1846. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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It is a handsome, fine fruit, but inferior to the 

 Esopus. 



Scck-nn-furlhcr. — This is identical with our 

 well knovv'n Apple of that name. 



Peck's Pleasant. — This is a fine Apple, and 

 succeeds well as far as we know it to be cultiva- 

 ted in our section. Mr. C. says " it is as good 

 OS the Newtown Pippins, and will doubtless do 

 better so far north as we are. It is a moderate 

 bearer and requires good culture to make it fair." 

 John J. Thomas says, " it is a great and con- 

 stant bearer, and is remarkable for its handsome, 

 smooth surface, and excellent flavor." Down- 

 ing says, " it bears regularly and well." No 

 doubt, like all others, good culture improves it. 

 It keeps well till April, and deserves extensive 

 cultiration. 



Cluster. — This is a fine, handsome Apple, 

 appears to be a good keeper. We do not knov/ 

 that we have ever seen it before under any name. 

 Mr. Cole says that he found it in the Boston 

 market, and that it came from our state under 

 this name. It is about medium size, round and 

 regularly formed, skin greenish yellow ground, 

 delicately streaked with red — the red streaks 

 centre around the stem like beautiful rays. — 

 Flesh white, very tender and juicy, wiili a very 

 agreeable flavor. We like this apple much, and 

 should be glad to learn more about it. In our 

 oninion it is superior to the Baldwin. 



DurJiLr. Siveet, — This is an excellent sweet 

 Apple, which we learn from the Boston Cultiva- 

 tor is the product of a seedling tree 30 or 40 

 years okL The specimen before us is ratlier be- 

 low medium, round and reddish, with a yellow 

 ground; flesh is tender, juicy, and a very pleas- 

 ant sweet. 



Roxbury Russet. — This, Mr, Cole says, is just 

 coming into market, as the Baldwin goes out, 

 and fills up a space from March to July. He 

 says in dry land and common culture it bears 

 poorly and the fruit is knotty ; but on rich and 

 moist soils, and with good culture, it is a profita- 

 ble fruit. The great characteristic which gives 

 this fruit its value is its long keeping. It is 

 small and ill looking, and we confess wo would 

 never eat one if we could get any other. 



out now in the border, and be again taken up 

 and saved for next season — or young plants may 

 be propagated. Petunias are annuals, very beau- 

 tiful, and easily cultivated. There are many 

 varieties, of various hues. They are easily 

 propagated from cuttings, and seed freely. Ge- 

 raniums cultivated in the house, if plunged in 

 the border, will contribute to its beauty. Pan- 

 sies, j)inks, and carnations are all pretty border 

 flowers, and may yet be transplanted, or seeds 

 sown. 



Dahlias should now be planted — either dry 

 roots, or young well rooted plants in pots, propa- 

 gated from cuttings. These flower much more 

 freely, and produce better blooms than the old 

 roots. Dahlias soon degenerate, and old shy 

 bloomers should be thrown away ; they are only 

 nuisances. The splendid new varieties exceed 

 anything in the floral world, for grandeur, and a 

 few, at least, should be in every garden. They 

 are propagated in vast quantities, in the nurser- 

 ies, and are offered for sale cheap — with the ex- 

 ception of the ve7-y rare new sorts. These are 

 sold very high the first and second season. In 

 some of the Dahlia catalogues of the present 

 spring, many kinds are noted at #3 to %b each, 

 for pot plants. For the Dahlia, the ground 

 should ^e deep and rich — the plants should be 

 kept neatly tied up to stakes, and pruned to sin- 

 gle stems. 



The Flower Garden. 



Annual flower seeds will mostly be sown by 

 this time, and many are fit for transplanting from 

 the seed now. To do this, a moist day should 

 be chosen, and a ball of earth taken up with 

 each. Shading from the sun is also necessary 

 for a day or two. To succeed well with Annu- 

 als, the ground must be rich and mellow, and 

 kept well worked, and during dry hot weather 

 evening waterings are necessary. 



No flower border can be at all complete with- 

 out Verbenas, Monthly Roses, Fuchsia, (Lady's 

 ear di-op,) and sucli plants as bloom profusely all 

 summer. These can be had in pots, and turned 



Ilyacintli Show. — Horticulturiil Society. 



The '■'• Horticultural Society of the Valley of 

 the Genesee''^ advertised and held a "Hyacinth 

 Show" last week, (April 24 and 5,) which, we 

 regret to say, was a very poor affair. There 

 were, we have been told, but three exhibitors, 

 and the specimens, which we accidentally saw 

 through the window of the room, were quite in- 

 ferior. We are aware that there is but little atten- 

 tion given to the culture of bulbous flower roots, 

 in this neighborhood. Still we are inclined to 

 believe that if the exhibition had been properly 

 got up, and held in a suitable place, it would have 

 been infinitely more creditable to the Society. 



The place selected was one of the smallest bu-' 

 sincss olfices in this city, where flowers could not 

 possibly be exhibited to advantage, and where 

 not more than 4 or 5 persons could be admitted 

 at once. This, in our opinion, was a small way 

 for the Genesee Valley Society to make its debut 

 — ill calculated to create any very favorable im- 

 pression of its future operations. For our own 

 part we would never think of exhibiting our 

 flowers or fruits in such a manner. 



If the Society cannot afford to procure a suita- 

 ble room for its shows, it is idle to hope for its 

 success. This is our opinion, freely given, Avith 

 all due deference to the views of the committee 

 of management. VVe feel a deep interest in the 

 welfare of the Society, and stand ready to givo 

 all the assistance in our power to promote lU 



