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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



Hulinp's Stijierb, Smith's Orleans, Washinfjton, 

 Coe's Golden Drop. Winter Damson. 

 P. Uakry, 



S. IMlLI.KR. 



A. S.wvYKR, }• Committee 



J. \V. BiSSELI. 



S. MoiTi.sON, 



Rochester, Jan. 14. 1S47. 



[The selection contains many line fruits. '"' Hol- 

 land Pippin" we perceive (perhaps by an error oi' 

 the printer's) is placed ainon<x vnnter a]i])les. It is 

 proporlv an autumn ajiple in this country, tlioujxh a 

 winter iVuit in Eniilnnd. It is a very valuable cook- 

 ing t'ruit — often confounded in this country with the 

 Fall Pippin, a fine dessert variety, (keeps till mid- 

 winter at the north,) — which it resembles in <:rowth 

 and external appearance only. The Early Joe ap- 

 ple is a new variety, ciiiedy known about Rochester, 

 and a most excellent fruit of very sprijjhtly, as^rce- 

 nble flavor. We have larj^e bearing trees of both 

 these sorts. We would substitute Flesh colored 

 Bigarreau for Napoleon, and Columbia Phim for 

 Duane's Purple. But the Committee proceed on a 

 sound principle in recommending only such as have 

 been well tested in their district of the State. — Ed. 



The " Cooper" Apple. — We noticed in our Jan- 

 uary No. the tine specimens of an apjile under this 

 name, sent us by Rev. C. Springer, of Oiiio. As 

 this fruit has a considerable reputation in Oliio, it 

 was sujiposcd by some wiio cultivated it there, to be 

 a native fruit. 



Mr. Springer has, however, since traced this 

 fruit to the orchard of Mr. Wm. R. Putnam, of 

 Marietta, O. Mr. Putnam is a gentleman of high 

 standing, and a member of the State Board of Ag- 

 riculture. In reply to Mr. Springer's incpiiry 

 about the " Cooper"' apple, he addressed Mr. S. the 

 following letter : — 



Marietta, Feb. 1, 1847. 

 Dear Sir — Your note of the 29th ultimo came 

 safely to hand. In answer, I will observe that in 

 the year 1795, 1 received from Mr. Israel Putnam, 

 of Connecticut, a quantity of scions of apple trees 

 which I engrafted ; among which were (according 

 to the catalogue preserved) the " Cooper" Apple, 

 the Putnam Russet, and a great variety of others. 

 Whether the Putnam Russet is the same as the 

 Roxbury, I know not. All the Putnam R. in this 

 vieinit)', sprung from those sent here by Mr. Put- 

 nam, as aforesaid, and the Cooper apple also. 

 I remain, dear sir, your obedient servant, 

 Wm. R. Putnam. 

 Rev. C Springer, Meadow Farm, O. 

 T. H. HuMRicKiiousE, Esq., of Coshocton, Ohio, 

 a well known amateur, has suggested for our consi- 

 deration that the Cooper may be synonymous with 

 the " Fall Harvey" of New-England. But we 

 think not, as the Cooper has a short stock and is 

 higher flavored. Mr. H. further says, " I consider 

 the Cooper an autumn fruit, though I have kept it 

 till winter. 



We presume this apple will prove synonymous 

 with a fruit now known and cultivated about Hart- 

 ford, as the Belle et Bonne (" bella-bound" of some 

 farmers there.) We find the two fruits agree as 

 nearly as possible, judging from our remembrance 



and careful memoranda of each. Specimens that 

 wc have seen of ijotii litesc apples, were remarkable 

 for the smallncss of the core; in form, size, color 

 and beauty of the fruit they agree. What the true 

 name of the Hartford ajijtle is, if it is a described 

 variety, we cannot saj', but the coming season will 

 probably enable us to decide. 



We ought to make a remark here, relating to the 

 man)' new varieties of fruit claimed to have origina- 

 ted in tlie Western States. During the last year, it 

 has been pretty satisfactorily ascertained that seve- 

 ral of the leading western sorts, are old and well 

 known eastern varieties — for example — " Putnam 

 Russet," is Roxbury Russet — " Marietta Seck-no- 

 further," is Wcslfield Scek-no-fnrther — the " Little 

 Pearmain," is probably the American Golden Russet 

 — the " Detroit" of Cincinnati, is an old Belle Fleur 

 — the " Newtown S])itzenberg" of the same place 

 is the Vandcrvere, &.c. The utmost confusion and 

 uncertainty prevails in the west, touching the names 

 of fruits, and we must look to the Cincinnati Hor- 

 ticultural Society, and to intelligent cultivators 

 west of the Alleghanies, gradually to rectify all this 

 medley of nnchristcned fruits. Nothing is so de- 

 structive to pomological accuracy, as this prevalence 

 of half a dozen names for the same fruit. As soon 

 as the standard name is really ascertained, let all 

 local synonyms be dropped. The possession of a 

 good experimental orchard by the Cincinnati Socie- 

 ty would greatly expedite this matter — and in the 

 absence of that, a complete set of wax-models orfac 

 similes of fruits, such as were sliown at the Fair of 

 the American Institute last autumn, would be a val- 

 uable assistance. 



Strawberries. — I care little for a great variety 

 of this fruit, but I would much like to know what 

 provers of the strawberry, think are the i^vo best 

 sorts for family use — one early, and one at the mid- 

 dle season — the latter for a full crop. I am yours, 

 &e. J. McC. Baltimore, March 2, 1847. 



[We would recommend, if confined to two sorts 

 only. Large Eailij Scarlet, the best of all early 

 sorts, for the first; and either J/odct/'s Seedling, or 

 Black Prince, for the second. The two latter are 

 both large fruits, productive and excellent. Hoverfs 

 Seedling has a mild sub-acid llavor, and is perhaps 

 best adapted to light soils. Black Prince is a rich- 

 er flavored berry, and likes a strong soil. 



The Large Early Scarlet is a perfect ''blossom- 

 ed" sort, and always sets its fruit well. The other 

 two are pistilate and must, to give large crops, be 

 planted with a proportion of one in 10 or 15 plants 

 of some staminate sort, as the Early Virginia. — 

 Ed.] 



Scarce Plants. — We notice in an English gar- 

 dening journal, that Rene Langlier, nursery man 

 St. Ilelier, Isle of Jersey, advertises his Pear, 

 "Langlier's Bucrre," at 3.s-. 6rf. sterling, (about 75 

 cents) each, and the Grosse Caiabash,^ "perfectly 

 melting fruit, measuring from eight to eight and 

 a half inches, weighing from twenty to twenty 

 four ounces, and ripening in November;" price 

 5s. (about $1.20) each. 



In the Gardener's Chronicle, London, Mr. War- 

 ren, the Boston nurseryman, now in England, ad- 



