

SDITOR'S TABLE. 



At the former meetings of the Society, it hos been ciistoiimry at the outset to appoint a Com 

 mittcc to oxniniuc niul report upon new fruits — a most important Juty, and one which has culled 

 for the :iervices of the best horticulturists, whose names may be found on the lists of that Com- 

 mittee. The effect has been to bnnith those men to a side room on several occasions when their 

 voices nnd votes would have been most valuable in the gonerol assembl}'. This is an evil which 

 might be remedied ; and it is for those who take the lead to think of such things, and make such 

 arrangements as will prevent their repetition. 



So far as can bo judged from jirescut appearances, the coming season will furnish abundant 



meaus for collecting such information as will make the next meeting an exceedingly interesting 



one. The horticultural journals ought, therefore, to " keep it before the people," and every one 



should exert himself to the utmost to contribute to the fund which is for mutual benefit. 



An Officer. 

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The Season has been, nnd still is, a trying one for fruit trees. December, up to the 20th, was 

 mild. Winter then set in with cold and snow, and from that time to March 1, every week pos- 

 sessed the peculiar jihases incident to one part of extreme cold and another part thawj'. The 

 changes were frequent and severe, the mercury sometimes sinking 40° in twentj'-four hours- 

 Tlie effect on Peach and other delicate buds can not be mistaken. From Slarch Tth to the 

 17th, there was every appearance of the coming of spring ; the temperature was so mild that 

 the snow was gone, except in cold localities, the frost nearly out, and in many places the ground 

 getting dry ; birds were singing in joyous melody, frogs commenced the serenading of spring, 

 wild geese and pigeons passed by to the north. On the night of the I'Zth the wind changed 

 suddenly from S. "W. to N. W., and the howling set up by old Boreas was of any but an amusing 

 or agreeable character. Ilis cold breath, as it fell upon the earth, undid all that the previous 

 warm days had accomplished; and he blew so furious a blast through the 18th, that there was 

 no sign of thawing that day. The wind was not so high in this vicinitj', however, as at many 

 places east and west of us, and but very trifling apparent damage was done. The morning of the 

 19th, the mercury stood at 6*, and a cold day followed. Indeed, the weather has been serere 

 to the present time. Had the same clouds floated through the atmosphere, and the same winds 

 raged in their fury during the short days of December, that month would have been memorable 

 for its severity. Now, the latter half of March must claim supremacy as affording an atmos- 

 phere the most revolting to man and beast of any time of the same number of daj's of the past 

 winter. How far this out-of-place severitj^ will extend into spring, is yet to be known ; but we 

 hope the north wind has labored so long and strongly for the last ten days, his breath is nearly 

 spent, and that his icy reign will be followed by more gentle but enduring breezes from the 

 warm southwest. "W. Bacon. — Elmwood, Richmond, Mass., March 28. 



Seedling Apples. — I inclose you a small sample of a dried Apple, which you will see is quite 

 remarkable for its whiteness. [Almost as white as snow. — Ed.] I received it from Mr. L. Nor- 

 Ris, of Windsor, Ohio, who assures me it was dried in the usual way. It is the product of a 

 seedling Apple which is remarkable for this peculiarity — of retaining almost a snowy wliiteness 

 when dried. It cooks tender, and altogether must be a very desirable variety for this purpose, 

 as it is also quite a good eating Apple. I have thought it worthy of a notice in your journal, 

 and therefore copy Mr. Norris' remarks upon it in his letter covering the scions which he very 

 kindly sent me. He names it White Beauty, and adds: — "It is a native of the Township of 

 Windsor, Ashtabida County, Oliio, where the original tree is now growing on the farm of S. A. 

 Lathrop. Its fruit is very highly esteemed by all who have tested its value, for all culinary 

 uses. It differs from all other Apples we have seen, in the beautiful whiteness it retains when 

 dried, and its tenderness in cooking. Tlie fruit is of medium size. Form — globular, with 

 a smooth and reg\ilar surface. Color — dull greenish, dotted with greyish specks. Stem — 



