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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



consider them entirely distinct ; and Gen. New- 

 hall considers this apple distinct from the Fall Har- 

 vey, -which he also cultivates. Dea. Fowler, of Dan- 

 vors New Mills, where the Oakcs apple is cultivated, 

 has examined these apples from Gen. Newhall, 

 and he says that they are the Oakes apple, and dif- 

 ferent from the Fall Harvey. With these facts and 

 opinions, we will consider this doubtful question 

 settled. The Oakcs apple is large ; flat, and rather 

 conical; bright yellow; very fair. Not yet in use. 

 It is an early winter fruit, of good quality. The Fall 

 Harvey is liable to objections, on account of its fall- 

 ing before ripe, or its li.ability to rot on the tree. 



From William O. H. Gwynneth, Portland^ Me., 

 various kinds of apples. No. 1 is a fair fruit, of me- 

 dial size, said to keep two years. No. 2, large, but 

 not excellent. No. 3, large, fair, very tendei", sweet- 

 ish ; pretty good. No. 4, medial size, handsome 

 color, similar to Hurlbut in general appearance, mild 

 sour, tolerably good. No. 5, large, fair, handsome, 

 quite pleasant. No. 6, hard. No. 7, not good. 

 No. 8 is the Pound Sweeting of New York ; com- 

 mon in this market, from that state. It is a very 

 good fruit, and sells well. Its large size is a good 

 recommendation, as well as its quality. No. 9, Hub- 

 bardston Nonsuch, very fine specimens. 



Of James Dorr, Dorchester, several varieties of 

 apples. One is a very pleasant sour, of medial size, 

 and very fair. A good sweet of the same size, fair 

 and handsome. One variety looks so much like the 

 Baldwin that it would readily be mistaken for that 

 variety, but it differs in quality, being more mild and 

 tender ; and as it is an earlier firuit, it is superior at 

 this season. 



Of Calvin Haskell, specimens of the Mother apple ; 

 large, very fair and beautiful. This is one of the 

 best of apples in quality. 



From William Elliot, Greenfield, apples from a 

 pear-tree of William Mitchell in that town. The 

 fruit is fair, rather large, and of good quality. That 

 tree has borne apples and pears for several years. 

 Mr. Elliot's remarks on this tree may be seen in our 

 first volume, p. 79. Also fine specimens of St. Mi- 

 chael pears and Baldwin apples. 



Of G. I. Haywood, Hancock, N. H., apples for a 

 name. They are the Holden Pippin, which had its 

 origin in Holden, in this state. The tree is a great 

 grower and bearer ; the fruit large and fair ; very 

 good for cooking, and tolerably good for the dessert ; 

 it Is very tender, but it lacks flavor, and is rather too 

 acid for a first-rate table fruit. 



From W. N. Andrews, Dover, N. H., specimens 

 of the Size apple. We received a single specimen 

 of this fruit from Mr. Andrews last spring, and we 

 were much pleased with it for its fine appearance 

 and long keeping ; and we are much obliged for this 

 favor, which will enable us to make a better test of 

 this i)romi8ing fruit. Also, large, handsome winter 

 apples, of whose qualities we cannot judge now. 



In our last, avc acknowledged the receipt of apples 

 trom Cyrus K. Moore, Parsonsfield, Me., which 

 .»hould be from John Moore, West Parsoiwfield. 



AUTUMN AND WINTER. 



BY FRANCES D. GAGE. 



The Autumn is going, with its beauty so glowing, 

 And winter o'er all things is casting its pall ; 



The rose-tree is fading — no longer 'tis shading 

 The arbor of love or the bright waterfall. 



The dahlias are lopping, the ripe fruit is dropping. 

 The corn-leaves are withered and dry on the stalk ; 



The ring-dove is sighing, the grasshopper dying. 

 The fire -fly no longer enlivens the walk. 



The forests arc changing, the wild birds are ranging. 

 To hunt out a home where the skies are more clear; 



The streams deeper flowing, the chilly winds blowing, 

 All tell us that winter, cold winter, is near. 



Summer's sweets, while we're tasting, away all are 

 hasting ; * 



The days of the peach and the melon are o'er ; 

 Then let us be trying, while Autumn is dying. 



To lay up for Winter a plentiful store. 



Work freer and harder, fill the barn and the larder ; 



Then give to old Winter, whene'er he shall come, 

 A welcome most willing : we'll heed not his chilling, 



K there's warmth round the hearth-stone, and 

 plenty at home. 



But while we are cheerful, no cause to be tearful. 

 Let us think of the children of sorrow and wrong, 



And give from our treasure, with no stinted measure, 

 Of the good gifts of Heaven, to help them along. 



— Ohio Cultivator. 



THE OLIO. 



The Grandeur of Man. — " The birth of an in- 

 fant," it has been truthfully said, "is a greater event 

 than the production of the sun. The sun is only a 

 lump of senseless matter ; it sees not its own light ; 

 it feels not its own heat ; and with all its grandeur, 

 it will cease to be : but that infant, beginning only 

 to breathe yesterday, is possessed of reason, claims a 

 principle infinitely superior to all matter, and will 

 through the ages of eternity." Let the immortal 

 mind shed its lustre upon the world. 



" How shall I stir the fire without interrupting the 

 music ? " asked some one. '• Between the bars," wad 

 replied. 



We notice the marriage of Mr. Day to Miss Field, 

 which presents this singular anomaly, that although 

 he icon the Field, she gained the Day. 



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