1849. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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fall before planting the trees, which I shall do with- 

 out "digging deep holi -," so that I may tesl bj e: 

 periment, the comparative merits of both plans. 



Of a large lots of plum, cherry and pear tre 

 ccivod from Newburgh and Flushin ■ with 



a quantity of othi n raising, ti 



this spring, and treated with "deep h ' corn- 



no, t. all arc growing finely, excepting a lev. 

 trees, with fine heads which were not cutback, while 

 all the others were — planted from April 5th to 7th. 

 The cherries even, rather difficult to transplant with 

 Bafety, have all made a good growth without wetting 

 stem or branch — mulching or staking. East Flow- 

 crficld, Chester Co., Pa., July, 1849. 



We are glad to have such excellent cultivators as 

 Mr. Fulton discuss these topics in our columns. — 

 They cannot fail to do good— Ed. 



TREES, INSECTS, WISE FENCES, &C. 



Mr. Barry: — T am glad to see so many friends 

 besides yourself, laboring, through the Farmer, with 

 the brethren, about setting trees and flowers. If 

 there is any thing that can add a charm to home, 

 'tis surely these. Who ever saw a pleasant dwell- 

 ing place without them? I almost doubt if there 

 could be one! To be sure, they are not essential to 

 the accumulation of wealth, but certainly they lend 

 a shorter and more certain way to happiness. We 

 find a few men, (and only the men, I am happy to 

 say,) who will have neither flowers or trees about 

 their homes; these are generally worshipers of mam- 

 mon. We also find some who say they like to see 

 them; but they would have a different kind of trees 

 from others, an.! plant them differently, and so on; 

 finding fault with the goo.! that others do; these are' 

 the ones that plant neither ■> ki™ nor the other; 

 the very slaves of indolence, thu < .ough of this. 



For common shade trees, I Miink none are better 

 than the Elm and Hard Maple, though I like to see 

 variety. The Butternut should also be set, as it af- 

 fords both nuts and shade. I would object to setting 

 fruit trees in front of a house for shade, if there is 

 room for them elsewhere, as tney do not grow le.rge 

 enough, and are apt to get injured in getting the 

 fruit; but have them somewhere, and take care of 

 them too. Trim them, manure them, and keep all 

 insects off. Simply whitewashing will keep off ma- 

 ny insects. Last season I had a nice young cherry 

 tree that was infested with scores of worms and other 

 insects. I cleared them all off, and then applied a 

 mixture of sulphur and soft grease for three or four 

 inches on the body of the tree. They crawled up as 

 far as this, but not one would cross it. I think it is 

 an effectual remedy against all " creeping things." 



I see the subject of wire fence is attracting much 

 attention, and hope it may induce experiments. I 

 have for some time been thinking of a way of ma- 

 king wire fence, particularly for road fences. It is 

 to set trees for posts; take trees about ten feet high 

 and three inches through, set as near as would be ne- 

 eessary, and perhaps a post at intervals of twenty 

 or thirty rods to stretch the wires upon. The wires 

 are to be fastened to the trees with large wire sta- 

 ples. The trees would perhaps not be fit till two or 

 three years after planting out. I would set low 

 trees with little top, t'.' at the wind might not affect 

 them till they get firmly rooted. If trees would an- 

 swer for posts, it would be a desirable combination of 

 ornament and use. This is only theory. But I 



to know the opinion of others on it. F. 

 R. Miller. — Sugar Grove, Warren Co., Pa., 1849. 



NEW SEEDLING STRAWBERRIES. 



'•'' ' Committee on Fruits of the Horticultural 



Society of the Genesee Valley, examined, July 6th, 



L849, some seedling varieties of the Strawberry — 



d from plants grown by Elwanger fc Barry 



— and report as follows: 



plains are Baid to bo selected from some thousand 

 varieties, all grown from seeds bred between the Ho 

 Seedling, Ross' Tin. nix, Duke of Kent, and a few plants of 

 the Boston Pine. The soil had for several years previous, 



borne raspberries, and was evidently in g l condition, 



though .Messrs. E. & B. stated that it had received no more 

 than ordinary culture, and some of the varieties, we think, 

 showed as fine fruit, all the desirnblo qualities being consid- 

 ered, as we have seen grown in this section of country. 



1. Is staroinate, has a peculiar sweetish flavor, is a mod- 

 erate bearer. 



2. Pistilate, immense bearer, pale scarlet color, form 

 flushed, good fruit for market, shape round, more than me- 

 dium size. 



3. Staminate, large size, sweet and juicy, many of tho 

 berries eoxcombed, rich flavor, a valuable berry. 



■1. Staminate, a very juicy fruit, but a shy bearer. 



5. Pistilate, a very large fruit, color a light scarlet, with 

 dark seeds, shape mostly round, very juicy, immense bear* 

 cr, (108 berries were counted on one root) a first rate berry, 

 tjlought by some of the committee the best of the lot. 



b'. Pistilate, regularly round shaped, mucli like the last, 

 thought as good a bearer, and as juicy, but not quite so fine 

 Savored. 



7. Staminate, a fair sized, long-necked fruit, but not a first 

 rate bearer. 



3. Pistilate, a high-flavored,, rather tart, rich fruit, full 

 medium size, an excellent table fruit. 



9. Pistillate, a great bearer, juicy and high-flavored, a 

 deep, bright, glossy scarlet, an excellent table fruit. 



P». Staminate, a dark berry, long, fair sized, and for sta- 

 minate a fair bearer, evidently belongs to the Pine class. 



11. Pistilate, medium size, very dark scarlet, very juicy, 

 high and somewhat musky flavor, good table fruit, medium 

 bearer. 



12. Staminate, a juicy and excellent flavored berry, mod- 

 (iraie bearer. 



13. Staminate, tart and dry. not a good bearer. 



14. Pistilate, a great bearer, short-necked, high-flavored, 

 very juicy, size above medium, thought the best of all the 

 varietit s. 



16. Pistilate, flavor much like No. 14. 



17. Pistilate, tart, rather dry fruit. 



18. Pistilate, good bearer, rather late, a fine flavored fruit. 



19. Staminate, a large, excellent fruit, high flavored. 



20. Staminate, large, neck-shaped fruit, curiously angu- 

 lar in form, some appearing double, tripple, and quadruple. 



21. Staminate, long necked, high colored, resembling the 

 Duke of Kent, but much larger, and more tart, an excellent 

 fruit. 



22. Color a beautiful orange scarlet, an excellent table 

 fruit, being tart, very large, and a very good bearer, and val- 

 uable for its lateness. 



The committee were very highly gratified with the success 

 of Messrs. Elwanger &, Barry, in their attempt to enlarge 

 the number of varieties of good strawberries adapted to our 

 soil and climate. 



Samuel Miller, Ch'n, 

 J. A. Eastman, 

 James M. Whitney, 



Rochester, July 5, 1849. James II. Watts. 



From the above collection, Messrs. ElwangIR &. Barry 

 have selected five sorts, which they consider eminently wor- 

 thy of cultivation, combining large size, fair quality, with 

 extraordinary productiveness. 



They have borne for two years beside the best known va- 

 rieties, and under the same conditions, and have, so far, sur- 

 passed them all in productiveness. They cannot say how 

 they may succeed in other localities, but here Messrs. E. &, 

 B. feel confident they will prove valuable. 



The following are the names of varieties chosen: No. 6, 

 Monroe Scarlet; 11, New Necked Pine; 16, Climax Scarlet, 

 22, Orange Prolific. 



