June 28, 1893.] 



Garden and Forest. 



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these magnificent hardy plants. It must not be forgotten that 

 the single-flowered varieties are even more beautiful than the 

 double ones. 



Mrs. P. D. Richards brought her usual interesting and in- 

 structive collection of native plants in flower, including some 

 good examples of Cypripedium spectabile, from New York. 



Mr. Jackson Dawson, of the Arnold Arboretum, exhibited a 

 number of his new hybrid Roses of the multiflora race, and 

 also a remarkable hybrid between the Japanese Rosa Wichu- 

 riana and General Jacqueminot ; this has the prostrate stems 

 and the small dark green foliage of the Japanese species and 

 pink fragrant double flowers. 



There was an excellent display of Strawberries, the new 

 Marshall taking the lead of the other varieties and winning the 

 principal prizes. Other successful kinds were Bubach, Leader 

 and Jessie. Winter Brothers showed Black Hamburg and 

 Muscat Alexandria Grapes of extraordinary size, although lack- 

 ing the finish of the Black Hamburgs staged by Mr. E. S. Con- 

 verse. 



Among vegetables the most interesting exhibit was a large 

 collection of fourteen varieties of wonderfully grown lettuce, 

 exhibited by the Honorable Josephs. Fay. It is safe to say that 

 this collection surpassed any other ever exhibited in Boston, 

 both in variety and quality. Fine peas, radishes, onions, 

 beets and other vegetables were also shown. On the whole, 

 the exhibition was one of the most varied, interesfing and 

 instructive which have been seen in Boston at this season 

 of the year for a long time. 



Boston, Mass. ^ 1-. 



The Columbian Exposition. 

 Recent Arrivals of Fresh Fruits. 



THE first American fresh fruits to arrive at the Fair were 

 Peen-to peaches from Florida, received early in May. 

 These have long since passed away, and there has been no 

 subsequent attempt to show Florida peaches. In fact, no new 

 Florida fruits are coming in, save a small collection of pineap- 

 ples from the Indian River region, owing to the lack of any 

 appropriation by the Legislature to defray the expenses of an 

 exhibit. The oranges and cocoanuts placed on exhibition at 

 the opening of the Fair are still attracting much attention, 

 however. The second lot of peaches arrived on June 12th 

 from Kentucky. These were a new variety, the Sneed, sent by 

 W. J. McPheters, of Clinton. This peach originated in Ten- 

 nessee, and is said to be a seedling of Family Favorite, which 

 is a seedling of Chinese Cling. The Sneed is thought to mark 

 the introduction of a new type of very early peaches, although 

 it has much the appearance of varieties of the Alexander class. 

 The habit of the tree is said to be much like that of the Chi- 

 nese peaches. The third lot of peaches arrived June 13th from 

 central Arkansas. These were Alexander. Two days later 

 samples of Governor Garland were received from the same 

 state. This peach differs from Alexander only in minor 

 characters, and, like all very early peaches, is white-fleshed 

 and half-clingstone. On June i8th Missouri sent Governor Gar- 

 land peaches, and on the 20th unnamed peaches were received 

 from Villa Ridge, southern Illinois. 



The first new American apples appeared June 15th from cen- 

 tral Arkansas. These are the Yellow May, a small light yellow 

 apple with a streaked blush in the sun, valuable only for culi- 

 nary purposes. 



California had cherries on exhibifion from Sacramento 

 County May 17th. Royal apricots are now on the tables from 

 Yolo County, whence they began to arrive the middle of June. 

 Loquats, or the so-called Japan plum, were on exhibition six or 

 eight weeks ago, but have now disappeared. California has 

 made no attempt to show the early peaches because of the 

 great distance they would be obliged to travel. A few figs 

 were received June 13th from D. Bonelli, Ryonville, Nevada. 

 These were shipped from Nevada May 28th, and were in poor 

 condition upon arrival, but they came from an unexpected 

 source, and attracted attention. 



As early as June 7th cherries and gooseberries were shown 

 from Marion County, southern Illinois. The cherries were 

 Dyehouse and Early Richmond. At the timethe first cherries 

 were received from southern Illinois some varieties were still 

 in bloom about Chicago, at the northern end of the same state. 

 The gooseberries which were shown early in June, and which 

 are still represented on the tables, were Houghton, Mountain 

 Seedling, Downing, Champion and Industry. Ripe currants 

 were received June 13th from southern Illinois, and there are 

 now (June 21st) white grape-currants from Centralia, and Fay 

 and Red Dutch currants from Marion County. In gooseber- 



ries, currants, raspberries and blackberries Illinois has had the 

 only exhibits. Among red raspberries, Turner and Brandy- 

 wine are represented, having come in from Centralia June 

 2oth. Black raspberries first appeared June 14th. Souhegan, 

 Winona and Kansas are the varieties so far shown. Early 

 Harvest blackberries were received June 20th from C. H. 

