Notes and Gleanings. 117 



New Western Fruits. — We find in the Report of the Wisconsin Horti- 

 cultural Society notices of the following new fruits : — 



Pcwaiikee Apple. — Medium to large, round, obovate, dull red on a bright- 

 yellow ground, with whitish dots all over ; flesh yellowish white, with a rich, 

 mild, sub-acid flavor. January to June. Tree an upright centre ; branches at 

 almost right angles. Received a premium of fifty dollars from the society. 



BJue Tweetis Plum. — Small, dark blue, with a whitish bloom. The tree is 

 fifteen years old, stands on a high ridge exposed to the south-west, west, and 

 north-west ; bears large crops every other year ; is very hardy, but grows very 

 slowly. P'ruit hangs in twos ; flesh yellowish green, adheres to the stone on one 

 side, and, when fully ripe, is of a rich, sprightly, sub-acid, agreeable flavor. Last 

 of September to middle of October. 



If/iperial Washington Phim. — From seed of a Lombard, apparently crossed 

 by Imperial Gage or Washington. Fruit large, oblate, nearly round, red brown, 

 with light yellowish specks ; skin thin and rather tender ; flesh greenish yellow, 

 juicy, and rich, quite firm, and nearly free from the stone. Middle to last of 

 September. Tree vigorous and productive, nearly equal to the Lombard in 

 hardiness. All three of the above fruits were raised by Mr. G. P. PefTer. 



The Rubicon, Northern Blush, and Reliance Apples, which are highly recom- 

 mended for hardiness, have been previously described. The Marengo, Chicago, 

 and Coral, of the Siberian species, which were noticed and figured in our vol. v., 

 p. 203, are again recommended, and two new ones are described, as follows : — 



Winter Gejn. — One and one fourth inches in diameter ; very handsome, deep 

 red, or purple, on a rich yellow ground ; heavy bluish bloom ; flesh yellowish 

 white, juicy, tender, rich, mild, sub-acid ; quality best ; use, ornament and des- 

 sert. Season, January to March. 



Kishwaukee. — One and three fourths inches in diameter; bright golden yel- 

 low, spotted with russet dots ; flesh yellow, crisp, agreeable, acid, rich ; quality 

 good ; use, cooking. Season, February to May. 



The demand for new seedlings has had the effect to put the whole horticul- 

 tural fraternity on the quivive for new Siberians, and already some scores have 

 been figured and described in various horticultural journals. At the fair there 

 were forty-seven varieties exhibited. Among them were some new fall sorts of 

 decidedly high merit as dessert fruits, especially Plumb's Nos. i and 2, which are 

 dehcious, sub-acid, fine-grained, and tender ; also Brier's Sweet, by A. G. Tut- 

 tle, which measured two inches and a quarter in diameter ; very sweet and rich. 



The yanesville grape received a premium for the best seedling grape, to be 

 shown for three successive years. The vine is healthy, perfectly hardy, endur- 

 ing the severe cold of the past seven winters without protection, bearing abun- 

 dantly each year, of strong, luxuriant growth. The fruit ripens about the middle 

 of August ; bunches medium, compact, and shouldered ; berries large, round, 

 black, covered with a light bloom ; flavor sprightly, not very rich ; fair, but not 

 first rate, producing a first-rate red wine. 



Grapes. — Mr. F. R. Elliott says there are two million acres of grapes in the 

 United States. 



