New Seedling Fruits of the West. Ill 



ton County, are fine early varieties, ripening from 1st to 10th 

 of August. 



Fa/mesfock^s Seedling- No. 1, and Fahnestock' s Mammoth 

 Yelloio Cling., two seedlings of my own. — I consider them su- 

 perior, and they shall speak for themselves. The seedling is 

 much larger than the cling : one I had from the tree would 

 not go into a teacup, and measured larger in circumference 

 than any peach I have ever heard of We have some other 

 fine seedling peaches. Also a plum called the Imhoof Gage, 

 raised from a seed of the Green gage : it is rather oblong, and 

 nearly as large again as the Green gage, possessing all its 

 qualities. I would describe more to you, but space will not 

 allow. 



There is a decided improvement in the taste of the people 

 here, and particularly in Columbus and Chilicothe. Our ag- 

 ricultural paper has done much, and will do more, for the ad- 

 vancement of the interest of all nurserymen and horticultu- 

 rists. 



Lancaster, Ohio, January, 1847. 



We are happy to give so good an account of the progress of 

 Horticulture in the West, and particularly of the production 

 of such a number of fine varieties of fruit. The Early Pen- 

 nock seems to be a most valuable early apple, and, from its 

 size and beauty, as well as excellence, worthy a place in ev- 

 ery collection. But, in regard to the other variety, described 

 by Mr. Fahnestock as the American White Winter Calville, 

 it may seem somewhat presumptive in us to ask why it is 

 called the American. If we compare the description of the 

 White Winter Calville, of Manning or Lindley, we shall find 

 that it answers almost precisely to that given above by our 

 correspondent. It is an old French variety of much merit, 

 and may have found its way into Ohio, from some of the ear- 

 ly French settlements in the West. Though we would, by 

 no means, pronounce upon a variety, merely upon a descrip- 

 tion, still we should wish to have good evidence that it is a 

 seedling before calling it the American White Winter Cal- 

 ville : for it is possible that one description may answer to 

 two apples, though it is not very probable. At any rate, we 

 trust Mr. Fahnestock will send us a tree or some scions, that 

 we may compare the leaf and wood as well as the fruit. 



