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NEW APPLES. 



Cceuret, received from you, I was equally 

 successful. 



Your description of the "Gen. Hand" 

 plum, as set forth in a late number of the 

 Horticulturist, agrees precisely with that 

 fruit, as grown here, from the bearing 

 tree, of which I forwarded you grafts last 

 season ; from the fruiting of this tree, for 8 

 years past, and general observation, (al- 

 though the location is a bad one,) I am in- 

 duced to call it one of the most valuable of 

 plums, on account of its having never failed 

 to bear a full crop, and matures its fruit 

 perfectly. I admit that it is not so finely 

 flavored, nor quite so large, as the Wash- 

 ington. 



I received some pears in Nov., 1846, 

 (from New-York, ) on quince. These quince 

 stocks never had the top pared down to the 



bud, but had, say two inches of wood above; 

 consequently, the growth of the pear on the 

 side of the stock, formed a different grain 

 or wood ; and when they arrived here, se- 

 veral were broken off at the union. To 

 save the varieties, I took two pieces of 

 board, nailed them together at right an- 

 gles, (like a small pig trough,) put the 

 grafts in the angle, and nailed two cleats 

 over them, dug a hole in the ground, laid 

 a board in the bottom, placed the trough 

 thereon inverted, closing each end with a 

 small piece of board also, and then covered 

 the whole with earth, raising it sufficiently 

 to turn the water from it. In the spring I 

 found these grafts in the best possible con- 

 dition for working. Yours respectfully, 

 A. Fahnestock. 



Lanca ter, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1848. 



DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW APPLES. 



BY DR. W. D. BRINCICLB, PHILADELPHIA. 



The two following varieties of apples, from 

 Pennsylvania, have been exhibited before 

 the horticultural societies in that state, and 

 have elicited high commendations. As Ave 

 find, by the specimens sent us, that they 

 are deserving of their reputation, we have 

 much pleasure in presenting the following 

 descriptions, by Dr. Brinckle, with out- 

 lines, which we have prepared from the 

 specimens sent us. Ed. 



Philadelphia, Nox.21, 1848. 



Dear Sir — I send you, by Adams & 

 Co.'s express, a box containing specimens 

 of the Republican Pippin, which I received 

 yesterday from Dr. Kittoe, of Lycoming 

 county, and the Smoke-House Apple, from 

 Dr. Murphy, of Parksburgh, Penn. 



I enclose descriptions of these two varie- 

 ties, drawn up from the Westchester spe- 



cimens, sent me in September. Make any 

 use of them you think proper. The for- 

 mer variety may be too ripe when you re- 

 ceive it, for you to judge of its excellence. 

 If eaten the last of September or beginning 

 of October, it is juicy, with the walnut fla- 

 vor very perceptible. The Smoke-House 

 is in fine eating order, though the speci- 

 mens are not as large as I have seen. 



I. Republican Pippin. — This delicious 

 autumn apple was first brought to my no- 

 tice, during the present season, by J. Bald- 

 win, Esq., president of the Westches- 

 ter Horticultural Society, Avho very kindly 

 sent me specimens of the fruit in Septem- 

 ber. 



In regard to its origin and history, I re- 

 ceived, a few days ago, from Dr. Kittoe, a 

 highly intelligent physician, of Muncy, Ly- 



