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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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and in the Eoya! Gardens, Kew. If the clergy, school com- 

 jnitfees, and others interested will make application to the Sa- 

 perintendents of the parks nearest to their respective parishes. 

 or to the Director of the Boyal Gardens, Eew, in the cases of 

 persons residins in that neighbourhood, they will receive eany 

 intimation of the number of plants that can "be allotted to each 

 applicant, and of the time and manner of their distribution. 



REPORT ON NEW FRUITS BY THE AMERICAN 

 POMOLOGIGAL SOCIETY. 



APPLES. 



The Maetin Apple.— Originated at South Salem, County 

 Ohio. It was a seedling planted by James Wilson, and first 

 fruited between 1815 and 1820 ; after which it was propagated 

 by root suckers. No trees have been grafted from it away from 

 the farm upon which it grows. The original tree is said to be 

 very produclive, and has home crops for nearly twenty-one 

 years in succession, since the present owner has occupied the 

 farm. It is thrifty and healthy, and always full of fruit; 

 foliage large, branches upright. 



The name was given because a little boy n.amed Martin dis- 

 covered its good qualities, and frequently stole the fruit from 

 the original seedling tree. 



DnzENBURY ilppLE.— Specimens fi-om Dr. James Fountain, 

 Jefferson Valley, Westchester County, N.T., who informs me 

 that it originated on the farm of Charles Duzenbury, of Phillips- 

 town, Putnam County, N.T. Tree a vigorous grower, a good 

 keeper, and retains its flavour well ; fruit of medium size, 

 roundish conical; skin greenish yellow, shaded, and rather 

 obscurely splashed with red nearly over the whole surface ; flesh 

 whitish-yellow, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid, excellent; 

 somewhat of the New-England Seek-no-farther flavour. Eipe 

 December till April. 



SxTMns. — A new fruit, introduced by Dr. Fountain, and 

 originated on the farm of Jacob Stymus, Dohbs's Ferry, on 

 the Hudson. It came up by the side of an old Spitzenberg 

 Apple tree (the whole orchard being Spitzenbergs). Growth 

 rather more upright, but resembling it ; a good bearer ; fruit of 

 medium size or above it ; oblate, inclining to conic ; skin 

 yellowish, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark 

 crimson nearly over the whole surface, some of the splashes of 

 purplish crimson ; flesh of fine texture, whitish, tender, juicy, 

 with a mild, rich, sub-acid flavour, slightly aromatic ; quahty, 

 best. Eipe October and November. 



Mote's Sweet. — A new, beautiful, white Apple, raised from 

 seed by L. S. Mote, West Milton, Ohio ; to whom we are 

 indebted for specimens, and who says the tree is hardy, of 

 moderate growth, rather spreading, and productive. Fruit large, 

 roundish, oblate, slightly conic, angular ; skin pale whitish- 

 yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun ; flesh yellowish, fine- 

 grained, juioy very tender, with a rich, sweet, honeyed flavour. 

 Eipe September. 



Democrat, op. Vakick. — Received from George L. Conover, 

 West Fayette, Seneca County, N.Y., to whom I am indebted 

 for specimens. Origin uncertain, but supposed to have 

 originated in the vicinity of Trumansburg, Tomkins County. 

 N.Y. Tree vigorous, upright, and productive; fruit always 

 fair; size medium, or above, roundish, conical, inclining to 

 oblong; skin pale whitish yellow, rather faintly striped and 

 splashed with light and dark crimson nearly over the whole 

 surface; flesh whitish, fine-grained, sometimes slightly stained 

 next the skin, very tender, juicy, mild, pleasant, Bub-acid 

 flavour. A fine dessert fruit, ripening from December till 

 March. 



CP.EEK. — Received of Daniel Engle, Marietta, Penn., who 

 says it is a native of Hellam Township, York County, Penn., 

 where it has been fruited to a considerable extent, and is highly 

 prized on account of its quality and extraordinary productive- 

 ness. It derives its name from Crenty Creek. Fruit medium, 

 or below, oblate ; skin greenish yellow, thinly shaded, and rather 

 obscurely striped and splashed with light and dark red ; flesh 

 white, fine-grained, very tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid ; quality 

 very good at least. Eipe November. 



Hicks Apple, or Buckram. — Introduced by Isaac Hicks, rf 

 Westbury, North Hempstead, Long Island, n!y., who found it 

 in a hedge about the year 1853, and says it has proved the most 

 productive and largest very early sweet Apple cultivated in that 

 section, — earlier than Sweet Bough, and more productive. 

 Fruit large, roundish, or roundish-oblate ; skin pale greenish- 

 yellow, considerably striped and splashed with crimson ; flesh 



whitish, tender, moderately juicy, with rich, sweet flavonr, 

 slightly aromatic. Eipe August. 



