Vol. 1.— No. 37. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



29tf 



Magdalen Clingstone. Pr. cat. 



Pavie blanc. Duh. 



Pavie madeleine, or magdelcinc. Duh. syn. 

 The leaves of this tree are devoid of glands ; its 

 flowers are of a very delicate rose color, and of 

 large dimensions, being fifteen to sixteen lines in 

 diameter. The fruit is twenty-four to twenty-six 

 lines in height, and twenty-six to twenty-eight in 

 its greatest diameter; and is sometimes terminat- 

 ed by a very small namelon. The skin is velvety 

 and almost entirely of a whitish hue, being speck- 

 led only with some reddish dots next the sun ; it 

 does not separate from the flesh, which is firm, 

 white, succulent, and of a vinous flavor at perfect 

 maturity. The stone is of a brownish red color, 

 strongly adhering to the flesh, and is thirteen lines 

 in length, by about ten lines in diameter. This 

 fruit ripens in the beginning of September. 

 French Blood Peach. Pr. cat. 



Sanguinole. Duh. 



Betterave, ) _, , 



„ ' J Duh. syn. 

 Druselle. ) 



Scarlet Peach. 

 This is a fruit of moderate size when produced 

 on dry soils, and often not exceeding seventeen to 

 eighteen lines in diameter, and of the same height; 

 in good soils, however, it attains to rather larger 

 dimensions. The skin is thick, and separates 

 with difficulty from the flesh ; it is covered with 

 very fine down of a greyish color, and slightly 

 tinged with dull red next the sun. The extremi- 

 ty of the fruitis usually terminated by a namelon; 

 the flesh is of the color of lees of rather dark-color- 

 ed red wine ; it has not much juice, and its flavor 

 is slightly acid, or bitter, and not agreeable to the 

 taste. The stone detaches itself easily from the 

 flesh, and is thirteen lines in length and ten in 

 breadth. This peach commonly ripens about the 

 middle of September, or towards the beginning of 

 October. In warm and early seasons its flavor is 

 somewhat, improved ; it is much used for preserves 

 and compotes, being far better cooked than raw. 

 It also serves to make beautiful, pickles, but the 

 clingstone variety is more generally used for this 

 last named purpose throughout our country. 

 Cardinale. Pr. cat. Duh. Jard. fruit. 



Cnrdinale de Furstembergh. 



Bloody peach. 

 I This peach Duhamel states to be much larger 

 and better than the preceding one. The leaves 

 have large indentures ; the flowers are large, and 

 of a pale color ; the fruit is round, and of the size 

 of a Magdalen ; the skin is wholly of a dull red- 

 dish violet hue, and seemingly dirty, from the ap- 

 pearance of the thick russet-colored down which 

 adheres to it. The flesh is generally of a dark 

 purple tint, with veins of the color of the blood 

 beet ; the taste is usually flat, or even insipid. It 

 ripens in October, and in consequence of its want 

 of flavor, is rather an object on account of its col- 

 or, than of value in other respects. It is said that 

 in Italy and other warm climates it is much better 

 than in colder latitudes, and that it is there much 

 esteemed ; if so, it would find an appropriate clim- 

 ate in our Southern State. It is but recently that 

 this tree was introduced to our country by myself, 

 having received it from the South of France. Like 

 the other varieties of the Blood peach, it serves for 

 preserves, compotes, and pickles. 



Harrington. Pr. cat. Pom. mag. Lond. 

 hort. cat. 



Buckingham Mignonne. Lond. Hort. Cat. 



This peach, some trees of which I introduced a 

 few years since from Europe, is one of great ex- 

 cellence. It is arranged in Mr. Lindley's classi- 

 fication in the same section with the Grosse Mig- 

 nonne, but is a perfectly distinct variety, consider- 

 ably later at maturity, and succeeds the Royal 

 George. The tree is of a healthy habit, and pro- 

 duces good crops. 



The following detailed description I extract 

 from the Pomological Magazine, in which work 

 the fruit is admirably figured. 



"Leaves crenated, with globose glands ; flow 

 ers large ; fruit large and handsome, roundish 

 somewhat elongated, and rather pointed at the 

 summit ; the suture moderately deep along one 

 side ; skin pale yellowish green next the wall, 

 deep red next the sun, marbled with darker ; flesh 

 yellowish white, slightly rayed with some crim- 

 son tints next the stone, from which it parts free- 

 ly ; melting, juicy, and very rich ; stone middle- 

 sized, ovate, with a lengthened sharp point, very 

 ragged, and of a brown color." 



FOR THE GENESEE FARMER. 



