FEB. 28. 



MOOSE'S RFH&X. EEW-YORKER. 



FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE WEST. 



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■ ■ 

 culture In the Wert Tn 

 in thai motion the P»»t f,u years, thai it ii oi 

 . ctetj to koo 1 



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■ ( Society, just received, 

 irta from different State Committees, 

 O BDBWar to qnesttoot asked in the Society's cir- 

 cular, as to the best fruits id thutr several loceli- 

 ■■ . u.l beae WC select three, tbs only 



r or an orchard of C 

 Early Uanreal 



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V- ft tv/or** 



10 Wl.ll.-' Pi|.|.ln 



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10 Kawl.-> Juliet 



lord o/on« hundred trees. 



;, '\vi 1 ,t!"l',i'V'n 



-liit/'Miber; 



? Willi.' [>"|.|.ill 



ii lini.Uvli . . 



KING ArPLE OF TOMPKINS COUNTY. 



OLD QUINCE TREES PRODUCING BLIGHT. 1 v?n 



fan 



I Hmt nil lln' blight ttc lint! on onr grounds 



ii some pear li.'.-« iii tl.-j nun ii.'. ii mi- in t^M.nr- 



hoed of Mint Old affected quince trees, while tlie 



Dili i "i trees havi * et show a anj rigi - 



,,[ bliglil With roar permission, I will give you 



i :il facta tlml cuiik under my obsei- 



i isiting mi amateur a few days since, 



lily, 1 found some old quince trees 



i. mil. offei led with tbe blight, and two peer treea 



standing neat ill ... ..I ■ . .dl'.-et. .1 ; nod ubout one 

 half of the tops cut awnj in consequence. In 

 it pint ul his grounds, about fifteen rods dis- 



I mi. 1 (bund n row of quinoe tw ■-. i 



■■ | >..- .i i- trees standing in the same 

 affected", while the lemaiuderof his 

 trees, thiity or forty in number, were, toull appear- 

 ance, perfectly healthy. He told me Hint nil the 

 blight he ever hud, was confined to Hie above named 

 treea. We have also tbe testimony of L. E. Ubhcx- 

 mas>, i.f Sew Jersey, to the same effect, in the Pat- 

 ent Office Roport of 1856, pnge 362. lie says, " It 

 ia a strange fact that some pear trees growing in 

 the Immediate vicinity of some affected quince 

 trees, have ill been more or lees injured ; while in 

 other pnrta of my grounds I have not seen n single 

 blight, and i hlefiy no blight of the < 



showing thut the same disease did work 







if by oontogib] 



T!ie above corresponds with 

 observation, and if we find that pear trees siuiidmg 



iii-iii- t.ild quince Hi'.'- blight worse than those at a 

 distance, the SII...UIOI '«( learn tins fact the heller, 

 that we niu\ be prepared to apply a remedy. Mine 

 is lo eradicate 1 he quince, root and brunch. If pcai 

 growers would communicate such fids oa cum: 

 under their observation, perhaps we tuny learn 

 something more of this mysterious disease, for very 

 little is known of the cause, and, perhaps, still less 

 of the remedy. J. s. c. 



>'u apple we are acquainted with is ^amiii^- more 

 in pnhhi' favor Mian the Kin-j "/ Tompkins Count'/, 

 wlmli w.- figure above. In quality it is very good, 

 the llc-li, although course, is lender and juicy, with 

 mi exceedingly ugieenble, neb. vinous tins m The 

 fruit is large and showy, bears tiuiisp.u t. it ion well, 

 while the tree is a vigorous grower and an abun- 

 dant bearer, giving good crops almost every sea- 

 son. These qualities, our readers will peieeive, 

 m .I. it . .ii i ii n Iv vid uable as a market fruit. At 

 the lost meeting of the Fruit Grower* of Western 

 V«u )■■■■' "ii the vute hem- taken for tbe best 



MICHIGAN. 

 D k l S0BRW00D, of Adrian, Chairman of the 

 ■ .,' Cvmmittie in Michigan, reports 

 i follows for that State: 



tfa rarielltJt for 



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, Marvel 

 ■ Slnniliirrj 



\Utfor on oral 



years in Tompkins, ami I 



generally o few year 



• ■"'-' TtonUw 



on the list of the net. 



oring eountie.v 

 of Pomologisls 

 ince, nnd at the session of the 

 56, was placed 

 arUtits which promise well. 

 Mr, DmvMsn gives the following descnpliun ■ 

 " Tree very vigorous, spreading, an abundant 

 I.e.. hi annually. Fruit large, globular, inclining 

 to conic, somclimes oblate, angular. Skiu yel- 

 lowish, mostly shaded with red, striped and splash- 

 ed with crimson. Stalk rather stout and short, 

 Inserted in a large, somewhat irregular cavity. 

 <Vh\ >i'i;i!l ;i'd ■.!. s.-d, -it in a medium slightly 



IlaMii.dcii-litlnlh .iin'irit' ■ December to March." 





■num. the American £F*.llinf '.rid iirge "Eii t -ii*a 



'* ui>war.l»ofMv«Hptles,!ii^iianifaUtl!iBbMt 



., WbIteQnot,Bt«jdLNi|ilea, 



.. \|, ill'-, I .unarm, Victoria, Prince Albert, ac, ' 



DEPARTMENT. 



. 





1'iirK V..rk Serrate, 

 ■ ... Idgi i i svortte, 

 Crawford's Karl;. 



/Tf«f tirttm varitttetfor 

 [j.rlT York Serrate, 



mi. Ili'_'. nt :nid MieecsMul Pomologiflta in Westcn 

 New V.nk It is proposed to hold monthly meet 

 ingsfoi'diseussiou.Ae. The following officers wer 

 ■leriril for the present year. 

