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VOLUME I. 



ROCHESTER, 0< TOBEi: 15, 1831. 



NUMBKi 41 



PUBLISHED BY Ii. TUCKER & CO. 



At the Office of the Daily Advertiser. 

 Terms— S'.!,50 per annum, or 



$2,00 if paid in advance. 



N. fiOOnSEI.L, F.P1TOR. 



HORTICULTURAL. 

 We have received from our esteemed friend, 

 David Thomas, of Greatfield, ' uga eo., a box 

 of fruit which was designed for the Horticultural 

 itiorrof this County; but as the time of the 

 meeting was changed from the day first noticed, 

 this fruit did not arrive in season for the exhibi- 

 tion: we therefore, publish the note which accom- 

 panied it for the benefit of our readers, and annex 

 our own observations upon the fruit, in reply to 



the note. 



Greatfield, fl mo. 26, 1831. 



Deak Friend, — T enclose a drawing of "the 

 ibcr Pear" (from Connecticut) in hopee that 

 some person at your Exhibitions will be able to 

 tell the name by which it. is known in the Cata- 

 logues. On examining Coxe's Treatise, I tin, I 

 nothing that closely resembles it, except the Sum- 

 mer Bun Chretien, or Gracioli. I give his di s- 

 cription: — "The fruit is larg»and long, with a 

 large long stalk inserted amidst several hollows 

 and projections — it is swelled towards theblossom 

 end, and diminished towards the stalk; die skin 

 is smooth, of a clear green color, which turns yel- 

 low when fully ripe; the flesh is white, tender, 

 half breaking, very juicy and sugary; the time of 

 ripening the latter part of August: the tree is very 

 fruitful, the leaves large and handsome, and finely 

 tndi nted." 



The "September pear" is remarkable for its 

 many shapes, two of the same size and figure be- 

 ing rarely found. In this it appears todiffer from 

 the Summer Bon Chretien, as Core has not noti- 

 ced this circumstance in his description ofthelat 

 tor. Indeed I have never seen one which at the 

 stem resembles Coxe's figure of the Summer Bon 

 Chretien. 



' A broad channel in the " September pear," of- 

 ten extends from the blossom end to the projection 

 of the stem, as if the sliding pressure of one's fin 

 ger had made the channel, pushing a part of the 

 pulp up the stem. But whether a channel occurs 

 or not, there is always a depression at the blossom 

 end, corresponding with the projection at the stem 



We consider this a very valuable pear. In its 

 leaves, and in the curve of its lateral branches, it 

 has a striking resemblance to the Jargonelle, but 

 die latter is gone before the " September pear" ri- 

 pens. There is little resemblance in the fruit of 

 those kinds. The Jargonelle decays at the core 

 while it hangs on the tree; but the "September 

 pear," from its soundness at heart, deserves to rank 

 with the Bon Chretiens. 



The drawing (made by my son) has been pro- 

 nounced by Judge Ricnardson, of Auburn, a stri- 

 king likeness, although from the great diversity 

 of shapes which this pear assumes, it might be 

 difficult to find two on the same tree exactly of this 

 figure. 



The pear which I send of this kind is a glean- 

 ing, full two weeks later than any other which 

 grew on my trees, — very irregular. — and I have 



doubts whether its flavor will be a fair specimen 

 of the kind. 



According to promise, I send some strawberry 

 apples, one of the first in rank as a table fruit, 

 or for pies. We know nothing of its history ex- 

 cept that it was found (grafted) on a lot in Auro- 

 ra, formerly owned by Judge Seth Phelps of that 

 place. 1 wish to know its name in the Cata- 

 logue, if it is cultivated by our nurserymen. 



The other apples (nearly sweet and in my esti- 

 mation very excelled when fully ripe) I named 

 many years ago, the autumnal Swaar. I have 

 since received them under the name of Sum ma- 

 Greening, which I cannot think appropriate, be- 

 cause they neither ripen in summer, nor have the 

 flavor of the Greening. 



The large grey pear is highly esteemed by- 

 some, and the tree is very productive. I wish to 

 know its name in the catalogues. 



I send some of the (York, Pa.) Black Madeira 

 (not of Prince's catalogue) which I think very 

 excellent, though these are only the gleanings. — 

 We have two varieties in this i I iod,only 



differing in the time of ripening. This is the la- 

 ter kind, which is still earlier than the Isabella. 



The sand grape or river grape ( Vitis riparia") 

 grows generally in moist rich lands. The kind 

 (without leaves) is cultivated, and appears to be 

 an earlier variety. As this grape is hardy and 

 very productive with a very rich juice, it would 

 be excellent for wine were it not so sour. 



