EDITOR'S TABLE. 



Ghapes. — Mrs. OciLviK nn<l T. S. Parvin oxliibitcd epecimensof the Catawba niul Isabella varieties; 

 bundles Inr^o cizid, and beirios well formcil. 



Gro|H; eulturc is becoming au object of great interest in tbe west ; nml from tlic experience 

 of a j>«rt of your committee, we believe tliey do as well, or better, on tlie bluirs of the Mis^wis- 

 eippi than on those of the Ohio. Dr. Wked and J. J. lIuiiEU have each rai;?ed a considerable 

 quantity of this tine fruit, but have none upon our tables. 



AwARO OK riiEMUMS. — Bcst sjiccimcn of ajiiile-s James Cattell ; second bei^t, Iliratn Gilbert. 

 Best specimen of quinces, T. S. Parvin. Best specimen of pears, Dr. James Weed. Best speci- 

 men of peaches, Samuel (Jilbert Best specimen of grapes, (Catawba), Mrs. A. Ogilvio. Best 

 ejiccimen of grapes {Isabella), T. ti. Parvin. Best specimen of plum?, Alexander Jackson. — JIus- 



catitu (loica) Journal. 



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Rii'EXiXG OK Fnirrs tx Mictiigan. — June 2lst — Gathered the crop of seven or eight trees of the 

 Black Tartarian Cherry, part of which have now borne for three years. The tree proves very 

 upright and vigorous, and quite ornamental ; and tbe fruit large and fine, but very high flavored. 



Black Heart, gathered at the same time, is yery similar in both tree and fruit; the principal 

 difference being that it is a little smaller, and more bitter before arriving at full maturity. 



KentUh, or Early liichmond, is the earliest Morello yet in bearing. Gathered tliein to-day — 

 nearly all ripe. 



Received trees from an eastern nursery as Carnation which have this year borne a full crop, 

 and prove in every respect identical with the last. 



JIai/ Duke has borne three years, and fully sustains its long established reputation for flavor, 

 size, and bearing. 



Trees received from the east as Florence have now borne two crops, and appear to be identical 

 with Bigarreau Couleur de Clair, or Flesh-Colored Bigarreau of Downing — ripe a few days earlier 

 than Elton (bearing beside them), and decidedly superior to it in size and qualitj-, although a 

 casual observer might pronounce them identical. The Elton is, however, a more spreading or 

 drooping tree, and so far a much greater bearer. 



June 25th — Gathered the Eltons to-day. The very open, spreading trees were indeed a sight 

 ■worth seeing, and challenged the admiration of all who saw them. They are, so far, the greatest 

 Cherries that have fruited with me ; and notwithstanding Mr. Barry pronounced it and the Black 

 Tartarian tender in this climate, {Genesee Farmer for 1850, p. 191,) they have, with me, passed 

 safely through the tiying winters of the past five or six years, embracing at least one of the most 

 severe seasons that has been chronicled since the settlement of tlie country. We have trees of 

 the sweet varieties hereabout of from fifteen to twenty years growth, and so far I have seen but 

 a single case of the bui-sting of the bark, except among some quite young trees at Detroit. 

 Indeed, I believe they succeed as well as the Dukes or Morellos. 



Mr. Barry also saj-s of Bigarreau Ilildesheim {Fruit Garden, p. 324): "The ends of the young 

 shoots are apt to get winter killed;" but with me it has never lost a terminal bud during the 

 three or four years I have cultivated it 



Also gathered the Bigarreau, which proves fully equal to its previous character, but as yet the 

 Elton is the greater bearer. The Bigarreau is a more upright and compact grower, and conse- 

 quently more ornamental. 



Received trees from an eastern nursery as Knight's Early Black, which have now borne and 

 prove identical with the above. 



Ju7ie 2Slh — Gathered China Bigarreau, now just in bearing. Tliere is some doubt of its 

 identity. It ripens earlier than I expected, is moi-e tender, and is one of the best, if not the best, 

 flavored Cherry I have yet in bearing. It requires further trial. 



Received trees of Holland Bigarreau from two sources, one of which, judging from habit of 



th, is correct ; while the other, which has now borne two crops, is obviously spurious. The 



us fruit is very large, oblong heart-shaped, about two inches long, rather slender, set in a 



