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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



in eiitiiisr from the first of November to the first of 

 March, but can with good care be kept till the first 

 of April. 



, The large russet was sent to me from Madison 

 coniity, bva IViciid of mine, with wliom it oriuinated. 

 I think it* is a fine sweet apple. What thinkest thou? 

 The small russet was also sent me by the same per- 

 son as a seedling ; but t llnnk it is the American 

 Golden Russet or Bullock's Pippin. My friend says 

 he has fre(|uen(ly kei)t it a year, with only ordinary 

 care. If it is not Bulloclc's Pippin, I think it too 

 snvall. although he tells me it bears every year, to 

 cultivate. What is thy opuiiou? 



Thine, truly, Setu H. Heyley. 



Pout I^ykox, N. Y. 



'I'he large red apples called Southern Spy, are 

 e(|ual in every respect to the famous A''orthern Spy; 

 and indeed they so much resemble the last named 

 fruit a.s to l)c pronounced JVorthern Spy apples by 

 gO(»d judges who have .seen and eaten them. 



'J'he large and small russets are rich, finely-flavored 

 sweet apples, and worthy of cultivation. — VjT>. 



Mr. EniTOR : — About two years since I observed 

 the bark decaying and gettting loose on some of my 

 Apple trees, some five or six inches from the ground. 

 On examination, I discovered a worm about three- 

 fourths of an inch long, of a reddish color, and rather 

 slender, just between the dead and living bark. Last 

 spring, thinking it would be bensficial to the trees, I 

 plowed the orchard up (it having lain in grass for 

 several years). A part I planted in potatoes on the 

 sward; the remainder I planted in turnips and man- 

 gels. The turuijjs, owing to the dryness of the season 

 and the ravages of the flea, turned out almost a total 

 failure. On digging the potatoes, I found them al- 

 most eaten up by, I think, the same worm spoken of 

 above. In many instances I found the rascals had 

 eaten through the tul>er.^, and were sticking in the 

 ground Any information througn the Farmku with 

 regard to this pcst^ with a remedy, wouhl be thank- 

 fidly received. 



Knchjsed I send you a few scions from an Aj^ple 

 tree that originated in my orchard, which is considered 

 a valuable fruit. Size, large; color, dark green, tinged 

 with red; season, from middle of October to middle 

 of November. 'J'he tree is of singular growth: the 

 twigs are long and slender, and hang down, with the 

 fruit on the ends of the branches. On that account 

 I called it the Pendent apple. Yours, 



Saj.e.m, Mercer Co., Pa. John M. Dumas. 



The HoRTiorLTURAL Review and Botaxical Mag- 

 azine, Piblished at Cixci.nnati. — This journal, the 

 union of the well known Western Hurlicultural Re- 

 view, comes to us in a very neat style, and presents ai 

 haiulsome appearance. It is very ably conducted by 

 Jno. a. W^\RnER, M. D., and Jas. W. Ward, Esq. 

 The former gentleman was sole editor of the original 

 journal. It represents that extensive section of our 

 country which is destined to take a foremost rank in 

 horticultural pursuits of every kind. Its terms are 

 $^i per year, w hich can be sent to H. W. Derby, pub- 

 lisher, Cincinnati. 



Mi5. I'^niTOR: — For two years past I have had fine 

 plums, which I think is by reason of the following 

 exjH-riment : One quart cheapest lamp oil, mi.ved 

 with one ounce of creosote; in this I dipped strings 

 the size of a man's thumb, loosely twisted, and pretty 

 closely .squeezed, and tied them around the trees. No 

 in.sects a.scended the trees afterward, that I could dis- 

 cover. I intend trnng it again if alive, though I 

 have seen more than seventy winters. 



Yours, truly, E. Hall. 



Mo0NT Cle.mexs, Mich. 



American Fruit-growers' Gl'ide, by F. R. El- 

 liott, of Clevelaxd, 0. — This new work has just 

 l)een puldished by C. M. Saxton, New York. It is 

 written l)y a gentleman of exten,sive horticultural i 

 reputation. It is quite a large book, containing de- 1 

 sci'iptions of all valuable fruits introduced up to the ! 

 present time, and is beautifully illustrated with nu- 

 merous cuts. Every person who is desirous to kccj) 

 up with the times should have a copy, and particu- 

 larly those living at the West, as it is the best expo- 

 nent of horticulture yet published for that section. 

 Its price is $1.25, and can be had of D. M. Dewey, 

 Rochester, N« Y. 



Seedless Apples. — The following is published ii' 

 the Memphis Eagle, as the method to procure apjile^ 

 without seeds or cores: "Take the encls of the limli- 

 of an Apple tree, where they hang low, so as to read 

 the ground; dig a small hole for each end under lli 

 tree; bend it down and bury it in the hole, confiuii:_ 

 it down so that it will remain. Do this in the v.in 

 ter, or the beginning of spring. The end of the lin'.! 

 thus buried will take root and put up sprouts oi 

 scions, which, when they become sufficiently large t( 

 ' set out,' dig up at the proper season, and transplan; 

 them in the orchard where you wish them to remain 

 When they get large enough to bear, they will lieai 

 apples without seeds or cores." 



TuE Hoi-se Chestnut tree came from Thibet 



The Maxetti Rose Stock. — It is asked if Rosei 

 worked upon this stock die off after three or Ibu: 

 years' growth ? I have now used the Manetti stocl 

 lor at least seven years; and after I had once begui 

 to set out plants upon it, my customers (or at leas> 

 those of them Avho had a samiile) would never takft 

 plants upon the Briar. 



I have now fine large bashes on the Manetti a' 

 least five or six years old, which are as healthy anc 

 vigorous as they were the first season, and which forn 

 a fine contrast (on a border of specimens) with th( 

 majority which are on Briars, and some of which an 

 annually dying, and othei-s monthly choked witl 

 suckers. 



One of the best projierties of the Manetti stock fc 

 the freedom with whjch it swells annually with the 

 growth of the bud. As a pot stock it is iuvaluabifi 

 — it nu^kes such fine, fibrous roots, and is so clear of 

 suckers; and in pots it may be "worked" ten months 

 out of the twelve. I have formerly said a good deaa 

 in favor of this stock, and now, after seven years' ex 

 iwrience, I think more highly of it than ever. — T 

 Appleby, in the London Gardeners' Chroniele. 



