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AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Official Abstract of the Proceedings and Discussions of 
the Fourth Session, hold in Rochester, Sept. 24th to 
27th, 1868. 
[Concluded from page 361, laRt week’s No.] 
Howies' Janet. —Mr. Westbrook had known it 
under the names of Never fail and Rockrimmon. 
Mr. Ernst stated that it was known as Jennet¬ 
ing and Ilockremain in Ohio, but that Ilaules’ 
Janet was the correct name. Mr. Hobbs re¬ 
marked that it was a favorite apple in Ken¬ 
tucky. It was more extensively planted and 
esteemed than almost any other variety. Mr. 
Bateham thought it not adapted to the North. 
It was too small, and not profitable. Mr. Com¬ 
stock said that it was largely planted in his 
State and bore abundantly. Mr. Pierce re¬ 
marked that it had a peculiar habit of bloom¬ 
ing quite late in the season, after most other 
sorts were out of flower, and it was therefore 
not liable to sustain injury from spring frosts, 
to which he attributed its uniformly abundant 
crops. 
Pryor's Red. —Mr. Bateham considered this 
a good apple but a shy bearer. Mr. Hobby had 
found the color of this sort to vary much and 
the leaves to be subject to a peculiar sort of 
blight which he had not observedon any other 
variety. He thought that the variety was run¬ 
ning out, but it was still a fair bearer, and the 
specimens exhibited were smaller than usually 
seen in Kentucky. Mr. Hodge had cultivated 
it for ten years, but had not yet fruited it. 
Rome Beauty. —Mr. Bateham slated this to be 
in great demand in Ohio. It was a fine bearer; 
bore carriage well. Mr. Phoenix had found it 
to bear profusely at six or seven years old, but 
not one of the most hardy while young. Mr. 
Comstock had found large trees tender. Mr. 
Ernst observed that it was fine in Ohio. Mr. 
Bateham did not consider it of first quality.— 
Mr. Hodge made some remaaks relative to very 
fine specimens which he had seen in Cincinnati 
in 1850. 
Liberty. —Mr. Bateham stated this to be a fine 
apple, keeping without difficulty to June, and 
named from Liberty township, Ohio. 
Winter Sweet Paradise. —Mr. Bateham consid¬ 
ered this the best winter sweet apple, and much 
better than the Ladies’ Sweet. It was much 
sought for in market. Mr. Negus remarked 
that it resembled in its growth the Northern 
Spy, and he considered it as promising well.— 
Mr. Ernst said that it was excellent in Ohio.— 
Recommended as promising well. 
White Pippin. —Mr. Bateham stated that this 
sort was known by some as the Yellow New¬ 
town Pippin, although inferior to it, and also as 
the Canada Reinette. Mr. Phoenix observed 
that it was quite distinct from the Newtown 
Pippin, and although not perfectly hardy, a fine 
bearer and a valuable sort. Mr. Ernst stated 
that the growth was upright and peculiar, and 
the leaves very dark. Mr. Prince inquired if 
it was identical with the White French Rein¬ 
ette, which he had received from Ohio ten years 
since ? Mr. Bateham said that it was so con¬ 
sidered by F. R. Elliott, but was not so estab¬ 
lished. 
. Cooper.— Mr. Bateham remarked that this va¬ 
riety was much esteemed at the West, and 
largely grown. Mr. Comstock spoke of its be¬ 
ing a good fruit and possessing a peculiar flavor. 
Mr. Phoenix had found the wood to canker in 
Wisconsin, and heard the same complaint of it 
elsewhere. Mr. Bateham observed that the 
wood was rough and knotty on young trees, 
and that it had bpen brought from New Jersey. 
Mr. Ernst thought that the fruit was so fine it 
should be tried at the East. 
Smith’s Cider. —Mr. Bateham considered this 
a good apple and one of the most profitable in 
Ohio, He was in favor of dropping Cider from 
from its name, as tending to give a false im¬ 
pression in regard to the fruit. It was not ex¬ 
clusively a cider fruit, but fine for the table.— 
Mr. Pierce had found it an uncommonly abun¬ 
dant bearer. Mr. Thompson stated that it orig¬ 
inated in Bucks Co., Penn., in the orchard ad¬ 
jacent to his father’s residence, and was much 
grown in that vicinity. He had seen it in Cal¬ 
ifornia, where it was brought from Oregon under 
the name of Oregon Spitzenburgli. Mr. Ernst 
remarked that it was very popular about Cin¬ 
cinnati, and commanded a ready sale. Recom¬ 
mended as promising well. 
