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THE FAMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



And to show other counties and diKtricts of coun- 

 try what the " Heart of the Commonwealth" of 

 Massachusetts is doing on the subject of orchards, 

 we copy the report entire. We do not doubt it 

 wili lead the attention of many of our readers to 

 a kind of cultivation that has been but too nmch 

 neglected ; that it wili lead tlie present generation 

 to look out for a most excellent mode of provid- 

 ing for those who come ailer us, and teacJi the 

 children a better way of remembering their pa- 

 rents than a gitl of money which may be dissii)a- 

 ted a thousand times during the age of a noble 

 apple tree tliat shall furuish its annual fruit. 



It should be remembered that the apple, the 

 pear, the ])each, the plum, and the grape, are all 

 fruits which may be greatly improved in quantity, 

 size and quality, by cultivation ; and that the object 

 of the scientific and curious horticulturist will be 

 to produce these fruits in their greatest perfection. 

 With this object in view, there is sometliing more 

 than mere f mcy in the institution of a Horticultu- 

 ral Society. — Ed. Visitor. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 



Vour Committee have attended to the subject commit- 

 ted to their care, and respectfully submit the following re- 

 port. 



The show of fruits in the Society's hall was much lar- 

 ger than could have been expected "from the recent orit^in 

 of the society, and the necessarily hraited notice that 

 could be given of an intention to hold an exhibition this 

 season. 



It is but a little more than one fortnight since the first 

 meeting for organizing this Society was held. 



The variety of Pears, through the kindness and civility 

 of several gentlemen of Dorchester, Roxbury, Watertown, 

 Brighton, Salem, etc. waa more numerous than we could 

 hope to collect in this vicinity alone. Several choice va- 

 rieties of the new Flemish pears were exhibited, and some 

 most beautiful specimens of the St. Michael and other 

 choice old varieties were exhibited. 



The show of Apples was fine in every respect, as to va- 

 riety, size and quality. 



The Apples of this County exhibited on the society's 

 table would bear comparison with those from abroad with- 

 out coming oft" second in the contest; indeed the chief 

 excellence of tlie show of fruits, so far as this County is 

 concerned at this time, may be said to lay in the variety 

 and excellence of its apple's. 



The Quinces, Grapes, &c. were large and fair. • 



In speaking of the fruits generally, your Committee per- 

 ceive already one prolific source of confusion — the num- 

 ber of different names given to the same variety by various 

 individuals. 



No less than three different names were given to one and 

 the same variety of pear (a winter baking pear.) Apples 

 of the same kinti were found labelled with different names. 

 This is a subject of much inconvenience and annoyance, 

 and early measures ought to be tnkcu by the Society to 

 remedy the confusion as tar as in their power lies. 



In awarding the premiums, your Committee have en- 

 deavored to divide them as far as they could among the 

 different members, having regard to merit and to distribu- 

 ting the premiums, they adopted as a rule, that where a 

 premium had been awarded to any individual for a choice 

 ■ample of one kind of fruit, and the same person had sam- 

 ples of some other kind of equal quality with another 

 mdividual, to award the next premium to the last person. 



This rule probably prevented some persons from obtain- 

 ing more than a single premium. 



Your Committee have awarded on Peara, premiums to 

 the following persons : 



For the best sample of Seckle pear, a premium to E. F. 

 Dixie, of Worcester. 



Andreiv' spear, best sample, a premium to Capt. Silas 

 Allen, of Shrewsbury. 



St. Michael, for the best sample, a premium to Dr. John 

 Green, of Worcester. 



BurnetVs Seedling, a premium for the best seedling 

 pear, being a new variety, to Dr. Joel Burnett, of South- 

 borough. 



Winter Baking Pear — Iron pear, Black pear, of Wor- 

 cester, Gros rateau gris, for the best sample a premium is 

 awarded to A. H. Green, of Worcester. 



Apples — Winter Greening, for the bt-si sample, a pre- 

 mium to Benjamin N. Chllda, of Worcester. 



Baldwin, a premium for the best sample to Jonathan W. 

 Stowe, of Grafton. 



Hubbardston Nonsuch, a premium for the beet sample 

 to Samuel A. Knox, of Grafton. 



Nonsuch (old kind.) i'or the best sample a premium to 

 A. H. Green, of Worcester. 



Blue Pearmain, best sample, a premium to A. D. Foster, 

 of Worcester. 



Roxbury Russet, a premium for the best sample to Silas 

 Allen, of Shrewsbury. 



Sweet icinter Rusf:et, a premium for the sample to 

 George W. Rugg, of Worcester. 



PomexonUr Sweeting, first premium to Jonatiian AVhcc- 

 ler. of Grafton. 



Porter Apple, for best sample, a premium to Dr. John 

 Park, of Worcester. 



