Garden and Forest. 



[Vol. IV., No. 150. 



append the names of the apples in the two higher lists, " very 

 good to best" and " best," out of which (but not exclusively) 

 I think a considerable number might be taken which are 

 every way equal to some in the Society's list of" best." There 

 are apples in the "very good " (and even in the " good ") list 

 which I believe worthy of the highest rank as dessert apples ; 

 but I recognize the fact that it is well to be chary in this matter 

 rather than to err in the other direction. I give also the season 

 (Summer, Fall, Early Winter, Late Winter, etc.) and the state 

 where known. The followinglist comprises Downing's " best": 

 American Golden Russet, W.; American Summer Pearmain, 

 S.; Early Joe, S., New York ; Esopus Spitzenburgh, W., New 

 York; Garden Royal, E. F., Massachusetts; Green Newtown 

 Pippin, L. W., New York ; Jonathan, W., New York ; Melon, 

 W., New York; Mother, E. W., Massachusetts; Newtown 

 Spitzenburgh, W., New York ; Yellow Newtown Pippin, W. 

 There are eleven in number, and except two, of which the 

 origin is uncertain, they are all from two states. It is observ- 

 able that Downing rarely expresses a definite opinion of the 

 quality of fruits with which he is not somewhat familiar. 



or "Sassafras," Sweet, he says, "tender, juicy, very sweet, 

 rich, aromatic." 



It cannot be doubted that there now exist many excellent 

 apples of local fame which are not yet on record in our books 

 of pomology. In a number of states there has been no system- 

 atic effort made to search out and place upon record the 

 merits of their native apples ; while in others where, in time 

 past, lists have been made, varieties old and new in large 

 numbers remain which have never fallen under the notice of 

 pomologists, yet which may possess very valuable qualities. 

 Is it not time that stronger efforts should be made to make 

 our lists and estimates more complete and more exact ? 

 Newport, vt. T. H. Hoskins. 



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Downing's "very good to best" follows: Buckingham, 

 E. W. ; Canada Reinette, W., Quebec; Cogswell, W., Connec- 

 ticut ; Dyer, F. ; Early Harvest] S. ; Ellsworth, W., New York ; 

 Fall Pippin, L. F. ; Fall Wine, F. ; Fameuse, L. F., Quebec ; 

 Geneva Pippin, L. W., New York; Golay, L. W., Indiana; 

 Grimes' Golden, W., Virginia ; Haskell Sweet, F., Massachu- 

 setts ; Higby Sweet, W., Ohio ; Hubbardston Nonesuch, W., 

 Massachusetts ; Hunt Russet, L. W., Massachusetts ; King of 

 Tompkins, W., New Jersey; Lady's Sweet, L. W.; Long Island 

 Pippin, W.; Mangum, F.; Monmouth Pippin, W., New Jersey; 

 Peck's Pleasant, W., Rhode Island ; Pomme Grise D'Or, W., 

 Ontario ; Primate, F. ; Red Canada, L. W. ; Rochester Pippin, 

 W., New York ; Summer Rose, S. ; Swaar, W., New York ; 

 Wagener, W., New York ; Westfield Seek-no-Further, W., 

 Connecticut ; White Pippin, W. 



This list, it will be noted, contains three sweet apples ; of 

 one of them, the Lady's Sweet, he says: "We consider this 

 one of the finest winter sweet apples for the dessert yet known 

 or cultivated in this country. Its handsome appearance, de- 

 lightful perfume, sprightly flavor, and the long time it remains 

 in perfection, render it universally admired wherever it is 

 known, and no garden should be without it." Of the Haskell, 



is also true that the early summer flowering Lilies are 

 fewer still in number and may be easily counted. L. fiom- 

 ftotiium is one of the most reliable of Lilies ; it is perfectly 

 hardy in a well-drained, porous soil ; the flowering period is 

 June ; the color of the flowers is similar to that of Z. tenui- 

 folium, the Siberian Lily — that is, bright scarlet, with just a 

 tinge of orange — but, while L. tenuifolium rarely has more 

 than one flower to the stem and is a most difficult bulb to 

 keep, L. pomponium grows three feet high and often has from 

 twenty to thirty flowers to a stem, and these are very fragrant. 

 L. pomponium is a native of northern Italy and southern 

 France, but, as before stated, is perfectly hardy. This Lily is 

 often catalogued as L. p07nponinm verum to distinguish it 

 from L. pontponium aureum of Dutch growers, which is very 

 similar to it, but has yellow flowers. These flowers are also 

 fragrant, and the plant has much larger bulbs, which are gen- 

 erally difficult to keep. This Lily is known to botanists as L. 

 Pyrenaicum, a native of the Pyrenees, and is quite a different 

 plant from the one under notice. It should, perhaps, be 

 added that, after flowering, L. pomponium dies down about 

 the end of July, to reappear early the next spring. 



While on the subject of early-flowering Lilies, one cannot 