Newtown Pippin.— Mr. Bateham said that 
there was much confusion between the green 
and yellow varieties of this apple. Mr. West¬ 
brooks explained that some of the specimens 
were higher colored in consequence of having 
been packed in a trunk for some time. Mr. Prince 
said that the two were considered by some as 
synonymous, but that they were quite distinct, 
particularly in the tree, and that the green had 
a very peculiar roughness of the bark by which 
it was easily distinguished. Mr. Ernst remark¬ 
ed upon the points of difference. Mr. Reid 
could never distinguish them. Mr. Phoenix 
stated that Peck’s Pleasant was in some parts 
of the West known as Yellow Newtown Pippin. 
Rhode Island Greening was exhibited by Mr. 
Biiteham to show the peculiar spot which attacks 
this sort in the West. 
Fallawater. —Mr. Waring had found this a 
fine apple and a sure bearer, and said that it 
was the Fulssehochen of the West. Mr. 
Brinckle stated that it was much cultivated in 
Penn. It was known under several names, but 
Faldwalder was the correct one. He consider¬ 
ed it a fine apple. Mr. Ernst wished to know 
why it was called Faldwalder. Mr. Brinckle 
explained that it took the name from Mr. Fald- 
wald, bjr whom it was originated. Mr. Hovey 
was opposed to changing the name unless Dr. 
Brinckle was sure of his authority. Recom¬ 
mended as promising well, by the name ot 
Faldwalder. 
Blinkbonny Secdlmg was spoken of by Mr. 
Prince as being a fine fruit. 
Mr. Knox of N. Y. made some remarks upon 
a Sweet Russett which he had. intended tor ex¬ 
hibition, but had not yet arrived. 
The Society then adjourned to 10 A. M. on 
the 26ih. 
Sept. 26th. The Society was called to order 
by the President at 10 A. M. He then an¬ 
nounced the appointment of the standing com¬ 
mittees, as follows: 
General Fruit Committee. —Samuel Walker, 
(Mass.) General Chairman ; Stephen S. Goodale, 
Saco, Me.; Henry J. French, Meredith, N. H.; 
Eben Wight,Dedham, Mass.; Stephen H. Smith, 
Lonsdale, R. L; Nath’l A. Bacon, New Haven, 
Conn.; Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington, Yt.; 
Patrick Barry, Rochester, N. Y.; William Reid, 
Elizabethtown, N. J.; Thos. P. Janes, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa.; Sam’i C. Brinckle, Wilmington, Del.; 
Sam’l Feast, Baltimore, Md.; Yardley Taylor, 
Loudon County, Va.; S. W. Westbrooks, N. O.; 
A. G. Summer, Laurensville, S. C.; Rt. Rev. 
Stephen Elliott, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.; Thomas Af¬ 
fleck,-, Miss.; D. W. Yandell,-, Tenn.; 
Edward D. Hobbs, Louisville, Ky.; Robert Bu¬ 
chanan, Cincinnati, O.; W. T. S. Cornett,-, 
Ind.; F. K. Phoenix, Bloomington, Ill.; Thomas 
Allen, St. Louis, Mo.; Benj. F. Nourse, Apala¬ 
chicola, Fla.; M. L. Comstock, Burlington, la.; 
Daniel K. Underwood,-, Mich.; J. C. Bray- 
toD, Aztalan, Wis.; Simpson Thompson, Napa 
City, Cal.; Joshua Peirce, Washington, D. C.; 
Amasa Stewart,-, Min. Ter.;*Edward Hun¬ 
ter, Salt Lake, Utah ; James Dougall, Amherst- 
burgh, C. W.; Hugh Allen,-, C. E. 
Executive Committee. — The President and 
Vice President, ex officio; W. D. Brinckle, 
Philadelphia, Pa.; J. S. Field, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 
M. B. Bateham, Columbus, Ohio; S. E. Berck- 
mans, Plainfield, N. J.; F. K. Phoenix, Bloom¬ 
ington, Ill. 
Committee on Foreign Fruits. —C. M. Hovey, 
Boston, Mass.; Chas Downing, Newburgh, N. 
Y.; S. L. Goodale, Saco, Me.; H. E. Hooker, 
Rochester, N. Y.; E. S. Hall, -, Ill.; An¬ 
drew Saul, Newburg, N. Y.; D. Redmond, Au¬ 
gusta, Ga. 
Committee on Native Fruits. —M. D. Brinckle, 
Philadelphia, Pa.; Samuel Walker, Roxbury, 
Mass.; L. E. Berckmans, Plainfield, N. J.; C. 