Dutch Codlin, for best sample, a premium to C. W, For- 

 bush, of Grafton. 



Hamburg, the only sample exhibited, a premium to Dr. 

 John Green, for its great beauty and excellence, a Novem- 

 ber fruit. 



Ritsset Pearmain, a premium to S. H. Colton &l Co. for 

 their sample. 



Lady Apple, a premium for the best sample, to Claren- 

 don Hnrria. of Worc/^strr, 



i-luinces, a premium for the best sample exhibited, to 

 Philo Slocumb, of Shrewsbury. 



Grapes — Isabella, i'(sT\.\\e best sample of Isabella grapes, 

 a premium to Dr. Benj. F. Heywood, of Worcester. 



Among the fruits on the Society's tables we noticed fine 

 specimens of the winter (irctning, exhibited by Messrs. 

 Charles White, of Northhridge. Samuel Knox, of Grafton, 

 Jonathan W. Stowe, of Gratton, A. D. Foster. S. H. Col- 

 ton & Co., Ephraim Mower, Wm. Lincoln, L. Lincoln, 

 Jr., Robert Gleason, and Sleplien Salisbury, of Worces- 

 ter, Moody Morse, of Spencer, Silas Allen, of Shrewsbu- 

 ry, and John A. Kenrick, of iVewton. Many of these were 

 samples of rare beauty and exccllence.showing that much 

 pains had been taken in cultivating trees. 



The Greening is one of the first class winter apples, for 

 eating or cooking, and ought to be on every man's farm. 



Of the Baldwin apple, one of our finest winter fruits, a 

 large number of samples of fine size and tair exterior was 

 exhibited. 



Among the gentlemen who furnished tliis variety of ap- 

 ples for exhibition, we notice the luimes of JMessi*s. John 

 A. Kenrick, of Newton, J. L. L. F. Warren, of Brighton, 

 Ephraim Mower, Thomas Chamberlain, Benj. N. Chiids, 

 Isaac Davis, Wm. Lincoln, John W. Lincoln, S. H. Col- 

 ton & Co. Stephen Salisbury, L. Lincoln, Jr., Lewis Cha- 

 pin, S. A. Rowland, C. A. Hartwell,of Worcester, Henry 

 Snow, and S. Harrington, of Shrewsbury. 



Roxbury Rusaetts. Of this variety of winter fruit one 

 of our best apples for keeping for use late in the winter 

 and into spring, fair samples were exhibited by Wm. Lin- 

 coln, Ephraim Mower, S. Salisbury, S. H. Colton &i. Co., 

 L. Lincoln, Jr., and Benjamin N. Chiids, of Worcester, 

 C. W. Forbush, of Grafton, Harvey Bancroft, of Auburn, 

 Silas Flagg. of Holden, Jonathan W. Stowe. of Grafton. 

 Mrs. Timothy Bigelow, oi Medford, Daniel Tenny, of 

 Sutton, L. Harrington, of Shrewsbury. 



Russet Pearmain. Of tliis fine variety of winter fruit, 

 specimens were exhibited by Messrs, Colton & Co.,, Wm. 

 Lincoln, L. Lincoln. Jr. of Worcester, Daniel Tenny, of 

 Sutton, and others. 



This apple is of moderate size, but keeps vvell and is of 

 fine flavor. 



Blue Pearmain. Fine lartre and fair specimens of this 

 l>uit were exhibited by Mrs\ Timothy Bigelow. of Med- 

 ford, Alfred D. Foster, Samuel M. Burnside. Isaac Flagg, 

 and C. W. Hartwell, of Worcester. 



Among the other varieties of apples exhibited by differ- 

 ent individuals, we noticed the following: Dutch Codlin 

 by C. W. Forbush, of Grafton, Hapgood apple by Silas 

 Allen, of Shrewsbury. 



Hawihorndcan, by E. Vose, of Dorchester. 



Red Cheek, by AVm. Lincoln, of Worcester. 



Marigold, by E. \'ose, Dorchester. 



North Branch, by Jonathan W. Stowe, Grafton. 



^tvcet Peai-main, by Edward Earle, Worcester. 



Porter apple, one of the finest of early autumnal fruits, 

 samples from Silas Allen, of Shrewsbury, Dr. John Park, 

 of AVorcester, John Clapp, of Leicester, L. Lincoln, Jr., 

 o( Worcester, &.c. 



Pomewater, fair samples from Colton & Co., and Ed- 

 ward Earle, of Worcester, Henry Snow, of Shrewsbury, 

 C. W. Hartwell, of Worcester, Harvey Bancroft, of Au- 

 burn, and Asa Johnson, of Worcester. 



Hog-pen, an apple judging from its fine external appear- 

 ance, worthy of a more savory name, from Tilla Chaffin. 

 of Holden. 



