Acknowledgment of Fruits. 



WE are under obligations to many of our horticultural friends for specimens of 

 fruit, and for which all have our thanks, though in some cases we are a little 

 tardy in acknowledgment: 



From Mr. 0. F. Brand, Faribault, Min., we have the Saxton, with specimens of 

 several other varieties. The Saxton was past its prime. Of the other specimens, 

 No. 1 is too sour for pigs — must be remarkably good in tree, and bearing qualities to 

 be worth a name anywhere. Another specimen appears like Willow Twig, imma- 

 ture and not colored up like ours. Neither of the apples thought to be Roman Stem 

 and Gravenstein are correct. The former is more sweet than sour, and otherwise 

 unlike the Roman Stem, while the latter has neither outline, color nor the flavor of 

 the true Gravenstcin. Other specimens in the collection are beyond our recognition, 

 are evidently seedlings; with this collection Mr. Brand writes: 



"I will send you a list of apples that I know, from my own personal knowledge, 

 are hardy and valuable in this State — Tetofski, Duchess, Red Astrachan, Saxton 

 Haas, Fameuse, Price's Sweet, Tallman Sweet, Golden Russett, Perry Russett (not 

 prolific), Ben Davis. In the line of pears, Flemish Beauty is also a success." 



From H. S. Williams. Glenwood, Iowa, several specimens : No. 1, a seedling and 

 a most remarkable apple, shall illustrate and describe in a future number ; No. 2, a 

 large apple, flattened, one-sided and colored up much like Ben Davis; No. 3, Lahel- 

 lia, " Long Island Greening," is unquestionablya seedling: the name must be local, 

 a poor apple, even for a seedling, nor can we say anything more flattering of No. 4; 

 No. 5 appears like Kaighn's Spitzenburg in every essential. 



From H. A. Terry, Crescent City, Iowa, fine specimens of seedling fruits, grown 

 upon his grounds. Mr Terry has probably given more attention to the production of 

 new varieties of the apple, peach and plum than any other man in the State, and to 

 which reference will be made at another time. Among his seedlings are some sixty 

 varieties of Crab, and one large fine peach, in particular. 



From D. B. Clark, Council Bluffs, a fine collection of apples of five sorts. They 

 are all evidently seedlings, are large and of fine appearance and good. Though we 

 might plant sparingly, if at all, of any one of these sorts, yet, if we had an orchard 

 of such already in bearing, we should regard it a prize. 



Twenty years ago, Mr. Clark settled upon the farm he now occupies. The first thing 

 done was to plant an orchard of some three hundred trees, with belts of cotton-wood 

 on the west, north and east; no inconsiderable portion of the trees turned out seed- 



