NEW FRUITS IN 1879. 



Kirkland is the name of another handsome seedling apple, resembling 

 the Yellow Bellflower ; of large size, good quality and a late keeper. Both 

 have been described in our horticultural journals, and it is not necessary to 

 refer to them here. 



New Pears. 



The "Hoosic" Some nine or ten years ago, we received from the Hon. A. 

 Foote, of Williamstown, Mass., several varieties of seedling pears. Among 

 them were seedlings of Hacori's Incomparable, Seckel, Marie Louise, 

 Washington, etc. They all possessed a cer ain degree of merit, but up to 

 this time only one of them developed sufficient character and quality to be 

 worthy of dissemination. This is a seedling of Hacon's Incomparable, 

 which Mr. Foote first sent us as " Hacon's No. 3," and subsequently named 

 " Hoosic." This variety we have fruited several years, and we believe that 

 its many good qualities fully justify us in calling particular attention to it. 

 Fruit large, obovate, having considerable exterior resemblance to Beurre 

 Diel. Stalk i inches in length, moderately stout, and set obliquely in a 

 slight depression ; ralyx large, open, in a shallow basin ; skin, greenish 

 yellow, dotted and marbled with russet ; flesh fine grained, melting with a 

 rich almond flavor like that of the Edmunds ; in quality ranking as best ; 

 season October. Tree an erect, free grower, very hardy, and remarkably 

 prolific. 



Herr's Late Winter is the name of a new seedling pear raised by A. G. 

 Herr, of Louisville, Ky., and brought to public attention by Messrs. Nanz 

 & Neuner. It is described as of medium to large size, good quality and a 

 long keeper ; specimens having been kept in perfect condition until May 

 and June of the following year. 



New Cherries. 



Mr. D. B. Wier, of Lacon, 111., who has been experimenting with seedling 

 cherries for several years, offered for the first time last autumn 45 new 

 varieties of the Early Richmond type. We have several of them on trial. 

 We have also in our collection a fine seedling resembling the Elkhorn or 

 Tradescant's Black Heart. It equals that variety in flavor and firmness of 

 flesh, ripens a week later, and shows no disposition to decay. For home 

 use and market it must prove valuable on account of its good quality and 

 lateness. I cannot permit the occasion to pass without referring to the 

 choice sorts of Montmorency, now in cultivation ; one of them in particular 

 deserves special mention. This variety came to us under the name of 

 " Montmorency Longue Queue," but did not prove true. We have called 

 it " Montmorency Large Fruited," as the fruit is of large size and for one of 

 that class of very fine quality ; preferred by many to the sweet cherries. 



Dyehouse Cherry Figured and described some years ago in the Amer- 

 ican Agriculturist, has proved to be a valuable addition to the list of hardy 

 cherries. It was found some thirty years ago growing wild among some 

 Morello cherries, by a Mr. Dyehouse, in Lincoln Co., Ky. The fruit 

 is of medium size, bright scarlet, with a very small stone and is produced 

 in great abundance at the strawberry season. The tree is of dwarf com- 

 pact growth, and very hardy surpassing in this respect the Early Richmond. 



