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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



grafted and distributed to my friends, leaving 

 quite a bare stock to start with this spring. It 

 has now made a growth of twenty inches, with 

 proportionate side branches, the centre shoot be- 

 ino- one inch in circumference one inch from the 

 top, with every appearance of good health, and 

 gives satisfactory indication of making a stout 

 pyramidal tree. 



I would add that it was planted in the univer- 

 sal post-hole system of western farmers, with the 

 addition of about a peck of leached ashes mixed 

 with the soil round the roots. The DM and 

 Louis Bonne of Jersey have made shoots of IS 

 inches; Ditchesse d'JingoiUeme, planted two 

 years last spring, made about the same leading 

 shoots as the Onondaga, but larger latterly. 

 James E. Reed. Dalton, Ohio. 



PoMoLocrcAL CojWEntIon at BurFALo (Con 

 tinned.) The following decisions were made, re- 

 lative to APPLES : — 



The Yellow Harvest .-—Thh name being adopted 

 in preference to Early Harvest, as being more dc 

 scriptive ; worthy of general cultivation. 



The Tart Bougk. — Three weeks later than Yel- 

 low Harvest, which it resembles, and second rate 

 in value from its lateness. 



St. Lawrence. — Regarded by most as first rate, 

 by others as not fully so, but to be admired for its 

 size, beauty and vigorous growth. 



Dyer, or Pomme Royal. — Known, also, in some 

 parts of western New-York by the name o{ Hollow 

 Crown ; first rate. 



Early Joe- — Regarded by all as of the highest 

 quality when fresh from the tree. But it was sta- 

 ted by several that it would lose much of its flavor 

 in a day or two. and is therefore unfitted for a dis- 

 tant market. 



Early Strawberry. — First rate for its season. 



Sweet Bough. — A first rate summer sweet apple. 



Sine Qua Non. — First rate. 



Toole's Indian Rareripe.— Fmi rate for cook- 

 ing, second rate for the table. 



Minister. — Large and handsome ; second rate. 



Summer iiose.^First rate. 



Summer Queen. — First rate for cooking, second 

 for the table. A sweet apple, ripening the same 

 lime, and known as the Augustine, is sometimes 

 erroneously called Summer Queen. The latter was 

 decided to be third rate. 



Duchess of Oldenhurgh. — First rate for cooking, 

 second for table. 



Fameuse or Pomme de Neige. — Voted, but not 

 unanimously, to be first rate, in northern regions 

 especially. 



Rhode Island Greening — A first rate standard 

 fruit, both for the table and cooking. 



Red Astrachan. — Passed by. It should have 

 been stated to the convention that this variety, al- 

 though not a good table fruit, possesses great ex- 

 cellence as a very early cooking apple ; being far 

 superior in this respect to the Yellow Harvest. 



Newtown Pippin. — Much discussion took place 

 relative to this celebrated variety. Several dele- 

 gates regarded it unwortliy of cultivation in west- 



ern New- York, on account of its defective frait. 

 Others regarded it of the highest value; and facts 

 were stated showing that in instances where it had 

 been invariably poor, its quality had been greatly 

 improved by rich cultivation, and particularly by 

 the application of ashes. 



The Yellow Newtown Pippin was considered in- 

 ferior in quality. 



A half bushel of the English Russet, of Downing, 

 was presented to the convention ; they were of last 

 year's growth, and M'ere quite fresh, sound and 

 agreeable. As the name English Russet was not 

 considered sufliciently distinctive, it was concluded 

 to call this variety the Poughkeepsie Russet, by 

 which i' is also known. It was decided to be first 

 rate as a long keeper, and second rate in quality 

 for the table. 



Lowell Apple— known also as Orange, Osioego 

 Orange, Tallow Apple, or Tallow Pippin, and at 

 Cleveland as Queen Anne, and remarkable for its 

 oily surface a few days after it is gathered. Though 

 not fully first rate in quality, it was decided to be 

 worthy of cultivation on account of its large size, 

 fair and handsome appearance, and great produc- 

 tiveness. 



Wcsifield Seek-no-further.^^Firsi rate. 



Vandevere- — First rate. 



Ribston Pippin. ^-T^iwA rate, except in northern 

 regions, where it proves fine. 



The Northern Spy created much discussion. It 

 was admitted to require good cultivation, and care- 

 ful pruning, to develope its fine quality ; that the 

 Rhode Island Greening, and Roxbury Russet would 

 flourish where tiie Spy would be nearly worthless, 

 but that, with proper treatment, the latter was a 

 fruit of high excellence. 



Twenty Ounce. — First rate in size and beauty, 

 second in quality. 



Gravenstein. — Y\rs\. rate. 



jLsopus Spittenburgh. — First rate. 



Beauty of the West. — Third rate. 



Fall Pippin. — First rate in every respect. 



Lati: Strawberry. — First rate. 



Swaar. — First rate in all respects. 



Bellmont, Waxen, or Gaie.— First rate. 



Hawthorndean. — Unworthy of cultivation. 



Mother Apple.* — First rate. 



Baldwin. — First rate in Massachusetts and New« 

 York ; unsuccessful in Ohio. 



Jonathan.- — First rate, taking all its qualities 

 into consideration. 



Porter. — First rate in all localities. 



Rambo. — First rate, and succeeding equally well 

 in the eastern and throughout the western states. 



Hubbardston Nonsuch. — First rate ; only equalled 

 in richness by Swaar. Esopus Spitzenbergh, &c. 



Pomme Grise. — First rate in the north and in 

 Canada. 



Gloria Mundi, or Monstrous Pippin. — Unworthy 

 of cultivation. 



Bullock's Pippin, or American Golden Russett, 

 of Downing, the former name recommended by the 

 convention — worthy of general cultivation. 



Jersey Sweet.- — First rate for its season. 



Cornish Gillifiower. — Unworthy of cultivation. 



* Printed erroneously " Northern," in tlie proceedings of 

 the convention. 



