1849. 



THE GENESEE PARMER. 



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HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



EDITED !'.V P. BARRY. 



DESCRIPTION OF TWO NBW AND FINS PLUMS 



Mamki.om.i:, (Sagaret.) This is a curious plum, 

 raised by Mr. Sagerbt, near Paris. It takes its 

 name from its form — the French word mamelon sig- 

 nifying nipple or peak. 

 Wc imported it from 

 France with the Heine 

 Claude de Bavay, and 

 some other new varieties, 

 four years ago. This 

 year a three year old 

 graft bore a fine crop that 

 W^ ripened with the Green 

 Gage, about the 20th of 

 '. hist August. With the 

 exception of the remark- 

 able nipple at the base of 

 the stalk, it would pass 

 for a good sized Green 

 Gage. It is of precisely 

 the same color, texture and quality, and the tree is 

 quite similar, though rather more vigorous, and the 

 shoots are more gray. Its unique, and altogether 

 distinct form, with its excellent qualities, make it a 

 very desirable variety. It is very productive. 



Rhine Clauds de Bavay. This rare and excel- 

 lent variety was originated not many years ago, by 

 the late Major Esperin, of Malines, in Belgium, an 

 enthusiastic pomologist who has given us many fine 

 wi titer pears — 

 not yet gener- 

 ally known in 

 this country. — 

 He considered 

 this plum one 

 of the finest of 

 all his produc- 

 tions, and from 

 what we have 

 seen of it we 

 think it well 

 worthy of a 

 place with our 

 finest sorts. — 

 This is the first 

 year we have 

 had it in fruit, 

 and we are not 

 sure but ours is the first fruit grown in this country. 



The old Green Gage and Coe's Golden Drop have 

 both been sent to England for this variety, according 

 to the statements of Mr. Rivers ; but we have been 

 fortunate in obtaining the genuine article from the 

 beginning. Our fruit were produced on a graft set 

 3 years ago on one of the top branches of another 

 tree. It bore about 30 well-grown specimens; be- 

 sides many that were stung with the curculio and 

 dropped. On vigorous trees we suppose it will attain 

 a larger size. Medium specimens measured 5J 

 inches in circumference; roundish, very slightly oval, 

 resembles the Washington, with a well marked broad 

 suture extending round one side. Stalk about half 

 an inch long, in a pretty deep cavity. Skin pale 

 greenish yellow, occasionally like the Green Gage, 



tinted with red when well expo in; thinly 



coated with whitish blue. in. Flesh yellowi 

 firm, juicy, ric :h 



Ripens from the 15th to th nber -later 



than most of the fine plums, an I hence very vain 

 Shool tely Btojt and Bmooth; leaves oval, 



y, and of medium Bize, not un i of the 



\ ellow Gage. dingly productive. 



Mr. Rn bi 



October, 18-17, and on the 12th of that month ate of 



the fruit produced on a dwarf star 



und r muslin, perfectly fresh and una! 



said the parent tree then was about 15 years old, 



and was covered with tine fruit; they wen- i, 



more numerous than the leaves. 



STATE FAIR AND POMOLOG-1CAL CONVENTION 



Engagements at home prevented us from reach- 

 ing Syracuse until the last day of the Fair, and then 

 we found ourselves in fact " a day alter the Fair " — 

 for Floral Hall was being swept out for the great 

 ball; and we were deprived of a sight, eve;:, oi th< 

 fruits and flowers that had been colli i I 'd thi re from 

 various parts of our great State. Th how- 



ever, has heen exceedingly unfavorable in all parts 

 of the country, an I this rendered the show ] 

 ried and extensive than it otherwise would I 

 Still we are informed that it was very good, and 

 great credit is due to the C fcruct- 



ed and arranged the beautiful tent. ' 

 our readers to the reports of the (_' lor a 



detail of the exhibition. 



The Pomological Convention assembl 

 City Hall. There was a fair display of fruits, con- 

 sidering the season, and a numerous attendance of 

 nurserymen and fruit-growers from various sections. 

 Dr. J. A. Kennicot, of Illinois, was ch »sen Presi- 

 dent, and B. Hodge, of Buffalo, and F. R. Elliott, of 

 Cleveland, Ohio, Secretaries — Chas. Downing, of 

 Newburg, S. B. Parsons, of Long Island, and P. 

 Barry, of Rochester, a Committee to bring fruits 

 before the Convention for discussion. During all 

 the forenoon, an interesting discussion wassustaine I 

 on such fruits as had not been passed upon by the 

 Convention of last year. Among those who partici- 

 pated in the discussion were C. M. Hovey, of Boston, 

 Chas. Downing of Newburgh, S. B. Parsons of I , 

 Island, B. Hodge of Buffalo, Jas. Dougull of Can- 

 ada, J. W. P. Allen of Oswego, A. Saul of New- 

 burgh, David Thomas of Aurora, fcc. We shall re- 

 fer to the discussion at a future time. Among g 

 tlemen of distinction from other States, we noticed 

 C. M. Hovey, Esq. of Boston, Prof Mapes of [ 

 Jersey, Hon. Adam Ferguson of Canada, M. 15. : 

 ham, Esq. of Ohio, besides others from other State-. 



In the afternoon the discussion on frnit was con- 

 tinued, and Dr. Wendell of Albany, introduced a res- 

 olution, That a committee be appointed to attend the 

 approaching sitting of the National Congress ofFruit 

 Growers at New York, with a view to merging the 

 two societies or bodies into one. We regret that we 

 have not a copy of the resolution, it was well re- 

 ceived and unanimously adopted. Reports from seve- 

 ral State Committees were handed in, but not read. 



After raising a fund to defray the expenses of the 

 Convention and the publication of its proceeding-, 

 the meeting adjourned in the best spirit. The ses- 

 sion was short, but pleasant, profitable anp harmoni- 

 ous, as all such assemblages ought to be. 



