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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[January, 



quality. The editor of The Country Qentleman 

 has had some from New Jersey and from Ro- 

 chester. Of the former he speaks favorably ; the 

 latter were poor. We have had some on our 

 table this winter that were delicious — and some 

 from the same grower that were as poor as poor 

 can be. 



jvbjv or rare fruits. 



Tomato— President Garfield. — This is the 

 title of a new tomato advertised in Germany. 

 All the information we can gather concerning 

 it is that "it will not fail to cause a great sensa- 

 tion." 



Peach — Dyer's June. — This is a chance seed- 

 ling which was found near Ava, Missouri. It is 

 said to be a good addition to the early kinds. It 

 is three inches across, which is a good size for 

 an early peach. Unfortunately it is a cling- 

 stone. 



Ruby Currant. — The American Garden has a 

 pretty illustration of this variety which was 

 raised by Mr. Jacob Moore, the originator of the 

 Brighton grape. The branches, as represented 

 here, are five inches and a half from their at- 

 tachment to the branch to the terminal berry. 

 Mr. Hooker— excellent authority — vouches for 

 its superiority. The berries, though not so large 

 as either the Versaillaise or the Cherry, are next 

 to them in size, with the advantage of larger 

 bunches and better fruit. It was raised from 

 the Cherry, believed to have been crossed with 

 the White Grape. 



The Two Sisters Pear.— Pears and other fruits 

 are so often named after the raisers, discoverers, 

 or places where found, that it is worth noting 

 when one can be named after some peculiarity; 

 of its own. The "Deux Soeurs" is a French 

 variety, raised by the two Misses Knoop, of 

 Malines, and which at the same time usually 

 has the fruit appearing in pairs. It is allied to 

 the Marie Louise class, and may therefore not 

 be of great value in our country, where they 

 are no sooner ripe than rotten. But it makes a 

 beautiful picture in the Florist and Pomologist. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



Progress in Raspberry Culture. — Mr. N. 

 Ohmer, of Dayton, Ohio, writes : " Raspberries 

 are attracting much more attention at this par- 

 ticular time than ever before. Raspberries have 



always been appreciated more or less on account 

 of filling in the place nicely between strawber- 

 ries and blackberries. It is a fruit much ad- 

 mired by many, though never so popular as the 

 strawberry. Up to within a few years there 

 were but few varieties. . The Red Antwerp, 

 American Black, or common Black Cap and 

 Brinkle's Orange, were popular as far back as I 

 can recollect. As much improvement has been 

 made in late years in the raspberry as in any 

 other fruit ; we are now not confined to three or 

 four varieties, but varieties of distinguished 

 merit can be counted by the dozens. I have 

 grown the raspberry more or less since I have 

 been engaged in fruit culture, now twenty odd 

 years, but never to the same extent as at present. 

 I now plant largely of them, because I find 

 their culture profitable. I can and do grow 

 raspberries almost as cheaply as I do corn (not 

 counting the cost of gathering), and any of you 

 can do the same if you have suitable soil, varie- 

 ties, and understand the proper mode of culture. 



Winter Nelis Pear. — We made a ilote of the 

 superior reputation the Winter Nelis Pear had 

 achieved about Rochester. The ink was scarcely 

 dry before a sample came to hand from Ell- 

 wanger & Barry, and they were indeed worthy 

 of all that had been said about them. With 

 them were samples of Josephine de Malines, 

 and the Jones' Seedling, also remarkably fine. 

 We believe E. & B. were chiefly instrumental in 

 making the last known, and it surely does credit 

 to their good judgment. 



Gros Colman Grape.— "G. H.," Yarmouth, 

 Mass., says: "Please let me know in your Gar- 

 dener's Monthly of Gros Colman grapevine. 

 Will it do for a cold grapery, quality, color, size 

 of bunch ?" 



[The Gros Colman grape is not considered a 

 first- class variety for a cold grapery, and it does 

 not stand as the highest for warmer houses. — 

 Ed. G. M.] 



Japan PERSiMMON.-Mr. P. J. Berckmans writes : 

 " I send by mail two specimens of Japanese Per- 

 simmons. The large is Tanenashi or Seedless, 

 not ripe, but may become eatable in a couple of 

 weeks. Fruit is not more than two-thirds the 

 size it attained last year, owing to protracted 

 drought. 



" The small one is Kurokume, and will be ripe 

 in a few days. I notice that birds begin to find 

 them out. This specimen is one of fifty-five, 



