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NiTVV ENGLA.ND FARMER. 



Mr. Miller, of Carlisle, Pa., proposed to add Prince's 

 St. German to the rejected list. Messrs. M'Intosh, 

 Monson, of New Haven, and Terry, of Hartford, Ct., 

 Manice, Hovey, and Col. Little, of Bangor, Me., ob- 

 jected. 



The pears in the selected list are among the best 

 in this section ; but the foreign kinds arc usually 

 better adapted to the gai-den of the amateur, than to 

 general orchard culture. They are rather uncertain, 

 in the best locations, and with extra care. Further 

 experiments will bring forward a larger list of native 

 fruits ; and on these we must rely mostly, especially 

 for the north. 



List selected in 1848. 



Grosse Mignonnc, George IV., Early York, ser- 

 rated, Large Early York, Morris's White, Oldmixon 

 Freestone, CooledgeFavoritc, Bergen's Yellow, Craw- 

 ford's Late ; and for particular localities, Heath Cling. 



No list of peaches was selected in 1849. We have 

 native peaches of the north, that are better for the 

 market than the above, which, with one exception, 

 are natives of a warmer climate. 



List selected i7i 1848. 



Jefferson, Green Gage, Washington, Purple Fa- 

 vorite, Bleecker's Gage, Coe's Golden Drop, Frost 

 Gage, Purple Gage; arid for particular localities, Im- 

 perial Gage. 



The Washington is rather insipid, very liable to 

 rot, and a poor bearer. There are other kinds that 

 are more profitable. 



Neio Varieties of Plums, which give promise of being 

 worthy to be added to the list for general cultivation. 



M'Laughlin, Rivers's^ Favorite, Quetsche, St. Mar- 

 tin's. 



GRAPES. — Selected in 1849. 



Under Glass. 

 Black Hamburg, Black Prince, Black Frohtignan, 

 Grizzly Frontignan, White Frontignan, White Mus- 

 cat of Alexandria, Chasselas de Fontainbleau. 



Native. — For open Culture. 

 Isabella, Catawba. 



Neio, native and promising. 

 Diana. 



NECTARINES. — Selected in 1849. 

 Elruge, Early Violet, Downton. 



APRICOTS. — Selected in 1849. 

 Large Early, Breda, Moorpark. 



RASPBERRIES. — Selected in 1849. 



Red Antwerp, Yellow Antwerp, Franconia, Fas- 

 tolff. 



Ncio and pi-omising. 



Knevette's Giant. 



STRAWBERRIES. — Selected in 1849. 



Large Early Scarlet, [or Early Virginia. — Ed.] 

 Hovey 's Seedling, Boston Pine. 



Ncic and j^rotnising. 

 Burr's New Pine, Jenney's Seedling. 



We have made experiments which show that the 

 Large Early Scarlet of New York is the same as the 

 Early Virginia of New England. It is evident that 

 the Early Virginia of New York is a different fruit. 



CURRANTS. 



Selected in 1849. 



Red Dutch, White Dutch, White Grape, May's 

 Victoria, Black Naples. 



GOOSEBEiiiuES. — Selected in 1849. 



Houghton's Seedling, Woodward's Whitesmith, 

 Crown Bob, Red Cliampagne, Early Sulphur, Lau- 

 rel, Warrington, Green Gage, Green Walnut, Iron- 

 monger. 



The Congress adjourned to meet in Cincinnati, in 

 18.50. 



QUINCE STOCKS FOR THE PEAR. 



The editor of the New England Farmer gives it as 

 his opinion, that pears will flourish as well on quince 

 stocks in Now Hampshire (lat. 43° 1-5') as in a more 

 southern clime. We have always sui:)posed this was 

 not the case, as many trials have been made to raise 

 quincc-trccs in that vicinity, and so far as our knovri- 

 edge extends, they have invariably winterkilled. At 

 any rate, we should prefer pear stocks. — Plymouth 

 Rock. 



The editor of the Rock mistakes in his supposition 

 that quince-trees will not endure the cold of the 

 north. There may be some tender kinds that are 

 liable to injury. We have seen quince-trees grow- 

 ing in Maine, (lat. 43° 45') without injury from the 

 winter. The Shakers in Alfred, Me., used to raise 

 about fifteen bushels of quinces annually ; and 

 quinces have been raised on the Kennebec, in Maine. 

 We cultivate several kinds of quinces, and they 

 appear to be as hardy as other fruit trees. We 

 should prefer pear stocks, (excepting for dwarfs,) as 

 is remarked in the above article ; but that was not the 

 subject. The question was as to the hardiness of the 

 quince for stocks in that climate. Its utility, com- 

 pared with the pear stock, is another question, and 

 much depends on the purpose for which it is culti- 

 vated, whether for large standard trees for the 

 orchard, or for dwarfs in the garden. 



The Bee-Moth. — It will be seen by the adver- 

 tisement of Mr. Whalen, on our cover, that he calls 

 the attention of the public to a new mode of pre- 

 venting the depredations of the bee-moth. We have 

 no knowledge of this mode. Mr. W. is said to be 

 known as a writer on agriculture, and as the presid- 

 ing officer of the Saratoga Agricultural Societj'. 



Magnolia. — In a former number of the Family 

 Visitor, we described some of the species of this 

 genus of trees, and recommended their cultivation 

 as an ornament to our parks and door-yards. At 

 this time, (^lay 7,) the M. Purpurea, Conspicua, and 

 Sololangiana are in full bloom with us. Their showy 

 and beautiful flowers attract much attention, — FawuVy 

 Visitor. 



