1849. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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success. He is well satisfied » ith the results of an 

 other year's experience. The Nbw I'ink lias borne 

 large crops, and lias proved of delicious flavor — 

 ranking- No. 1 for a table fruit. The size has not 

 been as large as last year's, on account of the condi- 

 tion of the beds. The plants had grown together, 

 covering the whole ground, and the foliage was very 

 dense. The Rival Hudson, Mr. W. thinks much of 

 — being very prolific, fine and excellent for preser- 

 ving. He has also had a fair crop of Ilovey's Seed- 

 ling — his specimens of this variety have surpassed 

 any other here. Mr. Warner's crop was all sold 

 at about 18J cents per quart. 



Messrs. BiSSSliL, Hooker &, Sloajjk have also 

 supplied the market largely. In a little over two 

 weeks they have sold about two hundred bushels of 

 fruit, notwithstanding the cautions of the "Board of 

 Health.'' Their varieties for marketing were Ho- 

 I'ey's Seedling, CrimsonCvnc, and Large Early Scar- 

 let — the latter being their standard sort, according 

 to their experience, by far the most profitable. From 

 abed measuring 119 rods of ground, they have 

 picked upwards of 109 bushels of this fruit. They 

 have also produced fine specimens of Black Prince, 

 .Myall's British Queen, and some other varieties. — 

 Messrs. B., H. £c S. have also erected within the 

 past year, a vinery 56 by 24 feet, with borders 20 

 feet wide and three feet deep, made in a thorough 

 manner. Their vines are thriving admirably, and 

 will next season be in a fruiting condition. Mr. 

 Bisskll has also a fine garden of dwarf Pears, de- 

 signed to supply the market with choice fruit. We 

 hope such instances of successful enterprise will in- 

 duce others to turn their attention to these branch- 

 es of culture, that have heretofore been overlooked in 

 this region. 



THE PLUMBAGO LARPENTiE. 

 (LADY LARPENt'S I.EADWORT, OR PLUMBAGO.) 



Bubject. It inu.st, in thin case, bo regularly shifted into pots 

 containing a compost in which turfy foam preponderates, not 

 using M'ry large pots, and having these drained in an effi- 

 cient manner. The plants should, while young, be well 



In 1846 Mr. Fortune found this beautiful plant 

 on the ruined ramparts of Shanghai, in China. In 

 July 1847 it was exhibited in bloom before the Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society. 



All who have seen it describe it as one of the most 

 charming blue flowering plants now known for bed- 

 ding out in masses, as we do the verbena, petunia, he. 

 The Plumbago capensis is a well known useful plant 

 for bedding out, but it seems to be the opinion of cul- 

 tivators that this new one entirely supersedes it. It 

 will undoubtedly prove much better adapted to our 

 climate, and answer bedding purposes better from its 

 compact and bushy habit. It is described as having 

 obovate pointed leaves, finely serrated and fringed 

 with hairs on the margin, as will be seen by the cut. 

 The flowers are produced in terminal clusters, and 

 are clear deep blue, or intense violet color, with a 

 tint of red in the throat, increased by cuttings of the 

 young wood. An idea may be formed of the profu- 

 sion of its blossoms from the fact that a single plant 

 has borne 4000 blossoms. 



The London Horticultural Magazine says: — 



" The Plumbagos flourish in any light, porous, turfy soil, 

 but in none better than where sandy loam preponderates. — 

 The present species must be particularly well drained, and 

 not too freely watered. It may be propagated by cuttings 

 planted in sand, and set in u mild hot-bed: these cuttings 

 should, as in the case of other bedding plants, be planted in 

 the latter part of the summer, and kept over the winter in 

 greenhouses or dry frames, until the following spring. 



For pot culture it will doubtless prove a very desirable 



stopped back, the point of the shoots being removed as soon 

 as practicable, after they roach from two to three inches 

 long. This is to be continued until a good round head of 

 branches is produced, and the plant should then be allowed 

 to grow on for flowering. An allied kind, P. capensis, forms 

 a very elegant plant under good management, and becomes 

 a really desirable object for greenhouse decoration, from the 

 distinct and soft pale blue color of its blossoms; this species 

 being, moreover, of rather straggling habit, may be used as 

 a semi-climber; trained against the upright pillars of a con- 

 servatory, in situations pretty well exposed to light, and 

 where its roots are in a healthy medium, it becomes vory 

 ornamental. Whether or not tho new species will assume 

 any of this habit, we know not; but the plant which ap- 

 peared at ono of the metropolitan exhibitions certainly indi- 

 cated a more compact and bushy habit. Of course as a pot 

 plant, it must be very carefully watered." 



Grafting thk Grape. — Can cultivated grapes bo graft- 

 ed or inocculatod (or both) into wild grape stocks with suc- 

 cess ? — and if so, at what seasons of tho year 1 R. B. 

 Warren.— Alabama, N. Y., 1849. 



The grape may be grafted successfully at the season 

 when other grafting is performed, or sooner. A correspon- 

 dent of the Ohio Cultivator states that ho had great success 

 in grafting in February. The grafts were inserted in tho 

 stock three inches below the surface of the ground, and no 

 plaster used, but the earth simply pressed around them. — 

 Grafting by approach, that is if the stock or graft be in 

 a pot, may be done now. Budding we have not practiced, 

 but prosume it had better be done in the spring. 



The Melon Apple. — A friend has placed on our desk 

 to-day, (July 12,) two specimens of this apple, as fresh, 

 juicy and sound as they were in December last. We have 

 never before known the excellent keeping qualities of this 

 fruit, till this season. It has been described as an October 

 or November fruit, but the fact is, it keeps nearly as well as 

 the Northern Spy. It is so delicious in the winter, however, 

 that very few are disposed to test its keeping qualities. 



