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GENESEE FARMER. 



Nov: 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT- 



BY P. BARRY. 



Moarce County Fair — Horticultural Department. 



There was quite a handsome display of Fruit 

 and Vegetables at this exhibition. We passed 

 around in the afternoon, and made some notes of 

 what we saw, but we understood that some par- 

 cels of fruit had then been taken away. 



II. N. Lang WORTHY, of Irondequoit, had fine 

 Isabella, Catawba, and Clinton Grapes ; Virga- 

 lieu and Swan's Orange Pear, besides Quinces 

 and Melons. Zera Burr, of Perrinton, beauti- 

 ful bunches of Royal Muscadine Grape, ripened 

 in the open air. These were the finest grapes 

 exhibited. Mr. B. had also fine Isabellas, and 

 Apple and Pear Quinces. Pear-shaped Quinces 

 of great size by Dr. E. G. Munn, of Gates. — 

 Gen. Harmon, of Wheatland, Chas. Powis, of 

 Greece, Elias Avery, of Greece, N. Hayward, 

 of Brighton, H. Fellows, of Penfield, H. Hook- 

 er, Samuel Briggs, and others whose names 

 we could not ascei-tain, had fine collections of 

 Apples, most of them of great size and beauty. 

 A very pleasant fall apple, a seedling, was ex- 

 hibited by N. Hayward ; and 5 winter varie- 

 ties, said to be seedlings, by Mr. Donnalan, of 

 Greece. 



Vegetables were exhibited byC. F. Grossman, 

 of Brighton, Theodore Backus, Hugh Mulhol- 

 i,AND, Rochester, John Donnalan, of Greece, 

 and Mr. Murray, of Irondequoit. The Celery 

 and Cauliflower of the latter were very fine. — 

 Mr. Donnelan's " White Stubble" turnep was! 

 a beautiful article. 



We hope we will be pardoned for suggesting | 

 the propriety of procuring a suitable place, in 

 future, for the exhibitions of the products of the 

 ^Gardens, Orchards, Dairies, as well as Domestic 

 Manufactures, of this County. A small open 

 shed, in the fields, is not, in our opinion, a prop- 

 er place. These branches of industry and taste 

 should all be promoted, and this can only be done 

 by making ample arrangements for exhibiting 

 what may be brought in. The apathy which has 

 for a few years past existed in relation to our 

 Couhty Fairs, no doubt prevented the officers of 

 the Society from making any extensive prepara- 

 tions ; but we hope that the spirit now awakened 

 will lead to great improvement on the arrange- 

 ments of this and the several previous years. 



Fin« Gooseberries. 



In our August number we acknowledged the 

 receipt of 12 varieties of Gooseberries from 

 Leslie «& Co., of the Toronto Nursery. They 

 were exhibited in the Show Case of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of this city, and were much ad- 

 mired. 



We have never seen Gooseberries in greater 

 perfection than in the Toronto Nursery, and in 



private gardens around Toronto. The Goose- 

 b3rry is a favorite dessert fruit with old country 

 people, and is also much used by them for jams, 

 &;c. It is a delicious, easily produced fruit, and 

 we should rejoice to see more attention given to 

 it in this country. We saw some splendid speci- 

 mens, as large, or larger, than Green Gage 

 Plums, sent to this city by H. P. Norton, Esq., 

 of Brockport, who is quite an enthusiastic ama- 

 teur Horticulturist. 



The following varieties have been grown in 

 our own grounds for several years, and we find 

 them to succeed well, unaffected by the mildew, 

 a fatal foe to this fruit : 



IVarrhigton : large, oblong, rouglush. dark red, fine fla- 

 vored and productive. 



jcritUli Hero: very largo, oblong, smooth, dull red and 

 grfen ; flavor fine and very productive. 



Wiiite Smith: large, oblong, roughish, p.ale green or whi- 

 tish : an abundant bearer, and fine flavored. 



Giem Gascoig/ie: round, roughish, pale green, medium 

 size ; delicious. 



Crawford : oval, medium size, slightly hispid, white ; 

 fine flavor. 



Blacksmith : medium size, round, smooth, dark purple ; 

 high and fine flavored. 



Aston Red: large, oblong, rough, light red; beautiful 

 and fine flavored. 



Inm Monger: medium size, round, roughish, dark brown ; 

 delicious flavor. 



Crou-ri Bob: large, ob'ong, .slightly hispid, dark red and 

 green ; productive and fine flavored — one of the best. 



Green Wave: large, smooth, deep green ; beautiful and 

 delicious. 



Allen's Cfreen : medium size, roundish, slightly hispid, 

 light green ; very fine. 



AJen's Red : medium size, round, roughish, handsome 

 and fine. 



Protection of tender Trees, Shrubs, and 

 Plants. — All trees, shrubs, and plants, suscep- 

 tible of injury from the severity of winter, should 

 be properly protected in due season. Ailantus, 

 and all soft-wooded trees transplanted this autumn, 

 should be sheathed up with straw, and have earth 

 banked up around the base, and covered with 

 litter ; this will carry them through the winter 

 safely. Tender shrubs may be treated the same 

 way. Roses may be sheathed up in straw, or 

 laid and covered with leaves or earth ; tender 

 varieties of Grapes, the saine. Beds of Bulbous 

 roots may be covered a few inches deep with 

 leaves. Every one who has choice trees and 

 plants under cultivation will look around now, 

 and see what attention of this kind tliey may re- 

 quire. This may serve to remind them of it. 



A Liberal Patkon of Horticulture. — The 

 Hon. Theodore Lyman of Brookline, Mass., 

 has made the munificent donation of $1,000 to 

 the Mass. Flort. Society, " to be invested in a 

 permanent manner, for the encouragement of 

 tlie growth of s.jch kind or kinds of fruit as the 

 government of the Society may deem advisable 

 to select." We wish Mr. Lyman a long life, to 

 see theyr?H7.5 of his generosity enjoyed. "Rich 

 men of New York," where are you ? Can you 

 do nothing, in tliis-way, to establish and sustain 

 amongst you an in.stitution like the Mass. Socie- 

 ty, to do honor to your city and your State ? 



