DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



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SECTION 111. 



B1GARRE.A.U AND Heart Cherry Tribe. 



Early Amber Heart 



Elton 



Florence 



Holland Bigarreau (Downhiff) 



Kniglit's Early Black X 



Kniglit's Late ditto 



Manning's Early White 



Tradescanl's Black 



Trempc Precoee 



Werder's Early Black Heart 



Banmann's May 

 Belle d'Orleans X 

 Bigarreau de Hildersheini 

 Bigarreau gros Cojiiret X 

 Bigarreau Napoleon X 

 Black Eagle X 

 Black Tartarian 

 Buttner's Black Heart 

 Buttner's Yellow 

 Downer's Late Red 

 Downton 



Cherries planted on the Cerasus Mahaleb are 

 eminently adapted for espaliers, or for walls, as 

 they occupy less space, and are much more fertile. 

 They may be planted twelve feet apart, whereas 

 espaliers on the cherry stock, require to be planted 

 eighteen or twenty feet apart. To those, also, 

 who have no walls or fences, and who wish to 

 grow Morello cherries, the Morello on the Maha- 

 leb, will be of great advantage ; for the trees bear 

 most abundantly, and form most ornamental little 

 bushes. For potting, for forcing, cherries on this 

 stock are highly eligible, as they do not gum, and 

 are very prolific. 



The following directions, as to the proper dis- 

 tance for planting pyramidal and other fruit trees, 

 ■will be probably of use to the planter: 



Pyramidal pear trees qn quince stocks, root- 

 pruned for small gardens, four feet apart. 



The same in larger gardens, not root-pruned, 

 six feet apart. 



Pyramidal pear trees on the pear stock, root- 

 pruned, six feet apart. 



The same roots not pruned, eight to ten feet, 

 the latter if the soil be very rich. 



Horizontal espalier pear trees on the quince 

 stock for rails or walls, fifteen feet apart. 



Upright espaliers, on the quince stock for rails 

 or walls, four to six feet apart. 



Horizontal espaliers, on the pear stock for rails 

 or walls, twenty to twenty-four feet apart. 



Pyramidal plum trees, six feet apart. 



Espalier plum trees, twenty feet apart. 



Pyramidal apple trees on the paradise stock, 

 root-pruned for small gardens, four feet apart. 



The same roots, not pruned, six peet apart. 



Espalier apple trees, on the paradise stock, fif- 

 teen feet apart. 



The same on the crab stock, twenty to twenty- 

 four feet apart. 



Peaches and nectarines for walls, twenty feet 

 apart. 



Apricots for walls, twenty-four feet apart. 



Cherries, as bushes on the Mahaleb stock, root- 

 pruned for small gardens, four feet apart. 



The same, roots not pruned, six feet apart. 



Espalier cherry trees on the Mahaleb, for rails 

 or walls, twelve to fifteen feet apart. 



The same on the cherry stock, twenty feet 

 apart. 



Standard pear, apple, plum, and cherry trees, 

 for orchards, twenty feet apart. 



DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



The N. a. Pomological Convention. — Our 

 readers will recollect our remarks relating to the 

 anonymous circular, issued from Albany last win- 

 ter, and appointing state commtitees to act for 

 this association. 



In a second circular, the matter of the former 

 one is vouched for by a committee (of which Mr. 

 Nelson, of Indiana, is chairman ;) which com- 

 mittee claims to have been appointed at BuflTalo, 

 for the purpose referred to. Why a circular so 

 important as the first alluded to, should have been 

 published without the name of the chairman or 

 any member of the committee by whom it was 

 issued, we do not yet well understand, since it is 

 always customary, when making appointments, 

 to show some authority for so doing. 



We most willingly accept the assurance of this 

 committee that they were appointed at Buffalo, 

 with full power to appoint state committees, etc., 

 and should not have ventured a word of doubt on 

 the subject, had they appended their names to the 

 anonymous circular, as they were bound to do, — 

 especially as a large portion of the gentlemen in 

 different states appointed by them as members of 

 ■the state committees, were not at Buffalo, and 



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did not know of the powers bestowed on such 

 committee. 



In justice to ourselves, we must be allowed 

 however, to state two facts: — 



1st. That by a perusal of the Report of the 

 Buffalo Pomological Convention, it does not ap- 

 pear to us that a single ofliicer of that body was 

 appointed to hold office beyond the time of its 

 adjournment; and that this committee referred to, 

 was appointed " to take into consideration the pro- 

 priety of holding future pomological conventions, 

 and to report such plan of organization, if deemed 

 advisable, as may be deemed necessary." The com- 

 mittee did so report before the Buffalo Convention 

 adjourned, viz : 1st. " That hereafter an annual 

 convention be held, under the name of the N. A. 

 Pomological Convention ; and 2d. That the record- 

 ing secretary of the New- York State Agricultural 

 Society be entrusted with the charge and solicited 

 to give due notice of the time of meeting," etc. 



2d. That at the New- York Pomological Con- 

 vention, held subsequently. Dr. Wendell, of Al- 

 bany, (who was himself one of the members of 

 the committee appointed at Buffalo,) with a sin- 

 cere desire, as we believe, to unite the material 



