tar. — We have recommended the coal tar 

 of the gas-works to be applied lo the trunks of 

 fruit trees in winter, to protect them against mice 

 and rabbits. In England this sulistance is very ex- 

 t-ensively used for this purpose, and xve have also 

 seen it used for two seasons on many trees, with 

 perfect success. 



In two instances, however, which have come un- 

 der our notice, where it has been applied to very 

 young trees, and been suflered to remain during 

 the succeeding spring, it has had a decidedly inju- 

 rious elTect upon the trees. 



We have taken pains to examine the coal-tar 

 used in one of these cases, and find that it is very 

 concentrated in strength, at least twice as strong as 

 that generally made. Indeed, we believe it is such 

 as is made and sold for coal tar j)aint, and is so 

 caustic as to be fatal to young am! tender barked 

 trees. 



As it is difllcult to give any ready test, by which 

 those not familiar with coal tar may .judge if it is 

 strong or weak, we feel bound to caution orchard- 

 ists against using the pure article as obtained from 



