1846. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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Napoleon Bigarreau. 

 This 



(Fig. 8.) 



is one of the most 

 productive & beautiful cher- 

 ries we have ever seen. 

 The tree is a lofty and vig- 

 orous grower, and every 

 way one of the most desira- 

 ble varieties in the whole 

 catalogue of Cherries. 



Fruit large, oblong, heart 

 shaped. Stalk, stout ; skin 

 whitish yellow, bright mot- 

 tled red on the sunny side. 

 J^/eir/i firm, juicy, and sweet. 

 Begins to ripen last week in 

 June, and continues to the 

 middle of July. It bears 

 immense clusters — we have 

 counted 2 dozen ripe, per 

 feet fruit on 4 inches of a 



limb. We noticed this and some others in the 

 July number of our last volume. 



The following are very fine varieties. All 

 have been proved on our ground, and from a per- 

 sonal knowledge of their excellence we can re- 

 commend them with confidence : — May Duke, 

 Davenport's Early, Bigarreau de May, Black 

 Eagle, Black Tartarian, Black Heart, N apoleon 

 Bigarreau, Yellow Spanish, Large Red Bigar- 

 reau, China Bigarreau, Belle de Choisy, Flor- 

 ence, Downer's Late, Gridley, Morello, Spar- 

 havrk's Honey. 



Ribston Pippin. (Fig. 9.) 



This is, and has been for a long time, one of 

 the most popular Apples in England. In this 

 country it is less esteemed than many American 

 sorts, and has not been extensively cultivated. — 



We are inclined to believe it has not been so 

 fully and fairly tested by our fruit growers as it 

 should be ; and we bring it forward now in order 

 to direct attention to it. We are satisfied it will 

 do well in Western New York. It succeeds ad- 

 mirably around Toronto, where it is to be found 

 in every good garden. We had a barrel of them 

 grown there last season, and they were fi\ir and 

 fine flavored. It is unquestionably a first rate 

 Apple. We are giving it a fair trial on our 

 place, and eXpect to have it bear next season. 



Fruit — medium size, about as large as a New- 

 town Pippin. For7n, roundish. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, streaked with dark red ; russety round 

 the stalk. Stalk, short, medium thickness, in- 

 serted in a cavity rather wide, and of moderate 

 depth. Calyx, closed, small, in an irregular basin. 

 Flesh — yellow, very firm, brittle and juicy, with 

 a rich high flavor. In use from December to 

 March. 



Aurora Horticnltural Society. 

 At a meeting of the Aurora Horticultural So- 

 ciety, held Feb. 11th, 1846, the following per- 

 sons were appointed ofiicers for the coming year: 



DAVID THOMAS, of Greatfield, President, 



VICE PRESIDENTS. 



Mathew Tallman, Scipio ; 

 MosELEY Hutchinson, East Cayuga; 

 Benjamin F. Avery, Aurora ; 

 Henry Morgan, Aurora ; 

 William Cozzens, Union Springs ; 

 Elias Rogers, Moravia ; 

 Walter G. Bradley, Genoa ; 

 Lewis A. Morrell, Lansing. 

 Secretary — Alexander Thompsok, Aurora. 

 Treasurer — Lewis Himrod, Aurora. 

 Auditor — Richard Morgan, Aurora. 

 Directors. — John H. Chedell, Auburn ; E. W. Ames, 

 Aurora ; Christopher Morgan, Auburn ; Geo. W. Branclx, 

 Moravia; Charles Howland, Union Springs ; Is.aac Jacobs, 

 Genoa ; William R. Grinnell, Inglesidc. 



AiEx. Thompson, iS'ec'y. 

 Why can not flourishing Horticultural Socie- 

 ties be maintained in the villages of Geneva, 

 Canandaigua, Le Roy and Batavia, as well as at 

 the beautiful village of Aurora ? — [Ed, 



Deferred Notices. — In consequence of so ranch of this 

 number being occupied with the premium list of the State 

 Ag. Society, several items prepared for this department of 

 the paper liave been necessarily laid over. Among these 

 are notices of some fine varieties of apples received from S. 

 W. Cole, Esq., of the Boston Cultivator — and of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of the Valley of the Genesee, which has 

 just been organized. We shall give a list of Officers, Com- 

 mittees, &,c., in our next, and may have a word to eay re- 

 specting it. 



Peas Wanted.— Wanted, at the Genesee Seed Store, 

 two or three hundred bushels Peas, of the first quality, for 

 which the highest cash price will be paid by 



RAPALJE & BRIGGS. 



2tf. No. 10, Front-st., Rochester. 



Plows for Sale.— We have on hand, and intend to 

 keep constantly for sale, the celebrated Diamond and Wis- 

 consin Plows, the merits of which have been fully tested. 

 Price, $7,00 for medium size. The farming community jue 

 respectfidly invited to give us a call. 



RAPAUE &. BRIGGS, 



2tf. Ko. 10, Front-rt. 



