October 1, 1868. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTURB AND OOTTAGE GABDENER. 



34» 



battery, juicy, sweet ; very gooil ; season before tbe Madeleine, 

 or early to middle of July." 



JiABiiARET. — Another of Cbristopber Wiegel's seedlings. " Its 

 history tbe same as tbe ]\[ury. rriiit medium size, oblonR, 

 ovate ; colour leraon yellow ground, — wben fully ripe mostly 

 overspread witb deep, dull red, small russet dots, and patches 

 of russet; flesh white, linely granulated, juicy, vinous, sweet, 

 and free from astringency. Season last of July and early 

 Angnst." 



Other new kinds, such as Dr. Turner's, Dr. Sburtlefl's new 

 seedlings, Painter's Seedling. Howard, lUcbardson's seedlings, 

 Clapp's new seedlings, and Hebe, are spoken of as valuable. 



EEKDEn's Seedlinc. — Specimens of this new Pear were sent 

 ns last fall by Dr. Henry Eeeder, of Varick, Seneca County, 

 N.Y. ; and, judging from the fruit, we should think it of su- 

 perior quality. Mr. Keeder writes that the tree is about twelve 

 years old, and was raised from tbe seed of Winter Xelis ; which 

 tree grew near a Seckle, and is, no doubt, a cross of the two 

 varieties. Tree healthy and vigorous, rather spreading inform, 

 and an excellent bearer ; fruit small to medium size, obovate, 

 truncate ; skiu yellow, netted and patched with light russet 

 nearly over the whole surface ; flesh fine, juicy, melting, some- 

 what buttery, very sugary, sufficiently vinous, perfumed witb 

 musk, and slightly aromatic ; qualify best. Kipe November. 



EcTTER, — An excellent late variety, raised from seed of Van 

 Mons Lem le Clerc by .John Kutter, of West Chester, Chester 

 County, Penn. Tree a vigorous grower, an early and an 

 abundant bearer ; fruit medium size, obovate, obtuse, pyriform, 

 angular ; skin rough, greenish yellow, often considerably 

 sprinkled and netted with russet ; flesh white, not very fine in 

 texture, sufficiently juioy and melting, with a rich, sweet, 

 vinous flavour, slightly aromatic ; quality very good. Eipe 

 October and first of November. 



Ellis. — \ new Pear, highly prized where known, and was 

 raised by Mrs. Annie Ellis, of New Bedford, Mass., from seed 

 of tbe Seckle. Tree a thrifty grower, very hardy, and an 

 abundant bearer ; fruit medium or rather large, obovate, pyri- 

 form, truncate ; skin greenish yellow, considerably patched .ind 

 netted with russet, and sometimes a shade of crimson in tbe 

 sun ; flesh yellowish white, juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet 

 flavour, slightly vinous, and "a little aromatic ; quality very 

 good, or best. Eipe October. 



Bronx. — Specimens received from Prof. George Thnrber, of 

 New York, who writes us that it was raised by James E. 

 Swain, of Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. about the 

 year 1850. An upright grower, inclined to pyramidal ; an 

 early, regular, and abundant bearer. Fruit medium size, obo- 

 vate, pyriform ; skin greenish yellow, partially netted and 

 patched with russet ; flesh whitish, juicy, melting, with a sweet, 

 slightly perfumed ijavour ; quality very good. Eipe from the 

 Ist to the middle of September. 



PLDMS. 

 Foote's Early Oeleavs. — Grown from seed of Wilmot's 

 Early Orleans by Asahel Foote, of Williamstown, Mass. Tree 

 hardy, much more vigorous than its parent, symmetrical, bears 

 heavy crops, and almost free from rot; fruit medium size, 

 roundish, inclining to oval; skin deep black, covered with a 

 blue bloom ; flesh greenish, moderately juicy, with a sweet, 

 pleasant, vinous flavour ; adheres to the stone. Eipe from the 

 first to tbe middle of August. 



KASPEERRIES. 

 Many new varieties have been on trial ; but the Clarke and 

 BeDe de Palluan have given tbe most general satisfaction. The 

 Clarke is claimed to be hardy ; and. if it prove so, it will add 

 to its value. Dubring, Naomi, and Mrs. Wood, are said to be 

 valuable ; and Charles Arnold, of Paris, C.W., has raised some 

 seedlings that are said to be of fine quality and hardy. There 

 are also several new kinds of the Black Cap family that are 

 highly praised, bat not fully tested. 



BLACKBERRIES. 