I believe there has been no year, in which the 

 curculio has been so generally destructive as the 

 present, since the first settlement of this country 

 Plum trees which had not failed to bear well for 

 eighteen years in succession, are now destitute of 

 fruit; and there are very few peaches to be found 

 amongst us. The young fruit of these kinds in- 

 deed, was much scarcer than usual, but that of the 

 nectarine and apricot was abundant; and yet 

 nearly all have disappeared before this busy in- 

 sect. The present season however, is favorable 

 for observation in regard to the causes which have 

 saved particular trees, such as those in the public 

 garden at Rochester ; and I should be interested 

 to read all such accounts as the readers of the Gen- 

 esee Farmer can furnish. 



To set a good example, I will therefore men- 

 tion a case. I inquired of an acquaintance if he 

 had plums this season? "Only one tree that 

 bears well," was the reply. " I have another tree 

 with some on it, but they are waxy, and don't 

 look well." But where do those trees stand that 

 do bear 1 " The one that bears best, stands be- 

 " tween Ike door and the well, almost in the path ; 

 " the other tree is further back in the lot." 



It may be observed by way of explanation, that 

 the curculio is so timid as often to fall from the 

 tree on the near approach of a person, and I have 

 frequently taken them from my clothes; but if 

 the tree is often jarred in the course of the day, 

 they become so frightened and disturbed as to 

 tuit it entirely. D. T. 



FOR THE GENESEE FARMER. 



I was so well pleased with the fair and candid 

 manner in which " A Nurseryman" replied (see 

 No. 16) to my strictures on certain gentlemen of 

 his profession that I have been in no haste to 

 prepare a rejoinder. Indeed a part of his remarks 

 go to prove a point which I want the farmers and 

 horticulturists of the Genesee Country to under- 

 stand, viz: that an order, selected from the new- 

 est printed catalogues of some nursery establish- 

 ments near our maritime cities, may be sent, — 

 and it is most probable that not one half of that 

 order will be supplied. When they understand 

 this matter, they may shape their minds accord- 



ingly, either to bear the disappointment, or to have 

 the returns made in time to procure the articles not 

 furnished, elsewhere. 



I also wish to prepare them for disappointments 

 in regard to many of the articles which may be 

 supplied. 1 know by experience that it is hard 

 sometimes, to avoid mistakes, even among plants 

 which we know. It is still more difficult for nur- 

 serymen to do right when they purchase plants un- 

 der wrong names, and have not skill enough to de- 

 tect the error. I have reason to know that abuses 

 to a very great extent have prevailed and still pre- 

 vail, under this head. Even from different nurse- 

 rymen, whose honesty I could not suspect, I have, 

 bought the same plant three times over, and twice 

 under wrong names. 



I have no wish to dissuade any person from 

 sending 300 or 400 miles for plants — it is what 

 I have done myself — and it is what I mean to do 

 — but I want him to do it with his eyes wide open, 

 aware of the risks as well as aware of the pleas- 

 ure that success will afford. The old proverb says 

 " fore- warned, fore-armed." 



I do not question the good intention of the " Nur- 

 seryman ;" and if I knew him I might have per- 

 fect confidence in his judgment ; bufl cannot ad- 

 mit that his brethren of the trade are generally the 

 best judges of fruit; or that they ought to be en- 

 couraged in the liberties which some of them take 

 with their absent customers. Every man who 

 neglects the nurseries in his own neighborhood, 

 and sends 200 or 300 miles for fruit trees at doub- 

 le price, ought to be considered an Amateur; 

 and to interfere with his choice, cannot be any 

 thing less than impudence. I have known sever- 

 al instances of this kind of interference, but never 

 one in which the change was not for the benefit 

 of the seller, and to the great disadvantage of the 

 purchaser. Verbum Sat. 



FOR THE GENESEE FARMER. 



I was intending to write a short article on To- 

 matoes when the 34th No. of the Genesee Farmer 

 brought me the Editor's remarks on this subject. I 

 wish him to consider me a as a laborer in anoth- 

 er part of the same field. 



We prepare tomatoes in the following manner : 

 Throw the ripe fruit into hot water, and then the 

 skins are easily peeled. We disregard the seeds ; 

 and put the peeled fruit, sliced, — without any wa- 

 ter into a tin or stone vessel moderately stewing 

 them with frequent stirring. As milk has more 

 flavor without water, so the drier they can readily 

 be made without burning, the more piquant is this 

 sauce, the less will it retain of the essential odor of 

 the plant, and we think, the sooner will a taste for 

 it be acquired by a novice. We therefore prefer 

 stewing it three hours, not considering it to be 

 well done in a shorter time, unless the vessel is 

 very shallow. 



Season it with butter, salt, and pepper. 



We also think that ripe tomatoes make better 

 pickles than green. In truth we prefer them so 

 prepared to any other pickles except walnuts, and 

 even this exception is a matter of doubt. 



I cordially subscribe to all the Editor has said hi 

 favor of this fruit. Apicius. 



FOR THE GENESEE FARMER. 



The last number of The New- York Farmer 

 contains a paper with the signature of Wonki ! ! 

 written against me in the same vulgar style as the 



