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CHOICE FRUIT. 
ed.” It should have been “that out of 10,000 
grafts, not more than ten per cent, failed.” 
H. Meigs, Sec. of the N. Y. Farmers' Club. 
March 1th , 1844. 
Lime as Manure. —In answer to inquiries in your 
paper, Vol. III., page 71, relative to the price of lime 
by the quantity, I will furnish, delivered in New York, 
or in the vicinity, for the sum of 85 cents per cask, of 
three bushels each, at any good landing-place where a 
vessel can safely go drawing 8 or 9 feet water. I 
should be happy at any time to receive orders for lime, 
which will he promptly met. Wm. A. Norwood. 
(Jamden, Me., March 5th , 1844. 
CHOICE FRUIT. 
A FARMER finds few things in life more difficult 
and perplexing, than to make his selection of fruit 
trees from a nursery containing several hundred 
varieties of fruit. To obviate this difficulty, I pro¬ 
pose giving a list and short description of such as 
will give satisfaction to purchasers. I give the 
name best known in capitals, but when there are 
several names for the same fruit, I give the syno- 
nymes in italics. 
APPLES. 
Early Harvest, Prince's Yellow Harvest, July Pip¬ 
pin. —Fruit medium size ; bright straw color; flavor 
fine—ripe in July and August. 
Early Red Juneating, Red Margarett, Strawberry. 
—Rather small; very rich and fine—ripe in A u o ust * 
Summer Queen, Early Queen. — Fruit large and ob¬ 
long ; striped with red on a yellow ground; high fla¬ 
vored and fine—ripe in August. 
Summer Pearmain, American Summer Pearmain, 
Early Summer Pearmain. —Too well known to need 
any description—ripe in August, 
Porter Apple. —This is a new variety that origina¬ 
ted on the farm of Rev. S. Porter, Sherburn, Massa¬ 
chusetts. Fruit large; oblong shape ; skin bright yel¬ 
low, with a red blush—ripe in October, and commands 
the highest price in the Boston market. 
Fall Pippin, Golden Pippin, Holland Pippin, Cob- 
bett’s Fall Pippin, Vandine. —Of all fall apples, this 
stands at the head of the list. Fruit large and of a 
roundish oblong form; skin smooth and yellowish- 
green, tinged with orange; flesh tender, with rich 
juice—ripe in October, and keeps till January and 
February. 
Seek-no-Further, Rambo, or Romanite. —This fruit 
is much cultivated about Philadelphia. Shape flat, re¬ 
sembling the Vanderveere, but is a better fruit; skin 
pale yellow, streaked with red; flesh tender and spright¬ 
ly during the fall—is both a fall and winter apple. 
Stroat, Straut. —-A fine fall apple, introduced by 
the late Judge Buel, of Albany—in use from Septem¬ 
ber to December. 
Esopus Spitzenburg. —Fruit large and oval shape; 
color red, covered with light yellow spots ; flesh of the 
finest flavor for dessert or cooking, and keeps till Feb¬ 
ruary. 
Baldwin, Baldwin Pippin. —In the Boston market 
this fruit has long brought the highest prices. Color 
bright red, tinged with yellow; flesh juicy, rich, sweet, 
and most agreeable flavor—ripe in November, and 
keeps till March. 
Belieflower. — A beautiful fruit long celebrated 
about Philadelphia as their finest v/inter fruit—ripe 
in October, and keeps till March, 
Blue Pearmain.—A well-known fruit about Boston 
Large size; color red, covered with a blue bloomg 
flavor delicious, and keeps till January. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. —A most popular new 
fruit lately brought out in Massachusetts, often com¬ 
manding $5 per barrel in the Boston market—ripe in 
November, keeps till February. 
Maiden's Blush— One of the handsomest fruits in 
the country. Size large, roundish shape; skin pale 
greenish yellow, tinged with a blush; excellent for 
table use or cooking—ripe in August and September. 
Lady Apple, Pomme d'Api.— Fruit small; of pale 
yellow polor, deeply tinged with red on one side ; flesh 
crisp and pleasant—ripe in November, and keeps till 
April. 
Monstrous Pippin, Gloria Mundi, Ox Apple. —Fruit 
of enormous size, sometimes weighing 28 ounces ; of a 
pale yellowish green color; sprightly flavor—ripe in 
October, and keeps till January. 
Newton Pippin.—O f this ipost valuable apple 
there are two varieties, the yellow and the green ; no 
difference in quality; keeps till May, and retains its 
flavor—the most valuable variety for shipping to Eu¬ 
rope. 
Rhode Island Greening. —Fruitlarge; skjn green¬ 
ish yellow; flesh slightly acid and of fine flavor; keeps 
from November till April. 
Roxbury Russet, Boston Russet, New England Rus¬ 
set. —Has been long known about Boston ; size medium; 
fine yellow russet color; flesh rich, juicy, sub-acid; 
and keeps till June. 
Swaar Apple.—A celebrated winter fruit in some 
part of New York; of fine flayor; skin greenish yellow, 
tinged with a blush—keeps till March. 
Wine Apple, Hay's Winter, Large Winter Red , 
Fine Winter. —A beautiful fruit highly esteemed in the 
Philadelphia market—keeps till February. 
Hollow-core Pippin. —A new variety raised in Jef¬ 
ferson county, Ohio. It resembles the yellow Newton 
pippin in its fine flavor—keeps till April and May. 
Ohio Pearmain. —A new and beautiful variety in 
Ohio ; good size ; striped red and yellow ; quality ex¬ 
cellent—keeps till May. 
Harrison and Camfield. —Both long raised in the 
neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, and Hugh's 
Virginia Crab, much cultivated in Pennsylvania and 
Ohio, are decidedly the most valuable varieties for ci¬ 
der to be found in the country. 
In the west and other portions of our widely-extend¬ 
ed country, many new varieties of choice apples are 
constantly coming into use. The above are varieties 
found at most of the nurseries in the eastern states. 
peaches. 
The following varieties of peaches are those 
principally cultivated by the peach-growers of 
New Jersey and Delaware for the markets of Phil¬ 
adelphia and New York. They furnish a succes¬ 
sion of fruit for ten or twelve weeks. 
Troth's Early Red. —The finest of all early peach¬ 
es—ripe in August. 
Red Cheek Rareripe. —One of the best peaches 
cultivated in the country; size large; flesh rich, juicy, 
and delicious—ripe in September. 
Early York, Early Red Rareripe , Early York 
Rareripe .— Size medium; color rich red; flesh juicy, 
rich, and luscious—ripe early in August. 
Morris Red, Gross Mignonne. —.Fruit large; skin 
greenish yellow, with a blush; flesh melting and deli¬ 
cious—ripe in September. 
