No. 10. Six best Apples for the Climate of Boston. — Brick MaJdng. 321 



The Six best Apples for the Climate of 

 Boston. 



The following remarks are made by B. V. French, 

 and we take them from Dmcning^s Horticulturist. The 

 editor says the writer " is acknowledged to be the best 

 cultivator of the apple in the neighbourhood of Bos- 

 ton. The selection he recommends, is based entirely 

 on his own practical observations; and we believe he 

 cultivates in the orchards on his estate at Braintree, a 

 larger collection than any amateur in Massachusetts." 



To a person whose grounds are limited, and who 

 must, of course, restrict his variety accordingly; it is 

 important that he should make his choice understand- 

 ingly, and most advantageously. It may be, that the 

 best si.x varieties in the vicinity of Boston, may not 

 prove the very best in that of Philadelphia. — Ed. 



In recommending the six best apples for 

 New England culture, I must, of course, be 

 understood to be confined to this number of 

 trees. Where a larger space and greater 

 variety is permitted, several varieties of 

 high merit would certainly be added. In 

 selecting so small a number, you will un- 

 derstand me to bear in mind such qualities 

 of regular productiveness, fair habit of growth 

 and adaptation to our climate, as make a 

 given variety a constant favourite with the 

 cultivator. 



I have also kept in view a succession of 

 fruit for the table and kitchen, so as to serve 

 as a continual supply from midsummer till 

 the succeeding spring. 



1st. Early Harvest. — For the best early 

 apple worth cultivating, I should name the 

 Early Harvest. The tree, with me, is a 

 free grower, healthy, a profuse bearer, and 

 the fruit hangs well. It ripens the last of 

 July. The fruit is of medium size, round- 

 ish, rather flat, and if used when not quite 

 ripe, it is one of the most excellent for pies, 

 tarts, and cooking generally; and when 

 fully ripened on the trees, it becomes of a 

 fine rich yellow, and ranks high as a table 

 fruit. 



2nd. The Porter. — In succession this ex- 

 cellent fruit follows the Early Harvest; it 

 is also a free growing tree, and a great 

 bearer. The fruit is conical-oblong, yellow ; 

 the skin is beautifully smooth and fair, and 

 when fully ripened in the sun, has a fine 

 blush. It is excellent for the table or for 

 cooking, and if properly taken care of, will 

 keep from the time of its ripening early in 

 September, till the middle of October. The 

 many good qualities of this native fruit have 

 made it one of our greatest favourites. 



3rd. Fameuse.* — I know of no apple to 

 take the place of the Fameuse for the table 

 at this season. It is in eating from the mid 



die of October, and with care, continues so 

 till February. The tree, with me, is small 

 in size, and a medium bearer; the fruit is 

 of medium size, flat; the skin is red, smooth, 

 and takes a high polish; the flesh is very 

 white, juicy, and, I think, in flavour, excels 

 all others for table use, from the time the 

 Porter is gone till the Rhode Island Green- 

 ing comes into use. 



4th. The Rhode Island Greening. — The 

 tree is a strong, hardy and free grower, and 

 a great bearer. The fruit is flattened, of a 

 yellowish green, with a dull blush. The 

 flesh is tender, juicy, and of fine flavour for 

 cooking or the table. This fruit is in use 

 from September till February, and is fine 

 for the table in November and December. 

 It is too well known and esteemed to need 

 any description of mine, having a prominent 

 place in every good orchard. 



5th. — White Seeknofurther. — This excel- 

 lent fruit, I am informed, originated in the 

 garden of the late William Prince, Esq., of 

 Flushing. In point of fine flavour, it excels 

 all other apples that I have eaten. The 

 tree is of medium growth, of a leaning habit, 

 a full bearer every other year. The fruit is 

 rather oblong, greenish with dark spots; and 

 is not a very fair or sightly fruit. Its season 

 is January and February. Its flesh is very 

 juicy, tender, and fine flavoured. This va- 

 riety is not much known in New England ; 

 in fact, I know of but three bearing trees. 



6th. Baldwin. — This, our most popular 

 New England apple, is the universal favour- 

 ite as a late winter fruit. Its hardy, healthy 

 habit as a tree, and the heavy and regular 

 crops it bears, together with its fine flavour, 

 render it indispensable here in every or- 

 chard. 



For the Farmers" Cabinet. 

 Brick Making. 



* Or Pomme de J^eige, London Hort. Soc. Cat., and 

 Downing's Fruit and Fruit Trees. 



During the past winter I spent a few 

 weeks in the city and State of New York, 

 and I returned to New Castle county strong- 

 ly impressed with the opinion, that it is su- 

 perior to any place I have seen during my 

 sojourn in New York, for cheap lands easy 

 of culture, good roads, and convenience to 

 market. If we had more of the capital, in- 

 dustry, and go ahead, of the North, this 

 county would be the garden spot of Ameri- 

 ca in a few years, with our many natural 

 advantages, having no State tax to pay the 

 interest on annually, or to repudiate, as some 

 of the States have done, to their discredit 

 and disgrace. 



While in the county of Rockland, N. Y., 

 I visited several brick yards on the Hudson 



