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of the obstacles which now intervene, would be observed and 

 eventually removed. 



I hope these desultory remarks will not appear altogether 

 out of place, for it cannot be denied that an empirical system 

 of cultivation has long been practised, but is gradually giving 

 way, and the sooner it is consigned to oblivion the better, 

 that it may no longer interfere with the progress of science. 

 To conclude, in the words of the poet, 



" Strength may wield the ponderous spade, 

 May turn the clod, and wheel the compost home. 

 But elegance, chief grace the garden shows 

 And most attractive, is the fair result of thought." 



New Haven, Oct. 27, 1849. 



Art. III. Descriptions and Etigravings of Select Varieties 

 of Apples. By the Editor. 



XXIV. Summer Rose. Coxe's View, «S6c. 



Harvest, J of some collections. 



Woolman's Harvest, j 



The Slimmer Rose {fg. 46,) is a beautiful summer apple, 

 of medium size, and of excellent quality, well deserving a 

 place in every good collection. Coxe describes it as an apple 

 of " singular beauty and excellence, both for eating and stew- 

 ing;" but, though this was thirty years ago, it does not ap- 

 pear to have been but little cultivated, except in New Jersey, 

 where it is known, in many places, as Woolman's Harvest, 

 under which name we received it from thence, five or six 

 years ago. It is not often seen in our markets, and what few 

 find their way there, are received by the way of New York. 

 Our trees came into bearing this year, and we were surprised 

 to find it so good a fruit. 



The tree grows vigorously, having an erect habit while 

 young, but forming, in time, a fine spreading head; it also 

 comes earlier into bearing than many kinds of apples. 



Size, medium, about two and a half inches broad, and two 



