1871 



THE POMOLOGIST AND GARDENER. 



191 



A Chapter on Apples.— Prollflc Blusli. 



By The AsaociATE Editor. 



Fruit medium, and weight from 5 to 7 ounces ; form oblate regular ; skin clear, waxen 

 ablush; stem long and slender ; cavity wide, deep, and regular ; eye small, closed ; basin w 

 low, furrowed ; core open, rather large ; ear- 

 pels wide open ; seeds small, short, plump, 

 dark brown; flesh very white and clear, 

 juicy, slightly acid; quality only good ; use, 

 kitchen and market; season September to 

 December. Tree slow grower ; leaves broad, 

 light green; very early and abundant bear- 

 er; very late in blooming; regular grower; 

 fruit very handsome and attractive. 



This apple is said to have been raised by 

 Mr. Cocklin, Shephcrdstown, Cumberland 

 Co., Pennsylvania. We procured it of Mr. 

 David Miller, of Carlisle, Pa., 1859. Mr. 

 Charles Downing, .says May 14, in Moore's 

 Rural New Yorker, that this apple "comes 

 early into bearing, is very productive and al- 

 though not of the first quality for the table, 

 some it commands a good price in the market. 



white, with 

 ide and shal 



is a valuable variety tor culinary purposes. Being hand- 



CASTOR CRAB. 



Fruit large, form oblate, slightly conic ; skin 

 greenish-yellow, covered with dull red bright crim- 

 son, some russeted ; dots irregular, large, scattered, 

 grey ; stem long, slender ; cavity wide, deep, regu- 

 lar, russeted ; eye small, closed ; basin shallow, nar- 

 row ; core medium, regular, slightly open ; carpels 

 large, wide ; seeds rather large, dark brown, plumt 

 ovate ; flesh whitish, tolerably juicy, sharp acid, 

 good for cider ; season, November to April ; tree 

 healthy, moderate grower, productive ; twigs slen- 

 der, thorny, bears in clusters ; leaves small and 

 slender. Introduced here by Dr. Howsley from 

 Kentucky. 



A BouQCET OP Apricots. — The Sacramento 

 (Cal.) Union acknowledges the presentation of the 

 limb of an apricot tree a little over three feet in 

 length, containing 250 full grown apricots. 



SnOWY CRAB. 



Fruit medium; form oblate, slightly conic; skiu 

 yellow, covered with purple crimson, with a blue 

 bloom ; dots scattered, prominent, stem long, 

 slender ; cavity wide, deep, regular, russeted ; 

 eyes mall, open ; basin shallow, wide ; core large ; 

 carpels small ; seed large, black ; flesh yellow, jucy 

 agreeable, mild pleasant acid ; ciuality excellent for 

 preserves and fair for table; season, October to 

 January ; tree vigorous, healthy, erect, veryjpro- 

 ductive, bark dark. 



Heading-in Peach Trees. — A correspondent of 

 the Farmer, published at Augusta, Ga., set out a 

 peach orchard in January, 1870. The trees at trans- 

 planting were cut off to within six to twelve inches 

 of the ground. March 30th, 1871, he writes to the 

 Farmer: " Many of the trees are several feet high, 

 and full of fruit. I have Hale's Early as large as a 

 partridge egg. Remember I cut the trees all oft' 

 from six to twelve inches from the ground. The 

 form of these is exquLsite. Now, I want to know 

 how much fruit I shall allow to remain on the tree." 



