132 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



The l)aik slunild never be scraped or wlutewashcd, l)ut kept 

 constantly clean by some alkaline or saline solution. An excel- 

 lent wash is the bitter or mother water, which is a refuse of 

 salt works. Cultivate the trees in a style practised by a 

 prominent exhibitor, whose language we use as better than our 

 own, and there will be no more complaints made of the inferi- 

 ority of Eastern apples : " My trees are planted on a rich, 

 moist soil. I spread manure on the land and plough it in every 

 spring. The a])ple crop requires manure as much as any other, 

 and no other crop should l)e taken from the land." 



The following list of apples is recommended by different ex- 

 hibitors, as suitable for this county. The figures are not to be 

 taken as an index of quality, but extent of acquaintance. : 



Number 1, shows that the fruit is recommended by one or two, 

 and is not widely known. Number 2, shows that half at least of 

 the exhibitors are acquainted with, and recommend it, and 

 Number 3, that most of them do so. 



Those in italics are Plymouth County seedlings. 



Red Astrachan, 3 ; Early Joe, 2 ; Sweet Bough, 2 ; Manomet 

 Svjeeting-, 1 ; BurreWs Sweet Russet, 1 ; L'orter, 3 ; Tower, 1, 

 Spice Sweet, 2 ; High-top, 2 ; Yellow Pearmain, 1 ; Esopus 

 Spitzenljcrg, 1 ; English Codline, 1 ; Tallman Sweet, 2 ; Rox- 

 bury Russet, 2 ; Golden Russet, 3 ; Greening, 3 ; Baldwin, 3 ; 

 Burr's Winter Sweet, 2 ; Peck's Pleasant, 2 ; Hubbardston 

 Nonesuch, 3; Jewell's Red,l; King, 1; Lady's Sweeting, 1; 

 Northern Spy, 1. 



Pears. — Without assuming to decide how many varieties to 

 ■cultivate, or the proper stock to grow them upon, we will say 

 that the grower who confines himself to six varieties will leave 

 out of his list a great many good ones, and if he has no dwarf 

 trees, there will be some even of his six that he will not taste 

 in perfection. 



An excellent manure for pears is home-made superphos- 

 phate. 



Grapes. — Probably the culture of the " vitis vinifera " or 

 European grape was as well understood and practised two thou- 

 sand years ago as at present ; but it is settled we cannot grow 

 this grape out of doors. 



