1850. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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"Swan's Orange" or Onondaga, and is quite singu- 

 lar — both are traced to Connecticut, and yet neither 

 of them are now to be found there. It may possibly 

 be that both were seedling varieties that never had 

 more than a local existence in Connecticut, and have 

 entirely disappeared there now, and are perpetuated 



OAMANDAIOUA PEAB. 



only by a single graft being brought into this country 

 by early settlers from the immediate neighborhood of 

 the parent trees. The Canandaigua is ao much like 

 the Bartlett, that if its history were not nearly as 

 ancient, we should suppose it to be a seedling from it. 

 As the matter stands, this is hardly possible. 



In size it is usually medium, sometimes large, 

 pyriform, slightly irregular, surface rather uneven ; 

 skin fair and smooth, of a pale yellow ; stalk about 

 three-fourths of an inch long, usually inserted some- 

 what obliquely : calyx open, very slightly sunk ; 

 ilcsii white, iine grained, buttery and melting ; 

 ripening from first to the middle of Sjptember ; the 

 tree is a vigorous and beautiful grower, both on pear 

 and quince stock, and a good bearer every year. 



Domestic Plne Applks. — The National Intelligeu- 

 cer states, that on Saturday, in 'the Washington 

 Centre Market, Mr. Hewlett, of that city, gardener 

 and florist, exhibited a number of pine apples of his 

 own raising, from the crowns of the foreign fruit, 

 which were thrown into the street, and picked up 

 there about a year ago 



" In time of peace prepare for war," is an old 

 maxim, and has done mischief — in winter prepare 

 for summer, is a new maxim for the horticulturist, 

 and will do good. 



THE FALL PIPPIN, 



Mr. Editor : — It is not my design to engage in any 

 pomological controversy. But I do not like to see the 

 old "Fall Pippin" thrust out of any orchard to make 

 room for any other apple; it is an old favorite of 

 mine, one with which I have been intimately ac- 

 quainted for more than forty years. I have spent 

 many an hour in rambling among a number of large 

 trees in " Old Dutchess," selecting the best apples I 

 could find, such (as an old miser said with his mon- 

 ey) as would do your eyes good to gaze upon. But 

 I know of only two trees in western New-York that 

 bear the same kind of apples, though there is a mul- 

 titude of apples, in almost every orchard in every place 

 that I am acquainted with that are called Fall Pip- 

 pins, quite distinct from the Fall Pippin; yet I think 

 good judges might take selected specimens of thom 

 at a certain state of maturity to be the true Fall 

 Pippin. 



The true Fall Pippin is generally larger, mora 

 yellow, more tender, less acid, not quite as long in 

 proportion to its size, but not as good to keep. I 

 think it would be far more difficult to keep them till 

 the 1st of January than one of the so called Fall Pippins 

 till the middle of February. Mr. Downing has a good 

 description of the Fall Pippin in his work on fruits. 



I intend to visit those two trees this winter, though 

 some 14 miles from this place, to cut some Grafts 

 from them and will send you a few, if you wish. 



Where can I find some Sea Kale seed, and Pansy 

 seed from choice varieties ? Stephen Hale. — 

 Clyde, J\'or. 24, 1849. 



Our correspondent will find no one, we think, 

 who will dispute with him the merits of the Fall 

 Pippin. In our opinion it has no superior if an 

 equal of its season. The kind referred to is that 

 known through this section as Holland Pippin, (but 

 not the Holland Pippin of Mr. Downing,) a magnifi-' 

 cent oblong apple, same texture and quality as the 

 Fall Pippin. It keeps till March, and answers the 

 description of the tf'hite Spanish Rcinetle, described 

 by Mr. Downing and several European works. The 

 tree in its growth &c., is a fac simile of the Fall 

 Pippin. 



Sea Kale seeds are usually found at the seed 

 stores. Pansy seed of a choice variety is very difficult 

 to obtain in this country. 



ANSWER TO CORRESPONDETS. 



WiLr, you please name the Ijest 25 sorts of Market Apples 

 to be planted soleli/ for projit, composed of 6 StJinmer, 4 Prt//, 

 and 111 tVmter varieties? 



Will you also state what varieties of Pears are musi and 

 vvliicli least liable to blight with you? F. K. PHa3Nix, Dtl- 

 avoji, \y^isco7tsiit. 



Remauks. — For profitable orchard culture in this region, 

 we would clioose, 



Sumvier. — Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Early Strav;- 

 berry, Anienean Summer, Swpet Bough, and Golden 

 Sweeting. 



Fall. — Graveostein, St. Lawrence, Fall Pippin, and Jersey 

 Sweeting. 



Winter. — Rhode Island Greening. Yellow Beilliower, 

 RaMwiu, Keopus Spitzenburg, Roxbury Russet, Golden 

 Russet, Pomme Gris. Nortliern Spy, Bailey Sweet, and 

 Talnian Sweet. 



The selections above are made with a view to profitable 

 culture, taking into consideration the vigor and productive- 

 ness of the tree, size, appearance, and keeping qualities of 

 the fruit. Our own observations incline us to believe that 

 no one variety of Pear is more Liable to the blight than 

 another. 



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