 Webster, Centralia. 



The first new grapes on exhibition was a lot received the 

 middle of May from Brum & Brother, Laredo, Texas. This lot, 

 with subsequent additions, includes some eighty plates of Zin- 

 fandel. Sweet Water, Muscat of Alexandria, and Tokay, all of 

 the European type. There is a new white grape in the lot 

 which the exhibitors have named Samuels, in honor of the 

 Chiefr of the Horticultural Department. It is said to be a hy- 

 brid between a Vinifera variety procured in California and 

 some native Texan species. The bunch is large and much 

 compounded or branched, the grapes of medium size and 

 very thickly set upon the cluster, with a skin adherent, as in 

 the true Viniferas. The flavor, in the specimens on exhibi- 

 tion, is not high. 



In strawberries, Sacramento County, California, made the 

 first show. Berries which were picked May nth were on ex- 

 hibition in both the California and Horticultural buildings May 

 17th, and a second consignment was received May 23d. These 

 were all Triomphe de Gand. There have been no subsequent 

 displays from California. Illinois was early in the field with 

 strawberries. The first consignments (Gandy and Riehl's No. 6) 

 were received from the southern part of the state May 15th. 

 There are now in cases Princeton Chief (a new variety from 

 F. W. Poscharsky, of Princeton), Bubach and Curtis No. 15. 

 The latter is a very attractive berry of large size and dark uni- 

 form color, with a tendency to become coxcombed. New 

 Jersey first had strawberries on exhibition June 7th, from Wil- 

 liam H. Elvins, Hammonton, comprising Belmont, Sharpless 

 and Bubach. The display has been contmued and augmented 

 since that time, the berries being shipped in refrigerator 

 cases and kept under refrigeration at the Fair. The New 

 Jersey show is easily ahead of any other. The varie- 

 ties which are now attracting much attention Irom their 

 great size are Great American, Sharpless, Parker Earle, 

 Gandy, and Champions of unusual coxcombed shape. New 

 York began receiving strawberries from the lower Hud- 

 son River valley June 13th. The first variety shown was Bu- 

 bach. On June 21st, the sixth consignment of the season was 

 unpacked. Two installments have been received from the 

 Experiment Station at Geneva, comprising several compara- 

 tively new sorts. The long shipment from New York tests 

 the carrying qualities of strawberries. Among the best ship- 

 pers are Sharpless, Middlefield, Gandy, Chair's Favorite and 

 Beverly. These New York berries are shipped in egg-cases, 

 each berry occupying a compartment with cotton-packing. In 

 these cases, even Cumberland and other soft berries arrive in 

 good condifion. When the berries are packed ui ordinary 

 cotton-batdng, however, the fibre adheres to the fruit and 

 makes it look mouldy. But if squares of cotton-wadding, 

 which has a firm or glazed surface, is used, .the berries arrive 

 in clean and excellent condition. The chief New York berries 

 now on the shelves are Bubach, Sharpless, Downing, Jessie, 

 Cumberland, Gandy, Middlefield and Parker Earle. The New 

 York exhibit also shows fifty-one varieties of Strawberries 

 growing and bearing in eight-inch pots. A single unnamed 

 variety of Strawberry from Idaho was placed on exhibition June 

 i6th. On June 17th, a lot of Clark's Early, a new variety, was 

 received by the Oregon people in good condition, after having 

 traveled 2,500 miles without refrigeration. Six days after its 

 arrival this berry is still firm. It is medium in size, exceed- 

 ingly solid and tough, reminding one somewhat of the Glen- 

 dale. The color of both exterior and flesh is very dark dull 

 red. The berry is not high in quality, but it certainly gives 

 every promise of being a good shipper. On June 21st the 

 first strawberries arrived from Michigan, Minnesota and On- 

 tario. Michigan had Jessie and Warfield from Benton Har- 

 bor, Minnesota had Crescent, and Ontario showed nineteen 

 varieties, mostly in poor condition, although Jessie, Beder 

 Wood, Daisy and Farnsworth stood the journey well. 



Chicago, 111. L. H. Bailey. 



Notes. 



During the past season the Vermont maple-sugar laboratory 

 weighed for inspection 4,759.762 pounds of maple-sugar, and 

 the bounty received for it will be about $70,000. 



The Fraxinellas are now in bloom, both the type and the 

 white variety. Large plants of the latter are very attractive 

 now with the tall spikes of flowers above the leaves. Both 



