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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Aug. 



l>OiNNA MARIA. 



purposes and preserving. Ripe middle of July. 

 The tree is similar in growth and wood to the 

 Morello — makes a nice prolific bush on the Mahaleb 

 stock. We should not recommend it unless for a 

 pretty largo collection of this class of fruits, as it is 

 inferior to several others ripening at the same time. 



THE FIRE BLIGHT IN PEAK, APPLE, AND QUmCE. 



A FiiiKND has favored us with a copy of the " Cayu- 

 ga New Era," in which we find a commtniication 

 stating that " it has been ascertained to a certainty, 

 by a close observation and actual discovery, that 

 what is usually termed the ^Jire hlighl' in those kind 

 of trees, is caused by a very small white worm, about 

 a quarter of an inch ip length and not larger than a 

 cambric needle. This, at least, is about the size of 

 their growth at the present time. It commences at 

 the tip ends of the branches and proceeds, generally, 

 on one side of them only, between the outer bark and 

 the wood, till, in the course of the season, it passes 

 quite through the whole extent of the tree into the 

 earth. The smaller branches soon wither and die, 

 and the larger ones and the body of the tree become 

 so despoiled of their bark as to fail sooner or later by 

 decay, from exposure of the wood to the weather. 

 The only effectual remedy is to cut off the tips of 

 the branches as soon as any dry leaves appear."' 



We can only say that we have strong doubts about 

 the correctness of the discovery. The blight seldom 

 affects more than the ends of apple and quince shoots. 



DR EIETLAND'S CHERRIES. — CLEVELAND. 



During a recent visit to Cleveland, we had the 

 pleasure of spending a few hours with the Doctor 

 and Mr. Elliott, among the seedling cherries. 

 It was on the 4th of July, and many were out of 

 season ; still, we found much that was new am] 

 interesting. To examine all the seedling cher- 

 ries which the Doctor has already in bearing, 

 would require a whole day. We observed Kirt- 

 land's May and Rockport Biggareau very fine : 

 No. 10, a variety not yet named, rather better 

 than any — a superb and delicious fruit ; several 

 black seedlings, from their season of maturity, 

 texture, and flavor, promise to be valuable. The 

 Doctor's grounds show that he is prosecuting his 

 favorite pursuits with increased ardor ; they are 

 greatly improved since we last visited them, three 

 years ago. We noted a great number of inter- 

 esting and important experiments going forward, 

 in hybridizing, manuring, &.C., the results of 

 which can not fail to subserve the interests of 

 fruit culture in that region and elsewhere. 



We have to thank Mr. Elliott for his com- 

 pany and kind attention. We found him in his 

 now house, (for the design of which he was 

 awarded the premium of our State Society,) his 

 office filled with cherries, of which he w'as making 

 notes and comparisons that we shall one day hear 

 from, no doubt. 



Cleveland is a charming city. In tasteful and 

 beautiful dwellings and gardens, she eclipses any 

 city of the same size we know of. The Horticul- 

 tural Society holds weekly e.xhibitions during all 

 the fruit and flower season, and is quite well at- 

 tended and doing great good. No premiums are 

 awarded, and therefore they create no jealousy, as 

 among certain small hearted people elsewhere. 

 We suggest this mode to young societies with 

 small means. Dispense totally with premiums ; 

 they are only "bones of contention." 



We forgot to add, in speaking of Dr. Kirtland's 

 cherries, that we have had the Cleveland Higgareau 

 and Rockport bear here, and they fully meet our 

 expectation.^. No. 10 has also borne, and is bv far 

 the best cherry. All who have seen it here or at 

 Cleveland, pronounce it one of the best, if not i/ie 

 best o\' all. 



The cherry crop in this vicinity has been remarkably 

 abundant. We have noticed a remarkable partiality 

 among people generally, for black cherries. The 

 dealers say that they can sell a bushell of Black 

 Tartarians at two shillings per quart, before they 

 could sell a quart of such as Belle de Choisey, or 

 Downer^s, or any other light clicrry, at si.v pence. 

 The bulk of our city people know sn little about 

 cherries, that they imagine all red cherries to be 

 unri])e and sour. 



Burk's Sekuling Cherry. — We are indebted to 

 Zkra Burr, Esq., of Pei>«iiiton, for fine specimens 

 of this variety, on the branch — both beautiful and 

 excellent. We have had it in bearing on our own 

 ground.-i, and it even e.vceeds our expectations. It is 

 not surpassed in all fine qualities of grovi'th, bearing, 

 and delicacy of flavor, by any of tlie light colored, ten- 

 der cherries. It is truly an acquisition. Mr. Burr 

 exhibited an early black cherry, that promises well. 



