EDITOE'S TABLE. 



RiPKxixo OK FuriTS. — In coniplinnce with a roqiiost publislicd in the Horticulturist some time 

 since, the period of the ripening of the following vniieties of penrs and early apples is given. 

 This jOace is thirty-one miles west from, and in the latitude of, I'liiladelphia Soil in the valley, 

 clay loam ; lime stone " crops out." The rocks and surface stones on the south hills, nearest 

 which the trees grow, are gneiss or micaceous slate, and occasional boulders of trap. 



The manner pui-sued in making this list, was to note the period when the fii-st perfect specimen 

 ripened on the tree, and the last in the house. In some instances the quantity was limited, and 

 the period of duration consecjucntly shortened. It is well known to most of your readers, that 

 by artificial means that period may be very much prolonged. 



Apples. — Early Joe ripened from July 25th to August 10th. Brenneman, August 1st. Porter 

 August 5th to September 6th. 



Pears. — Madeleine ripened from July 10th to 22d. Meynard, July 22<1 to 31st. Jargonelle, 

 July 2*7 th to 30th. Osband's Summer, July 30th. Bloodgood, July 29th to August 5lh. Belle 

 of Brussels, August 1st to 22d. Deux fois I'an, August 2d to 13th. Sanspeau, August 4th to 

 14th Dearborn's Seedling, August 4th to loth. Tyson, August 4th to 30th. Summer Franc- 

 real, August 5th to 15th. Schenck's, August 5th to 25th. Julienne, August 8th to 30tb. Sum- 

 mer Rose, August 6th to 30th. Steinmetz Catharine, August 10th to 30th. Bartlett, August 10th 

 to September 20th. Washington, August 15th to September 5th. St. Ghislain, August 20th to 

 September 10th. Flemish Beauty, August 22d to September 22d. Fondante de llalines, Stevens' 

 Genesee, Capiaumont, Andrews, Fondante d'Automne, Napoleon, Lodge and Diller, all ripened 

 August 25th, and continued until September 5th and 7th, except Capiaumont, which was "very 

 good " until September 30th. Doyenne Boussouck, August 29th to September 5th. Pennsylvania, 

 August 30th to September lOtli. Hawthorn, August 25th to September 18th. Hews, August 

 25th to September ^th. Seekel, September 1st to October loth. 



You are at liberty to use these '"I'ough notes" as suits your convenience, and can have a con- 

 tinuance of " more material, if desirable." 



It would probably meet your views, if in future none should be given unless they are deemed 

 worthy of culture in this location, or rank at least " very good." Such are not all of the above. 

 J. K. E. — Dowinfjton, Pa. 



JIr. LoNGwoRxn ox the Strawberry Question once more. — A Propositiox. — I regret to learn 

 that your brother of the Prairie Farmer has not faith enough to accept my proposition, in regard 

 to the sexual character of the Strawbei-ry. I will test it further. The Hudso7i, Kecl-ed Pine, and 

 Jlovey's, he says, with him were separate, and each pure ; each bore staminate and pistillate blos- 

 soms. If he will send plants of these kinds to Messi-s. Buist & Brixckle, and either of them, in 

 adjoining beds, will bear perfect fruit, with no other kind within one hundred yards of them, I 

 will present him with a silver pitcher, of the value of $100. If they will, as he states they did 

 with him, bear staminate blossoms, I will present him with a like pitcher, of the value of $100. 

 If he will get these gentlemen to certify their belief in the changes accomplished by him, or 

 those by Mr. Meehax, and which he says " renders our Strawberry theory worthless," I will send 

 him a like pitcher. I fear Mr. Meeoan's mind is wandering on the subject. If he could, by arti- 

 ficial heat, produce a change in the sexual character of some blossoms, the children of our mar- 

 ket gardeners would say it has no bearing whatever on out-door culture. W. Loxgwokth. — Cin. 

 cinnati, 0. 



P. S. — I am not personally acquainted with the horticultural editor, Dr. Kexnicott. I request 

 his opinion, in your next number. If he believes in the sexual changes in your three kinds of 

 plants, I will believe in Rochester knockings. If he believes in the sexual character undergoing 

 ange, he owes it to his station as editor, and the Strawberry growing community, to correct 

 ror, and will do it. 