Pumpkin Sweeting, by George Newton, Worcester. 



Royal, by Lewis Chapin. 



Dwarf, by Thomas Chamberlain, of Worcester, very 

 email, almost rivalling in that respect the crab apple. 



A large fine looking striped apple by Robert S. Gleason, 

 of Worcester, and called by him the New York Pippin, 

 though said by gentlemen acquainted with the N. Y. Pip- 

 pin to be a misnomer ; at any rate worthy of a good name 

 for its size and beauty. 



Old Fall Pearmain, by J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, 

 an apple of very beautiful exterior, rather large in size and 

 \Qry fair ; color bright red with yellowish spots and russet 

 dots, said by the grower to be an excellent winter fruit and 

 worthy of propagation. 



Russet Sweeting, by Doct. John Green, Worcester, a 

 very excellent and valuable variety of u't7i/fr sweet apple, 

 large and fair, usually of a bright cinnamon russet, some- 

 times of a greenish russet; keeps well through the winter 

 and comes into eating earlv in the winter. This apple we 

 feel warranted in saying, from good authority, is undoubt- 

 edly a seedling variety from the farm of the late Dr. John 

 Green, the firsf of tli^t nim^ in Worcofitcr. The kind is 

 a regular but seldom great bearer. It is a variety well 

 worthy of cultivation by those who are fond of a good 

 sweet apple in winter. Other samples of this apple were 

 exhibited by A. H. Green, and George W. Rugg, of Wor- 

 cester, and S. H. Colton & Co., and Wm. B. Earle. 

 ' Lady apple, a fruit of small size but very beautiful ap- 

 pearance 3 specimens were exhibited by Clarendon Harris, 

 of Worcester, and Samuel Downer, of Dorchester, Jno. 

 A. Kenrick, of Newton. This variety is cultivated more 

 for its beauty than any thing else, though it is a tolerably 

 good eating apple in winter. 



Hamburg, a very large apple, rather flat in form, color 

 dark red, and striped on a greenish yellow ground, one ot 

 the finest and fairest of late autumn fruit, it comes into 

 eating the last of October, and at its prime in November. 

 The only specimens of this variety were exhibited by Dr. 

 John Green, of Worcester. This variety of apple is 

 worthy of extensive cultivation as a first rate table fruit. 



Dudley a/ipie, specimens by Harvey Bancroft of Au- 

 burn. 



Shirley apple, a large, oblong shaped apple, striped with 

 red on a yellowish ground. Recommended by its grower. 

 Maj. R. Newton, of Worcester, as a first rate autumn fruit, 

 ripening in August and September. The sample exhibited 

 was a little past its prime. 



Detroit apple, a very large dark red autumn fruit ripenr 

 in^ in S*>p(/>mb<?r, <^xhiI>it/Hl by Capt. Silaa AUen, nl' 



Shrew'sbury. and recommended by him as a good autumn 

 fruit for the table. A little past its best eating time. 



BeUJlower, specimens of this fruit were exhibited by L. 

 Lincoln, Jr. of Worcester. E. Vose, of Dorchester, and 

 John A. Kenrick, of Newton. 



Early Nonsuch, tliis name was given by Maj. R. New- 

 ton, of Worcester, to a fine light and bright red apple of 

 rather large size growing upon his farm, and which cornea 

 into eating in October. The tree is a great bearer. 



Parle Sweeting, this name was borne by a very larce 

 red, striped sweet apple exhibited by Edward Earle, of 

 Worcester. 



Ribstone Pippin, several samples of this variety of ap- 

 ples were exliibited by F. W. Paine, of Worcester, E. 

 Bartlett. Roxbury, &:r. 



Log Cabin Pearmain, n variety resemblina; the Black 

 Gilliflower very much, exhibited by Henry Snow, of 

 Shrewsbury. 



Queenitig.a very beautiful apple, of medium size, ra- 

 ther conical form, liglit red color, and striped, by this name 

 was shown by M. P. Wilder. Quality of the fruit not 

 known. 



A Siveet ap'ple, of monstrous size by Dr. John Green, of 

 Worcester, a cooking fruit. 



Cat Head Sweeting, by Jonathan W. Stowe.. of Graf- 

 ton. 



Black Gillijloiver, by C. ^V. Forbush, of Grafton, pro- 

 bably a misnomer, and should be the red Gilliflower. 



Lyscom, one of our finest autumn apples, samples ex- 

 hibited by A. D. Foster, and A. H. Green, of Worcester. 



Spice Apple, a beautiful large apple and fine autumn fruit, 

 samples exhibited by C. P. Hitchcock, of Worcester, from 

 the farm of Edmund T. Brigham, of Shrewsbury ; by E. 