 Prmdtnt— N, R. Ronv:ns. 

 i Jacob Gaust, E. Moody, K. S 



flOLUKS. 



Stcretary- V L, Hoag. 

 TYtaturtr— N. S. ItixcnsBBiio. 



L. II, Nk 



- W. I*. TllWVMM.. D 



, H. I.. Hlkhi.i.i., J una 



ioaunelaturS— W. P, Towmwro, 

 \Z. Mooiiy, C. L. Hoag. 



Commit tee on Fruit*— Jacou G\hnt, A. It. \'ts- 



FIRM!, JOUS CttAlNE, SOLOUOK RlCU.MtDSOS, EnWIN 



IIaiimonv and Cuaui.es Aykr. 



Tliu next meeting is to be held on Saturday, th( 

 12th of March, nt Loekpoit. 



I ,:. sirni-lii'm 

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Vi it uv A i nuicn.i.t" Arispe, It menu Co , 111 jjives 

 r i'.ill..«-ii>iT list, which, he says, are the best 

 adapted fur that lucidity, all hardy und productive : 



):■ -I .lime, Simimrr ID D.ini 11-, Wuil. r 



>••■< rl'enu.iek.Uo. 10 Wu-n-.r. .|.. 



- ■■»■, I ..II ..15 Willow Twig 



first fictlvd VUrirtin fur an orchard Iff OtU I 



HORTTCTJLTITRE IN CANADA. 



We notice with great pleasure an awakening 

 interest on the subject of Horticulture in Canada, 

 The first steps fur organizing a Fruit Grower* 

 Association for Upper Canada were taken during 

 the last Provincial Exhibition at Toronto, i 

 Committee was appointed, CMU-isting of a number 

 of leading fruit growers, to draft u Constitution and 

 Hy Laws, to be submitted to u meeting to be held 

 on the third Wednesday in January. This w 



The Hamilton Spectator says:- The means for 

 collecting iiifurinatiuu in relation to the subject 

 wii ..uiple, and l.keh 1„ be ellieieut, 

 Ti.ey ale the establishment in each COUnty ..1 -epii 



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"i'i.ti'km. AnTEBTisBiiBsm— We coll the 



a attention of nurserymen, and all who 

 i plant trees, shrubs, or vines, the coining 

 o the advertisements in this number. We 

 owded W ilb advertising the present wick 

 that for convenience in reference we give all on 

 horticultural matters a place in this page. 



horticultural CUiucrtiscmcuts. 



Domino, Winter 

 Wagiior.do 



Willow Twit;. .1.. 



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Hello Lucrative, 



lueliew d'Angoulomp, 



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Belle Lucrative, 



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i \\ lultneld, 



i p4ar ttoet/or ... 



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8 Buffuin 



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ttoctftr u-. orchard of on* AUfiJr, 



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rale Mib i 



the lloili. 



c Presidents of 



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I selected will depend a good deal 

 n|...u Uon ■■ ■ w and I irgi the marki P 



the orchard is located too tar away to market 

 uier fruit, diniiuish the summer and add 



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i . Pears, Mr, A. says;— "Wo have 

 not had experience enough yet, nor i 

 cieut lo mnkeouta list. Among wl I ■ ■ 

 ; While 1) 



■Hitig. Dull'utii, 

 i. : promise well, 



both as standard and dwan 



■ 

 number R1| reodj lor pr^ 



nuual reports to the ('eiitf.il Committee. 

 Kpcrienoeol indwidual fruit growers nil 



over Canada may be collected mid disseminated lor 

 the good of the whole comuiunity. X,-, ,1 we say 

 that we wiah success to an Association with such 

 objects! 

 The officers elected for the first year, are as fol- 



Pruidmt -Judge Cabpbbll, Niagara, 



, ,/,lj, IhnnruT. LJj. I)., Hamilton, 

 and Qho. L.slie, Esq., Toronto. 



I Swrrftfrj — Aiiruuit Uauvet, Esq., 



Hnliillloti. 



Commanding 8tcrttary—3- 1 1 11' iepbbbtb, Esq , 

 Toronto, 



JV„„wr„--Ei>. Kelly, Esq. 



The local cmniiiiirees throughout the country ore 

 not yet fully organized. The representative mem- 

 ben for York and Peel are Ueesi I 

 Flbwxo.; those for Wentworth— Meean, Fueed 

 ..ml »1i>tun; those for Brant— Messrs. Arxold 

 and Wilbok. 



The Sub-Oommittee on Muiuiirern. 

 M.'-m-s. l-'r.KMixn, IIi-iiEL'iiT, nnd I.isiie; that on 

 Orchard Emits, of Messrs, Arnolo, I.ii.ii; and 

 Kelly; that on other Fruits, ot'M.-ssrs. Cmi. Hi s- 

 tos and Freed; that on PabHeation, of the Becre- 

 tariea and Dr. Hdbsobt. 



A Rimnnni.Timii. SoriF.TY, to be Called the 

 Oobourg Horticultural Society, was organized on 

 tbeUdiust. The following were the officers elected: 



Prudent— Tbouab Scott, Esq. 



Vic*'Prttid*nt— G. M. GOODKVB, Biq 



Storetory—F. G. Covbxtbt, Esq, 



7Wawnr-T>ATin Bowi, Esq. 



ii,._, = . B Loan, F G OiLunrnin, 

 A. J. Hiiiivi.iii, Jons Tiiir.. Jons* lion i I , W. H 

 Kittson, G. It ens err, A. M'Uosali., Gl J 



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