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LETTER FROM CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENN. 



A n.MXKM.N fro™ Crawford com.ty, P«nn «-ho f.von,, us ■-■-'-"y ".'^ ."^''^'u. 



^ ^ A or,^ thprp «penw to be a iiniyersal wail in the western 

 "Our season here is still very ^^.^f ^^''-^^t'^W t a 4od deal of hulf-tVo.en wood will pve rise to 

 country over the severity of the winter ho ff'l''3''l^^^^^^^ the pear frequently looks well, 

 much theorizing speculation on the bhght '^^^^ ^" J/ ^,J,i^>^;fn d sclose fhe wood to be discolored, 

 and grows well, for a vvh le, when -^-^ ^ ^ ^ j "^eZ I am inclined to think favorably, in 

 and the sap vitiated, by the f^'^^t and t e.efme fa ally d^^e^^^^^ .^ _^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^,^ ^j^^ 



pear culture, of stripping tlie outer bark fiom ".^ J^'^J,^^'^'^^,^ ^^^-^ , ^i^^^ the wood of fruit trees 

 imooth into the rough state. Have yon evei led it in u . ^^^^ exception of a 



matured very well last fall, and in taking a «"^\^> f^ ;> 7",,J\,,,,k ,.' well ; and though the 

 couple of frozen grafts, I find but little to ^•'^S^fi: , J';;P;:^;^;/,\:!:^:elliug into bloom for a crop, if 

 bloioms have beeii severely ^'unned o^ a ^ ft^^ -« -,^^^ ^g^^^^,^^^ ,aspberries [Fran- 



?S=^r:r£Lt!;:;:^n^n^^^^^ ^.- --— « 



have tried it. _ , . ^ j ^ggi^g and ending with the Heath Cling 



"I had a fine succession of peaches last tall, ^'''stin^ wi s. i\,^ Red Rareripe, Prince's 



which here will only ripen i'"Fi;e<^tly. Among to eh^^ ^^^^^.^, ^^^^./^ ^,^^^,^.^^_ 



Rareripe, Early York, Astor Noblesse, Grosse ^j^ '^'^^'^ ^^ ciinn. Though some of them bore 



SweeiJater, Barrington, Oldmixon Free, ^ ^^J^V^ ^^^Zax^^^^ I l^^d were on a tree I got 



larger and more showy ^^^^^;^:^i^^V^:t^lnaU blossoms, when, according 



from you some years ago. labelled ^ ~ f ^fj^^'^^^^j recommend itself under any name. . , 



to Downing, it should have large ; but the tiuit ^'^^^"i l^ , . . .^..^^ to ^e identical with Morrn' 



« A peach introduced here ^J g-ni^ -- f^J^ " u '^uole'j; a3 mediu.^ size ; K.y tree bore a 



White. I think very highly of this ^allety. i see yo h 



moderate crop, but the fruit was all large. mirket this last winter, from Chautauque, 



"The Norkern Spy h¥^ l-\feen ^f '-f"*^;^ f;^\^:,Tfi e" S f""^' ^"'^ '^'""' '^ ^""^ "' 

 and created quite a sensation. ^ /' 't rS/lSr amf though the av'^erage size is somewhat less, it 

 ^X^^:^ Siff^Si • wtSJeSlSAng, and^ne appearance, must always make it 



^ '"I^F^Cl:;: t^iod the age ^r a lo^time, ^^^^^^f^t Snl t^S^t^ 

 socictyinourcounty, whiolU think wi be prodietive^o^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^t^,. 



shall probably not contend with the 'black ^1^ f ' .."."^oteTtas^e fo acrricultural and horticultural 

 success than has been done elsewliere ; . b"\'^ ^^ . P ^^ ;;f^:^„^ ^ have been attended 



reading. From the wide field of experiment, ou '^ "^\ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^w each year into tlieir mode 

 with fortunate results, the adoption of ^^'^^.^f j^^^ • „";^°t;ye T^ Sew test is in this way imparted 

 ^!:;SJ:^f ;;^!^;:!^hiJ:^;^ri:;SirciSS\^ societies and M. leads gradually to the 



*No; nordo weinten^to very soon. At prese_i^twe^e^not™^ 



AMK.C.N Po.o.oolc^..CoNOHKSS._In -;^;i^^t^^lS^i^^^^ 

 Pomological Congress, during its session t^'^^rJ^yofVlniaai^., on Monday, the 131h ot 

 £=rm? ^^jSnSr ;m IL^^^fe^; 1 'o'cloi, A. M.. in tie Chinese Museum Budding. 



''^:^£^^^-^^^^ 



Canada, are invited to send such number "*. J'^^^J/S of their respictive districts. 



gates a^-e requested to bring ?-J^ t^jem sFJ^jmen^ of ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^.1 ^^^.^^^^^^ P J..mes, Esq., 



Packages and boxes of f';"!^ for the Congie s naay J ^j^^.^. ,g,„,.,i aitciuiance 



No. 212 Market street, Philadelphia, should f J^^^/X.^^i^^^" ,f feting, transmit their several 



The various State Fruit Committees will, on o bcto e tie a.y (.,^^.-^,^^^ ^f ,,,h state Corn- 



reports to A. J. Downing, Esq., general C^^uman of tl e w^io^^^^ ^^ ^^.^ Committee to five m.mbei-s. 

 mittee is authorized, where vacancies occur, to mi up lue ^ ^ bRINCKLE. M. D, President. 



Philadelphia, May 1, 1852. 



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