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EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. 
PEACHES IN NEW JERSEY. 
Morris county, N. J.—I have been engaged here since 1856 in the cultivation 
of nurseries and orchards, making the cultivation of peach trees a specialty. 
I find that new varieties, such as the Mountain Rose, Stephens’s Rareripe, White 
Rareripe, Keyport White, &c., (all free-stone fruit,) are more profitable to 
cultivate than the old varieties, such as the Oldmixon, Crawford’s arly, and late 
Malacatons, Walter’s Early, Honest John, Smock Peach, Morris White, &c., the 
new varieties being the most productive, hardiest, and healthiest. ‘The Pride of 
Hssex (cling) is the largest white cling I have ever seen. I measured one that 
was over 12 inches in circumference; it is very sweet and juicy, ripening here 
about the 1st of October; very handsome, with a clear white skin. Peach trees 
are cultivated very extensively in this county, particularly in the townships ot 
Morris, Mendham, and Passaic. We had good crops of peaches in 1862, 1863, 
1864, and 1865, the last being very heavy. In 1866 the cold weather destroyed 
the fruit buds, causing an entire failure for that year; in 1867 the crop was light; 
this year there were only a few orchards that had any ‘fruit ou, and those were 
well protected from the east winds, being covered by heavy forests or high ground, 
‘situated on the side.of hills. The Mountain Rose succeeded better than any 
other variety. I think the Mountain Rose is the best early variety cultivated ; 
for flavor, color, productiveness, &c., it is unsurpassed. Apple trees and grapes 
were destroyed this year in consequence of the wet weather. 
WINE AND FRUITS IN UTAH. 
Sé. George, Utah—We are now wine-making, and I think our little village 
will this year make near 4,000 gallons, and a considerable amount of raisins— 
and our colony is but eight years old. To-day I ate a pomegranate. We raise 
rice and sweet potatoes, and grow the tenderest grapes out of doors. Our season 
of heat is the greatest, longest, and most even, and the grapes the sweetest I have 
ever seen. The following data may be of interest : July 15, apricots ripe; June 
15, thermometer up to 105 in the shade at noon; July 7, ripe figs; July 6, 
wall cherries ripe; July 8, Israella grape colors; July 8, tomatoes ripe; July 
8, Codling and Sweet Bough ripe; July 10, first ripe peach; July 10, Japan 
lilies in bloom; July 12, white Chasselas grapes ripe; August 1, Old Mission 
begins to ripen; August 1, Black Hamburgs coloring; October 20, pomegranates 
ripe. 
r THE BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY. 
A correspondent writing from Germantown, in reference to the origin of this 
cherry, says: : 
Permit me, very respectfully, to call your attention to plate XI, page 147 of the Report 
for 1864, wherein a description of the ‘‘ Black Tartarian cherry” is given, and the state- 
ment made that it came to this country ‘‘about 1806.” I have seen the same quotation 
made by other writers, but I know of the fruit being in this country as early as 1790. The 
original tree was cut down about ten years ago, but grafts taken from it are now to be had. 
The engraving of the fruit in the report is much better than any I have seen before. 
CORN. 
Sagadahoc county, Me.—Corn would have been above the average had it 
not been for early frost, which was very sevére on the nights of the 17th and 
18th of September, but little corn being ripe at that time. 