 Kitlatinny and Wilson's Early are before the public as 

 superior kinds, and, so far as tested, are worthy of extensive 

 trial ; the Eittatinny being hardier and sweeter in flavom- than 

 New Eoohelle, and equally as vigorous and prodnctive. 



BLANCHING CELERY. 

 I HAVE had some experience in blanching Celery with saw- 

 dust, both for exhibitions and for private nse, and I never suc- 

 ceeded in keeping the Celery from rotting in such material ; 



therefore I differ from the remarks of your correspondent, Mr. 

 Bartrum, in the Journal of the 10th ult. 



I have nsed sawdust varying from six months to two years 

 old, and I have found that as soon as it became saturated 

 with rain the Celery began decaying. 



I prefer sand to sawdust, for witb me Celery keeps fresh 

 much longer in tbe sand than I ever could have preserved it 

 in tbe sawdust. Sand reijuires wooden boxes to keep it in 

 its proper position, e;;actly in the same way as Mr. Bartrum 

 describes. 



I have also found peat earth an excellent material for blanch- 

 ing Celery. I believe peat blanches it whiter than either saw- 

 dust or sand, and the Celery in it keeps mnch longer. 



In this neighbourhood (Blackburn), cottagers grow Celery to 

 great perfection, and some ol the leading growers among them 

 use nothing but brown paper to blanch their exhibition speci- 

 mens. The paper is put twice round the plant from tbe ground 

 upwards as high as the Celery is to be blanched, and pasted up 

 the side to exclude air, A handful of soil is put round the 

 bottom, and the top of the paper is tied round. In this way 

 they manage to grow and blanch Celery fit for either a noble- 

 man's table or an exhibition. — L. Black, Blackhurn. 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEK. 



We never believe that we are so near winter until we are 

 actuallv in October. Y'ou may see crops seeding, ripening-off, 

 or falling into the sere and yellow leaf all through the summer, 

 and yet think no more about winter than if everything was 

 fresh. Hand-glasses should now be in proper repair for pro- 

 tecting Cauliflowers, and frames cleared out ready to receive 

 Endive and many other things. Temporary hotbeds must 

 soon be in retiuisition for A^pai-af!ii<. Those who still adhere 

 to the old practice of giving all sorts of rich manure to Aspara- 

 gus beds in winter and spring when the plants are dormant, and 

 neglect doing so in summer when they require it, will now have 

 the satisfaction to see the tops fit for the hook or scythe, and 

 the beds may be cleared now whenever hands can be spared for 

 the work ; but those who neglect them altogether in winter, 

 and feed them the whole summer through, cannot tcU when 

 tbe crop may be ready for the sickle, for their beds are yet 

 green. Carrots, no one, I presume, will now leave the crop of 

 Carrots, Potatoes, itc, long in the ground, if only for the 

 sake of having the ground dug over before wet weather 

 comes on. Carrots, Parsnips, and Beetroot, keep well packed 

 in sand or ashes in a dry room or cellar. These crops when 

 taken up during dry weather, and stored away in a dry state, 

 not only keep much better, but the ground is not injured by 

 the operation of lifting, which is the case when they are taken 

 up in wet weather, especially in stiff clayey soils. 



FRUIT OARDEN. 



After the fruit is all gathered there will be much work in the 

 fruit room for some weeks, in arranging, naming, and storing 

 the late sorts after they are ascertained to be quite sound. Large 

 currents of air should be admitted during this time, but after 

 the work is finished the fruit room should be kept close, and 

 as uniform in temperature as circumstances will allow. The 

 best time to transplant fruit trees is the next six weeks ; but 

 where this is impracticable the fruit trees ought to be ordered 

 without waiting till the ground is ready, as they are sure to be 

 good thus early, whereas if the order be delayed until the 

 spring, the stock is selected from by so many other customers, 

 that you must be content with what yon can obtain. 



elower garden. 



The Heliotrope is the first affected by frost ; many of om- 

 stove plants stand more cold than this. It may seem strange 

 to some to have flower beds matted over to save them from 

 early frosts ; but it has been a regular practice in some places 

 to save the plants in flower by such means, particularly the 

 beds near the house, till the beginning of December, for it 

 frequently happens after a night or two of early frosts that we 

 have fine weather for some time afterwards. The great re- 

 quisite in the winter management of plants is to have them well 

 hardened oB before severe weather sets in. so as to have them in 

 a perfectly dormant state — that is, without any sign of growth, 

 and to keep them as dry as is consistent with their not suffer- 

 ing from the want of water. 



greenhouse and conservatoet. 



The finest plant that can be placed in the conservatory for 

 the nest twelvemonth is the Lucnlia gratissima, the earhest of 



