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GENESEE FARMER. 



May. 



hardy, and productive ; in ev- 

 ery respect surpassing, in our 

 opinion, the celebrated Fall 

 Pippin that has, for perhaps 

 a century, been as current 

 among the fruit dealers of 

 New York as gold and silver. 

 The first full and correct no- 

 tice of it appeared in the Hor- 

 ticulturist fast July ; since 

 then it was noticed in Hov- 

 ey's Magazine of December 

 last. The first time we saw 

 it, was at the State Fair at 

 Auburn, in 1846, where it 

 was exhibited by Mr. E. C. 

 Frost, of Chemung Co., as 

 the Dovvse. His specimens 

 were monstrous, and we well 

 remember the commotion it 

 created among the pomolo- 

 gists present, to all of whom 

 it seemed to be unknown. 

 The HawleV AddIg I — ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ exhibited at the Horticultural 



_, T. / / exhibitions in Rochester, by Moses B. Sew- 



Dowse or Dow.s, (of some orchards.) | ^^d^ Esq., who has two very fine bearing 



It is a fact universally admitted, that the finest I ;.?^'',f'^^l^,^ some eight or ten years ago by 

 fruits now cultivated in the gardens and orchards 

 «f this country are of American origin — really 



Fruits op America" ; and it is not a little 

 gratifying to the cultivators of New York, that 

 their State has made a liberal and splendid con- 

 tribution to the list, and that within a very few 

 years. For instance, the Swan''s Orange or On- j 



himself. He brought the scions from Colum- 

 bia county, where he formerly lived. Here 

 we lived for several years, almost next neigh- 

 bor to this fine fruit, without any knowledge 

 of its existence, until it was brought out by the 

 exhibition. This is a fact highly illustrative 

 of the benefits resulting iroin Horticultural So- 

 cieties. There are at this day many native 



ondaga, the OshancPs Suimner, and 05?«e^o|"'"^'^°- ""^:\''^'^ ^' mxs uaj. n.auy nauv^ 

 Beurre pears-three fruits that we can say, with- ^™f ^/ ^\^ ^'t^'^ ^^^"^' ""kno^.i^ ^ut of the 

 out the least hesitation, stand unrivalled in their I ^^'^.^'^^^ '""^^'^ ^^^^ onginated, waiting for time 

 season; tlie Northern Spy, Early Joe, Norlon^sl^'"^ circumstances to bring them to notice. 

 Melon, Haxoley, and Tomjikhis apples, (the lat- The Hawley originated in Canaan, Columbia 

 ter, Mr. Downing says, is superior in flavor to j county, in the orchard of Matthew Hawley, 

 the celebrated Porter); the JVashington, Itnpe-\^vho removed from Old Milford, Conn., 100 

 rial Gage, Jefferson, Lawrence^s Favorite, Co- , years ago, and brought the seeds with him from 

 lumhia, and many other plums — all of the very I which this tree sprung. The farm is now own- 

 first class; the Tillotson, the finest of early j ed by Thos. Hawley, a grandson of Matthew, who 

 peaches, besides several cherries, recently no- i says, in a letter in the "Cultivator" of June last, 

 ticed, the character of which we do not yet con- ! that the old tree has been dead 12 years, having 

 sider fully established. And nearly all these, j outlived "all the old folks." It is now scattered, 

 except the plums, which have mostly originated though sparsely, thro' several parts of the State, 

 on the Hudson have sprung up accidentally, with- i),^cn>/jon.-Fruit large, roundish, somewhat 

 ou the least eilort on the part of cultivators, thro'- ir,egular, in many cases ribbed. Skin smooth, 

 out the orchards of the western part of the State, j ^ Hule oily to the touch, of a pale green, becom- 

 ng could more conclusively show the ing pale yellow at maturity. Stalk slender for 



Noth 



extraordinary adaptation of our soil to fruit cul- 

 ture, than this single circumstance ; and it be- 

 comes the duty as well as the interest of every 

 man who is blessed with a homstead in so fruit- 

 ful and favored a region, to use well this great 

 source of wealth, comfort, and happiness, that 

 has been placed in his possession. 



The Ilaidey apple, which is the subject of this 

 notice, is an autumn fruit of the first quality — 

 large, handsome,and fine flavored; trees vigorous, 



so large a fruit, about three-fourths of an inch 

 long, planted deep. Calyx rather small, partial- 

 ly closed, set in a deep and furrov/ed basin. — 

 Flesh yellowish white, fine grained and tender, 

 pleasantly acid, and rich flavor. The tree grows 

 vigorously. We had grafts in a tree about 3 

 inches in diameter that made shoots 5 feet lor'g 

 and stout, and young trees that grew equally well. 

 The habit is good, spreading, but not too much ; 

 young wood a dark brown color, and quite woolly. 



