DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



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4. — Guano and other artificial manures, .. $1 00 

 5. — Correspondence (without analysis) on 



a particular subject, — to enclose, 1 00 



" The above fees to accompany all samples, or 

 communications. 



" Commercial analyses, testing; ores, minerals, 

 drugs, &c,, conducted in the laboratory with care. 



" For analysis, 1 lb. of sub or surface soil 

 should be collected from the averajre quality of 

 the ground ; all samples to be forwarded to Dr. 

 Antisell, chemist to the association, at the labo- 

 ratory, 14^ Grand-st., corner of Elra-st., N. Y." 



Selection OF Good Fruits. — We extract the 

 followinir interesting remarks, on fruit culture and 

 selection of varieties, by that experienced New- 

 England cultivator, Samuel Walker, Esq., of 

 Roxbury, now President of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, from the Report, of the American 

 Institute. Ed. 



In submitting the following list of the best Ame- 

 rican varieties of apples, pears, and plums in jux- 

 taposition with the best European varieties, it is 

 Dot my intention to make any invidious compari- 

 son; on trial, — the truth, the whole truth will be 

 amply sufficient for any purpose. I shall, there- 

 fore, leave the result in the hands of the best 

 judges — the cultivators — simply stating, that I 

 shall select the best varieties from the catalogues 

 of the New and the Old World. 



Apples. 



Ameriran Varieties. 



1 Early Harvest, 



2 Williams' Apple, 



3 Benoni, 



4 Porter, 



5 Pomrne de Neigc, 



6 Baldwin, 



7 Yellow Belle Fleur, 



8 Nevrtowii Pippin, (jrreRn) 



9 Rhode Island Greening, 

 10 American Golden Russet. 



European Varieties. 



1 Karly Red Margaret, 



2 Red Astrachan, 



3 Sops of Wine, 



4 Gravenstein, 



5 Ross Nonpareil, 



6 Dutch Mignonne, 



7 Cornish Gillillower, 



8 Ribstoii Pippin, 



9 Herefordshire Pearmain, 

 10 English Golden Russet. 



I will not carry out the comparison further, but 

 submit a list of American varieties, all of which 

 are deserving of extensive cultivation, viz : 



Large Yellow Bough, Chandler, Fall Harvey, 

 Jonathan, Minister, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Ram- 

 bo, River, St. Lawrence, (Corse's) Northern Spy, 

 Esopus Spitzenburgh, Summer Queen, and La- 

 dies' Sweeting. 



Pears. 



American Varieties. 



1 Blood good, 



2 Dearborn's Seedling, 



3 Pratt, 



4 Knight's Seedling, 

 .■5 Tyson, 



6 Seckel, 



7 Gushing, 



8 Heathcot, 



9 Andrews, 



10 Buffum, 



11 Dix, 



12 Lawrence, 



13 Columbia. 



'Euroffan Varieties. 



1 Citron des Carmcs, 



2 Pass:ins du Portugal, 



3 Williams' Bonchretien, 



4 Flemish Beauty, 



5 Rostiezer, 



6 Fondanted'Automne, 



7 Bezi de la Motte, 



8 Doyenne Blanc, 



9 Louise Bonne de Jersey. 



10 Doyeiuie Gris, 



11 Bturre Did. 



12 Duchcsse d'Angouleme, 



13 Gloat Morceau. 



In addition to the above I will add a list of Eu- 

 ropean varieties of great merit, viz: 



Beurre d'Aremberg, Beurro d'Anjou, Beurre 



Bosc, Eyewood, Henry IV, Van Mons Leon Lo 

 Clerc, Marie Louise, Winter Nelis, Paradise d'- 

 Aiitomne, Passe Colmar, St. Ghislain, Vicar of 

 Winkfteld, Urbaniste, and Echasserie. For baking, 

 Belmont, Black Worcester, Caiillac, and Uve- 

 dale's St. Germain. 



Plums. 

 American Varieties. Eurnpfan Varieties. 



1 JeflTersnn, I 1 Green 6>ge, 



2 Columbia, 2 Purple Gage, 



3 Wasliington. \ 3 Coe's Golden Drop. 



To this list of plums I will add the following 

 American varieties as worthy of a place in every 

 gonil c(illecfii)n, viz : 



Purple Favorite, Huling's Superb, Imperial 

 G.tge, Lawrence Favorite, Bleecker's Gage, and 

 Bingham. 



cherries. 



The best varieties of American and European 

 cherries are very dissimilar. I shall therefore 

 submit a list of such varieties as I consider of the 

 best quality, viz : 



American Varieties. Sparhawk's Honey, Dow- 

 ner's Late, Sweet Montmorency, Manning's Mot- 

 tled, Downing Red Cheek. 



European Varieties. Black Eagle, Black 

 Heart, Black Tartarian, Downton, Knight's Early 

 Black, Bigarreau, Bigarreau Holland, Elton, Flo- 

 rence. Belle de Choisy, May Duke, and the Late 

 Duke'. 



By the foregoing statement it will te perceived 

 that among the well established apples and plums 

 in this country, a majority are the product of 

 America. Of pears and cherries, the greater num- 

 ber of choice ki:.ds have been imported from Eu- 

 rope. 



I will now proceed to the second part of my 

 subject, and notwithstanding my esteemed friend, 

 Thomas Bridgman, Esq., has with ability and 

 good judgment brought the subject of seedlings 

 under the notice of the managers, yei I shall not re- 

 frain to state all I intended to do before I received 

 Dr. Bridginan's able report. 



I am amare when a word of caution is to be 

 spoken, or an error pointed out, that it should be 

 done with candor and kindness; in that spirit the 

 following remarks are submitted on 

 seedling fruits. 



My object is to point out an error, may I not 

 rather say, a weakness, on the part of some culti- 

 vators of fruits, to overrate their own productions, 

 more especially so when they raise a seedling 

 apple, pear, plum, peach, or clierr}', having any 

 pretension to merit. If their production is of the 

 best quality, and possesses but a single point of 

 superiority, say only a shade of color, or a slight 

 increase of size, in addition to the good (jualities 

 of the most choice variety of that class of fruit in 

 the present catalogues, that alone will commend it 

 to other persons, and tiiey will mete out its praise 

 in due season. 



No seedling should be recommended for exten- 

 sive cultivation until it shall have been proved to 