Park. — Introduced by William S. Carpenter, of Rye, West- 

 chester County, N.Y., who values it highly as an amateur and 

 market fruit. It originated on the farm of Roger Park, town of 

 Harrison, N.Y. The original tree is still standing, and about 

 seventy-five years old. Tree thrifty, and quite upright in its 

 growth, and bears large crops every other year : fruit medium, 

 roundish, inclining to conic, angular ; skin yellowish, shaded, 

 and rather obscurely splashed and striped with light and dark 

 crimson nearly over the whole surface ; flesh yellowish, rather 

 firm, moderately juicy, with a rich, mild, sub-acid, slightly 

 aromatic flavour ; very good. Ripe January to March. 



Family, ob M'Lonn's Family — An excellent early Apple of 

 Southern origin, received from P. J. Berckmans, of Augusta, Ga. 

 Mr. Berckmans says it is a beautiful grower, bears enormously, 

 always regular. Fruit smooth, ripening for six weeks, — the 

 most distinct foliage of any of our Southern Apples ; fruit 

 rather large, oblate, conical ; skin yellowish, shaded, striped and 

 splashed with dull red over two-thirds its surface ; flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, with a very mild, pleasant, sub-aoid flavour; 

 quality very good, or best. 



Slight's Lady Apple. — A new seedling, raised by Edgar 

 Slight, Fiskhill Plains, Duchess County, N.Y., from the Lady 

 Apple, and like it in every respect, except that it is double the 

 size, and the skin a little more yellow and waxen, and comes 

 into eating earlier in the season. 



Brill's Seedling. — Raised by Francis Brill, Newark, N.J. ; 

 and he values it highly for market and culinary purposes. 

 Fruit large, oblong, conic, angular ; skin yellow ; flesh yellowish, 

 tender, juicy, slightly sub-acid. Ripe October, November. 



Celestia. — Received specimens from L. S. Mote, West 

 Milton, 0. One of his new seedhngs, which promises to be an 

 acquisition. Fruit rather large, roundish, inclining to conic ; 

 skin pale yellow ; flesh yellowish, fine-grained, crisp, very 

 tender, juicy, with a rich, mild, sub-acid flavour, with con- 

 siderable aroma ; quality best. Eipe September. 



Pine-creek Sweet. — Specimens of this fine sweet Apple 

 were sent us by John Hamilton, of Jersey Shore, Penn. ; and he 

 writes us that it originated at Pine Creek, Jersey Shore, Clinton 

 County, Penn., where the original tree is still standing. Fruit 

 large, roundish, conical ; skin pale whitish-yellow ; flesh white, 

 crisp, very tender, juicy, with a very rich, honeyed flavour; 

 quality very good, if not best. Eipe October to November. 



CocicLiN's Favourite. — Originated with E. H. Cocklin, of 

 Shepherdstown, Penn., who describes it as a very fine dessert 

 fruit ; keeps well, and continues in use from September till 

 February. Tree a beautiful upright grower, and very produc- 

 tive. Fruit rather small, roundish oblate, inclining to conic ; 

 skin whitish, with a thin shade of crimson in the sun ; flesh 

 white, finegrained, crisp, very tender, juicy, mild, pleasant, 

 sub-acid ; quality very good. 



Flake's Fall. — Received from James A. Nelson Sc Sons, of 

 Indian Run, Mercer County, Penn. ; and they inform me that 

 it originated near that place, and is a very profitable sort for 

 market. Moderate, rather upright grower, great bearer, and a 

 large valuable variety for that section. Fruit large, oblate, 

 inclining to conic, slightly angular; skin yellowish, shaded, 

 striped and splashed over the whole surface with light and dark 

 crimson, almost purplish in the sun ; flesh white, fine-grained, 

 crisp, tender, moderately juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, 

 sub- acid flavour, peculiarly aromatic; quality very good, or 

 best. Eipe September to November. 



Edmunds. — Originated with Eliphalet Edmunds, of Brighton, 

 near Eochester, N.Y., and premises to be one of the best of its 

 season. Tree a very strong grower ; fruit medium to large, 

 somewhat irregular in foim, and surface uneven, obtuse, pyri- 

 form, angular ; skin yellow, with slight nettings of russet ; stalk 

 very long, set in a shallow cavity; flesh fine, whitish, juicy, 

 melting, with a sweet, rich, peculiar flavour, somewhat like 

 Almond or Walnut ; quality very good or best. Eipe middle 

 of September to middle of October. 



Mary. — Not having seen the fruit of this Pear, we give F. E. 

 Elliott's description : "Raised by ChiistcpherWiegel, of Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, from seed of the Seckle. Tree upright, vigorous, an 

 early and abundant bearer ; fruit a little below medium in size ; 

 form generally globular, obtuse, pyriform, occasionally one- 

 sided ; skin rich, pale yellow, mostly overspread and dotted 

 with bright, rich red, becoming deep next the calyx, and a little 

 russet next the stem; flesh while, finely granulated, almost 