The smaller Siberian Crab is the common kind. 

 The larger is a new variety from seed pioduced 

 at Newburgh (Orange co.) and planted in Ches- 

 ter county, (Pa.) 



One mutilated bunch of the Red Color — a 

 Hungarian grape. All except those near the 

 ground were mildewed. 



Very respectfully, DAVID THOMAS. 



Luther Tucker, Rochester. 



The " September Peatr" forwarded to us is one 

 with which we have long been acquainted, more 

 particularly in Connecticut, where it once was 

 more extensively cultivated, than at present, ow- 

 ing to the fruit being subject to mildew. We have 

 noticed some grown in this neighborhood, which 

 had many black or mildewed spots upon the skin. 

 We do not know by what name it is cultivated in 

 the eastern Nurseries, having never seen it from 

 any ofthem. In Connecticut it has several names, 

 which appear to be altogether local. In its 

 growth it so nearly resembles the Summer Berga- 

 mot, as sent into this country by Prince, that we 

 have been at a loss to distinguish between them. 



The Slraviberry Apple. — This we never have 

 seen before: it is a fine apple, both in appearance 

 and flavor. 



The Autumnal Swaar. — This apple is cultiva- 

 ted in our County, and from its near resemblance 

 to the genuine Swaar, is called the Early Swaar. 

 Sometimes the two are called fall and winter 

 Swaar. We do not know whether it is cultivated 

 in the eastern nurseries. 



The Grey pear is a stranger to us. 



The Black Madeira Grape, (not of Prince's 



catalogue.) — Of this Grapewe have received sev- 

 eral specimens this season; some from Saratoga, 

 and some from uncultivated vines in Ohio: the 

 latter were not as fine as the cultivated specimens, 

 which probably are from vines which ha\ 

 selected for their fine qualities. It appears alto- 

 gether different from the Fox Grape, and is nm 1 

 earlier. 



T/ie Smut Grape, (Vitis riparia) — This h 

 found in most of the counties in Western New- 

 York, and we take it to be what is generally called 

 the chicken grape. This is the grape from w hi h 

 the wine was made which we received from the 

 Gnu-eland Farmer, as mentioned in one of o ir 

 late numbers, and we do not doubt but from this 

 family of grap s may be selected varieties which 



will prove the finest wine grapes in the world. 



Its being sour to the taste is not proof po 



that it does not abound in saccharine matter. 



Most of the best wine grapes of France : 

 sour for eating or table grapes. We believe it is 

 admitted by scientific men, that wines which im- 

 prove most by age are those which contain a large 

 portion of tartaric acid. 



FIRES. 

 Astlie ■ pproaehes, preparations 



are n,-,de for warming apartments by svirt s, 

 pipes, &c. As these are generally attended t,, I . - 

 fore the extreme weather arrives, Mechanics are 

 not sufficiently aware of the degree of heat that 

 may be required during winter, and, therefore, i • 

 more careless in such preparations than the \ 

 to be; hence the frequent case of fire frois. 

 pipes, by win h 'here is probably more buili 

 burned than all other causes put together. Now 

 every housi ki eper who employs a mechanic for 

 doing his work, should give preference to sue h . 3 

 are reputed m n of g,,. ,d judgment, and nut ti . i 

 with their own lives and property by emplo) rig 

 some idle, incompetent man, merely becausi he 

 can be employed at a cheaper rate. There is i ., 

 other fruitful source of misfortunes by fin; t;,,i- 

 is, putting ashes, when taken up from the fire, in 

 improper places. Old barrels are very ci >, 

 receptacles for hot ashes, wlJch must be taken up 

 every time fhewomanblacksorseourstl] . 

 These barrels are generally placed n2flr the house 

 or under the shed that they may be handy, 

 child is often sent to make the deposit who has 

 not judgment sufficient to apprise him of the in- 

 sequences of leaving any fire unquenched. We 

 hope our public officers will be on the alert and do 

 their duty, in examining buildings, yards, &c. ; 

 a few fines by way of examples, may save many 

 buildings and perhaps lives. District school hou- 

 ses are often burned in consequence of an im- 

 proper deposit of ashes ; teachers should pay par- 

 ticular attention to the subject. 



APPLE SAUCE. 

 At this season of the year it is customary for 

 our good house-wives to prepare a barrel of ap- 

 ple sauce, for the use of the family. There is 

 nothing novel in this, and yet, upon examining 

 the article as it comes to this market, and as we 

 see it at different tables, we find a veiy great dif- 

 ference in quality. This does not arise altogether 

 from the difference of the expense of making it, 



