THE GENESEE FARMER. 



April 



TYSON PEAR. 



This pear, so far as we are informed, is universally 

 acknowlcdcred to be of the first class. It oriirinated 

 in a hedge near Philadelphia. Tlic first full i^escrip- 

 tion published of it was in Hovey's Magazine, Vol. 

 12. Since then it has been frequently noticed in 

 pomological works, periodicals, reports, kc. The 

 largest bearing trees that we know of in Western 

 New York, are of some ten or twelve year's growth, 

 or more, in the orchard of Asa B. Smith, Esq., of 

 Macedon, father of W. R. Smith, the well known 

 nurserymen of that place. We saw these trees in 

 in 1848, bearing a good crop of fruit. On the pear 

 stock it is said to be tardy in coming into bearing, 

 but it succeeds admirably on the quince, and those 

 who wish fruit soon will choose to grow it in this 

 way. The tree grows very much like the Seckel, 

 but the shoots aie rather longer and not quite so stout. 

 They have the same dark, reddish brown bark. 



Size medium, being usually from two and a quarter 

 to two and a half inches long, and about two inches 

 in diameter. Form variable, but most generally 

 pyramidal, rounded off' at the crown, and tapering 

 gradually towards the stem, which is attached to it 

 by a fleshy junction, quite protuberant on one side. 

 Exterior color yellow, slightly russetted, covered 

 somewhat profusely with black specks, and shaded 

 with brilliant red on the sunny side. Texture fine, 

 melting, juicy, and very rich. Color of flesh, white. 

 Flavor richly aromatic, very sacharine, and exceed- 

 ingly delicious. Core quite small. Seeds small, 

 but plump, and of a brown color. Stem from one to 

 one and a quarter inches long ; obliquely curved and 

 somewhat stoat, as well as fleshy at its junction with 

 the fruit. Eye round, of moderate size and depth, 

 with the segments of the calyx short and reflexed. 



THE BOTTRASSA APPLE. 



In Lower Canada and the northern portions of this 

 country, this is esteemed one of the very best of 

 apples, ranking with the Fameuse and Pomme Gris, 

 which are considered the standard of excellence. At 

 our late exhibition of winter fruits, this variety was 

 shown, and we believe pronounced by nearly all to 

 be one of the highest flavored and best apples on the 

 tables; some, indeed, went so far as to call it the 

 best. For our own part, however, we think it a 

 hardy, valuable variety for the north, high flavored 

 and fine, but it lacks the tenderness, juicyness and 

 delicacy of the Melon or Northern Spy, and for 

 which we, at least, are disposed to give them the 

 preference. 



It is an apple that bears carriage exceedingly well, 

 and a little frost does not hurt it. It keeps well, 

 seldom becoming rotten at the core. It should oc- 

 cupy a prominent position in the orchard in cold 

 northern localities. Size above medium. Form 

 roundish conical, slightly ribbed. Stalk about three- 

 fourths of an inch, slender, and inserted rather deeply 

 in a pretty wide cavity. Calyx large, closed, and 

 set in a shallow, plaited baisin. Skin reddish russet, 

 some bright red on the sunny side. Flesh white, 

 finegrained, crisp, not very juicy, with a sprightly, 

 agreeable flavor. November to April. 



INFLtJENOE or THE STOCK UPON THE GRAFT 



Mit. Harry : — I Ihank yoii for what you said in regard to 

 Iho onects of f.tock upon gr.ifts. How will you reconcile 

 the st;itoinpnt o! a friond of ours, who says he put .seions 

 of tho " Northern Spy" into uvo trees, standing wiihiii two 

 rows of each other, one on a Rhode Island Greening grafted 

 tree, which produced beauiifiii and good fruit, wliile in Iho 

 other, a natural tree, the fruit was sourer even than vine- 

 gar. Soil the same; and tlie trees but a few feet apart. 

 How is all llus. You must explain. J. H. Watts. 



We have by no means denied that the stock has 

 an influence on the graft. We are well acquainted 

 with many facts which go to prove that it has ; but 

 we remarked that in grafting it would be neither 

 safe nor practicable to any extent, to "graft only in 

 stock that assimilate with the scions, in quality, fla- 

 vor, and growth." A variety requiring such a course 

 of treatment we should consider worthless. In re- 