 Vose, oj Dorchester, Isaac Flagg, of AVorcester, S. Allen, 

 of Shrewsbury. 



A Native Sour apple, large size, oblong: shape, straw 

 colored with a redish cheek, autumn fruit, by Silas Flagg, 

 of Holden. 



Royal, an apple somewhat resembling a Greening, by 

 Lewis Chapin, of Worcester 



High Top Sweeting, an excellent autumn sweet apple, 

 medium size, conical form, straw color, with a russet 

 cheek, ripening in September, good for the table or cook- 

 ing, by Dr. J. Green, of Worcester. 



Dutch Codlin, a very large, fair, autumn, sour fruit, well 

 adapted for cooking, by C. W. Forbush, Grafton. 



Peck's Pleasant, by Jonathan W. Stowe, of Grafton. 



Wales, a variety exhibited by E. Vose, Dorchester. 



Monstrous Pippin, an apple remarkable for it? enormous 

 size, sometimes called Gloria jnnndi. Samples exhibited 

 by E. Bartlett, Roxbury, and J. L. L. F. Warren, ol* 

 Brighton. 



Bearing Russet, a variety exhibited by Maj. Daniel Ten- 

 ny, of Sutton. 



f nA-nou'H, an apple shown by Maj. Tenny, of Sutton, 

 .•lomewhat resembling the Hubbardston Nonsuch. 



Spiizeiiburg. by D. Tenny, Sutton. 



Tenny Harvey, by Daniel Tenny. Sutton 



Nuzzle Nosed, by Daniel Tenny, Sutton. 



Black GiUiJlower, samples exhibited by Daniel Tenny, 

 Sutton, A. H. Green, Worcester, Isaac Flagg, Worcester, 

 Goo. Allen, Shrewsbury, Charles White. Northbrid^ie. &.c. 



Natural Fniit, by W. B. Earle. Leicester. 



Netcton Spitzenburg, by John A. Kenrick, Newton. 



Mr. Isaac Flagg, of VVorcester, exhibited a basket of 

 fruit from the Fisiie place, containing samples of the Glo- 

 ria mundi. Porter, Black Gilliflower, Blue Pearmain, Spice 

 apple, Hubbardston Nonsuch, and a largo winter baking 

 pear. 



Basket of fruit from C. W. Hartwcil. containing fine 

 samples of the Pomewater, Baldwin and Blue Pearmain 

 apples. 



Plate of Fruit, by Rev. Geo. Allen, of Shrewsbury, con- 

 taining samples of the Williams Sweeting, Pound Sweet- 

 ing, Sweet Russeting. White N. Y. Pippin, Nonsuch, 

 Pearmain — two varieties. Black Gilliflower and Spice ap- 

 ples, and Bezi d'Montigny pear. 



Low Elder, a very fine rich flavored October sweet ap- 

 ple, by Dr. John Green, Worcester. 



A large fine red cheeked autumn apple, name not known, 

 by C. Harris. Worcester. 



Golden Pippin, a small beautiful fruit by E. Bartlett, 

 Roxbury, and Mrs. Timothy Bigelow, Medford. 



Gardner Sweetitig, by John A. Kenrick, Newton. 



Golden Russet, bv Silas Allen, Shrewsbury. 



Pennoek's Red Winter, a very fine variety of winter ap- 

 ple, by John A. Kenrick, Newton. 



Crow's Egg, the only specimen of this excellent varie- 

 ty of winter apple, by A. H. Green, of Worcester. 



A large fine looking apple, not named, by Col. J. W. 

 Lincoln, Worcester. 



Green Harvest, by W. B. Earle. Leicester. 



Natural Prtiit. by do do do. 



Bacon apple, by do do do. 



Five Pound apple, hy do do do. 



Pippin, a large fine looking apple thus called, exhibited 

 by Asa Johnson, of Worcester, 



York Russeting, a large, fair, conical sliaped apple, by 

 John A Kenrick, Newton. 



Blackstone Sweeting, by A. H. Green, Worc-^rtcr. 



We have endeavored to mention every specimen of ap- 

 ple exhibited : it i^ probable, however, that we may have 

 omitted some. 



Where we have not spoken of the quality of the apple 

 particularly whether sweet or sour, late or early, good for 

 the table or cooking, it is because no description was gi- 

 ven on the labels — and it was not within our power to test 

 every kind, and the merely tasting of a fruit in the Hall oi 

 exhibition would be but a poor test of its actual merits. 



Pears. We come next to the subject cf Pears, and 

 we mav here express the greut satisfaction we frit in view- 

 ing so large a variety of samples of choice Iruits, for the 

 exhibition of which we are highly indebted to the liberal- 

 ity and kindn'^sa of n number of gentlpmrn frif'udiv fo thr» 



