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CA NA D I A N HOR TIC UL TURIST. 



RAMBLES AMONG FRUIT GROWERS.-IV. 



THE WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



THIS old and respectable Society 

 met at Rochester on the 25th 

 and 26th of January. The writer, as a 

 representative of our Association, was 

 most cordially received by such men as 

 W. C. Barry, Charles Green, S. D. Wil- 

 lard, J. S. Woodward and others. 



An interesting feature of the occa- 

 sion was a presentation to Mr. P. 

 Barry, the honored president, of a 

 beautiful cup as a mark of the esteem 

 in which he was held by the members. 

 It was unfortunate that he could not 

 be present owing to ill-health, but his 

 son, Mr. W. C. Barry, responded in 

 suitable terms to the presentation. 



The following are a few among the 

 items of information which we gleaned 

 from the meeting. 



CHERRIES. 



Which are the most pro^fitable for liome 



use and for market ? 



Mr.Willard — I would namethe Mont- 

 morency as the best acid cherry — not 

 the large variety, but the Montmorency 

 Oi-dinaire. I would also name the Mont- 

 morency as the best for home use. It is 

 larger, better, and more productive than 

 the Early Richmond. 



For a dark, sweet cherry, for home 

 use, I would place the Windsor ahead 

 of all others. 



For an acid market cherry I would 

 name the Montmorency and English 

 Morello. The Montmorency hangs 

 long on the tree and the birds do not 

 injure it. 



For a sweet cherry for market, I 

 would name the Windsor as the most 

 profitable. 



I shipped some Windsor to Pliila- 

 delphia last summer and they sold for 

 fourteen cents per lb. The Windsor is 

 also very free from rot. 



Mr. Green said a friend had grown 

 the Louis Philippe with great success. 



Mr. Willard said Schmitz Biggareau 

 was one of the very good dark sweet 

 cherries which had lately been intro- 

 duced. The Montmoi'ency is as yet unri- 

 valled for market purposes, often paying 

 at an average of $10 per tree. 



Which are the best varieties for market? 



Mr. Willard. — My choice six for 

 market would be (1) Reine Claude, 

 though somewhat tender : (2) French 

 Damson ; (3) Quackenboss ; (4) Lom- 

 bard ; (5) Bradshaw ; (6) Stanton. The 

 latter is productive, late, and of good 

 quality ; it has a beautiful bloom, and 

 is about the size of the Lombard. 



Which arc the best of the ncicer introduc- 

 tions ? 



Mr. Willard said that the Early 

 Rivers was proving itself among the 

 best of the early peaches. Hyne's 

 Surprise from Texas is a tine peach, 

 being of the same season as the Alex- 

 ander, which it much resembles, but it 

 is a free stone. Stephen's Rai'eripe is 

 growing in favor, and has come to 

 stay. Cases are known of its being 

 shipped east and bringing $4.00 per 

 bushel. It is a little later than the 

 late Crawford. The Salway ripened a 

 wonderful crop last year, but it has a 

 tendency to overbear. It is in good 

 demand. 



The Sturteyvant peach is far superior 

 to the Early Barnard. Mr. Willard 

 would prefer one of them to a half 

 dozen Early Barnard at any time. The 

 Foster is a fine peach, but at Geneva 

 it is a sparse bearer. 



