1872 The Western Pomologist and Gardener. 77^ 



Pear Growing in Cities. — E. Satterthwait, of Jenkintown, Pa., saiil before the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society, "long esperiencc liad established the fact in his mind that 

 while in the country the trees droij their leaves prematurely, those growing in city 

 grounds never do so, and are exempt from other maladies, bearing uniformly the finest 

 fruit. How much has shelter— approaching almost the "cold-house" condition — to do 

 with this result ? As for varieties, he finds very few of indisputable excellence. The five 

 best for market are the Bartlett, Seckel, Angouleme, Lawrence and Anjou." 



■^ President Wilder and Salem Grapes. — J. H Babcock, of Lockport, informs the^ 

 Small Fruit Recorder that one vine of the President Wilder, which he grafted on an Isa» 

 bella root three years ago and trained on the side of a building, yielded the past season 

 fifty pounds of grapes, which, at the time of his writing, he expected would be in good 

 condition for eating on theJChristmas holidays. The fruit of this variety sells at 15 cents 

 per pound when the Concord sells at 10 cents. He finds the Salem about as productive as 

 the Wilder, of better quality, and a longer keeper. 



Northern Illinois Horticultural Society. — This Society held its annual meeting 

 at Princeton III., Jan. 23-25. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, L. Ellsworth, Naperville ; Vice-Presidents, E. H. Beecher, Robert Douglass, J. 

 S. McCall, D. C Scofield, Arthur Brvant, Jr.; Cor. Secretary, D. Wilmot Scott, Galena. 

 Recording Secretary, Jonathan Periam, Chicago; Asst. Recording Secretary, R. Little, 

 Freeport ; Treasurer, L. Woodard, Alarengo. 



Indelible Labels. — The Revue MorticoU recommends an Indelible fluid which may be 

 used to write on zinc labels, for attaching to trees and plants. Put in a small bottle of 

 common ink two pieces of sulphate of copper, each the size of a nut. Let it dissolve 

 thoroughly and you will have a permanent and cheap ink. Wash the labels clean with 

 vinegar before writing on them. If it Is desired to change the name on a label, it must 

 be moistened with hydro-chloric acid, and the former writing erased with a piece of cork» 



Varieties of Peaches. — A correspondent of the New Albany Ledger says : " I have 

 tested the Hale's Early, Troth's Early, Large Early York, Early Red Cling, Early New- 

 ington, Early Slocum, Early Rareripe, Crawford's Early, Old Mixon Free, Old Mixoa 

 Cling, and Crawford's Late — all of which have done well in my orchard, except the Hale's 

 Early, which has only done well under a high state of cultivation, and otherwise has rotted 

 on the tree badly. 



High Cultube for Apples. — Moses Brinton, one of the most successful apple grow- 

 ers In Pennsylvania, says his success in growing fine apples was owing to high culture. 

 Before planting the ground was thoroughly prepared and liberally manured, and this sys- 

 tem was kept up, so the ground was at all times in good heart. The trees were pruned 

 judiciously, and the bodies and main branches kept smooth and clean by good culture and 

 washing. 



Circulation of Sap. — It Is maintained by scientists that the sap of trees ascends In 

 the Alburnum or sap wood, where it makes its first deposit of new wood — a theory that 

 has led to many experiments. Mr. Williams applied it to the early maturation or ripen- 

 ing of grapes ; he found by taking off one quarter of an inch of the bark in width, that 

 the sap was impeded in its descent, the parts above became larger, the fruits swelled and 

 ripened. 



Big Pines.— E. P. Parkhurst, Merrimack, N. H., writes the Mirror that he cut 281 run- 

 nlng feet of logs from one stump, the smallest of which measured six inches through at 

 the top. He mentions another tree that measured 6,171 feet, board measure. New 

 Hampshire is "some" on big pines. 



Wilson's Strawberry.- A correspondent of the Rural New Yorker, in summing up 

 small fruits for 1871, says: "With all the grand improvements announced and promised 

 we find ourselves at this time just in the same position that we were ten years ago in 

 regard to varieties for general cultivation, the Wilson's Albany taking the lead." 