M. Hovey, Boston, Mass.; P. Barry, Rochester, 
N. Y.; J. B. Eaton, Buffalo, N. Y.; A. H. Ernst, 
Cincinnati, O. 
Committee on Synonyms and Rejected Fruits .— 
J. S. Cabot, Boston, Mass.; W. R. Prince, Flush¬ 
ing, N. Y.; L. E. Berckmans, Plainfield, N. J.; 
A. H. Ernst, Cincinnati, 0.; J. J. Thomas, 
Union Springs, N. Y.; Robert Buist, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa.; C. M. Hovey, Boston, Mass. 
Mr. Pierce made some remarks upon the pur¬ 
chase of Glover’s models of fruits by the Gov¬ 
ernment, and offered a preamble and resolutions 
which were adopted. 
Mr. Barry presented some specimens of labels 
for fruit trees which he had received from Mr. 
Leroy, of France, for the Society. 
Mr. Saul moved that the next session of the 
Society be held in New York. Adopted. 
PEACHES FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION. 
Bergen's Yellow. —Mr. Hooker had found it 
unproductive and unprofitable, and not very 
hardy. Mr. Westbrooks said it was not pro¬ 
ductive with him. Mr. Hanford stated that it 
was very productive in Indiana. 
Early York. —Mr. Westbrooks remarked that 
it was apt to blight at the South. 
George the Fourth. —Mr. Hodge had found this 
a very shy bearer. Mr. Berckmans said that 
in N. J. the Early York was synonymous with 
this variety. Several gentlemen stated it to be 
distinct. Mr. Sylvester remarked that there 
was a Yellow Honest John in Western New 
York. Mr. Saul did not wish this fruit remov¬ 
ed from the list. 
Grosse Mignonne. — Mr. Hodge considered 
this a poor bearer. Mr. Prince said that this 
was the most scarce sort in the country. Most 
of the trees in cultivation were spurious. The 
true sort had large flowers and was the most 
excellent of peaches. 
Morris White. —Mr. Hanford had found this 
tender, but being interrogated as to the tem¬ 
perature it had been subjected to, named 31 
degrees below zero. Mr. Pinney considered it 
a poor bearer. Mr. Hodge said that with him 
it was a very fair bearer, and would always 
commaud the highest price for preserving. Mr. 
Sylvester considered it as hardy as most sorts, 
and spoke of the great demand for it that ex¬ 
isted. 
Oldmixon. —Mr. Pinney recommended it as 
ODe of the best sorts in cultivation. 
Crawford's Early. —Mr. Hodge thought that 
this sort should be recommended for general 
cultivation. He considered it one of the valu¬ 
able varieties in N. Y., and one of the most 
productive. It was also of very good quality, 
and if restricted to one sort, he would at once 
make choice of this. Mr. Prince thought it in¬ 
ferior to the Bergen’s Yellow, which was larger 
and less acid. Mr. Pinney esteemed it the 
largest and most productive of all the varieties 
in his collection. Recommended for general 
cultivation. 
Susqueliannah. —Mr. Waring pronounced this 
to be one of the best peaches in Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Brinckle agreed with him, and remarked 
that it was one of the largest. He had seen 
specimens measuring nearly 12 inches in cir¬ 
cumference. Mr. Saul would recommend it as 
proving well. It being too little known to go 
upon the list for general cultivation, recom¬ 
mended as promising well. 
Hill’s Chili. — Mr. Sylvester recommended 
this as being a good bearer every year, a mod¬ 
erate grower, hardy and about the same quality 
as Crawford’s Early. Mr. Prince remarked 
that nearly all yellow fleshed peaches were acid. 
He only knew of two sweet ones. Mr. Pinney 
observed that it ripened between the Oldmixon 
and Crawford’s Late. Mr. H. E. Hooker said 
that it was well known and much esteemed.— 
He would recommend it for trial. Recommend¬ 
ed as promising well. 
Oldmixon Clingstone. —Mr. H. E. Hooker ex¬ 
pressed a high opinion of this variety, and said 
that it kept well for a week or two after being 
gathered. Recommended for general cultiva¬ 
tion. 
Large White Cling. — Mr. Prince observed 
that this variety hail been in cultivation forty 
years,and should be well known. It was very 
handsome and always excellent. Mr. C. M. 
Hooker had found it very productive. Mr. 
Downing considered it one ot the best of the 
clingstones. Mr. Barry said that it was very fine 
and worthy of general cultivation. Mr. Waring 
remarked lhat it bore well, and was of fine 
quality. 
Gorgas. —Mr. Brinckle stated this to be a 
seedling from the Morris White, twice the size 
of that sort, and very promising. Recommend¬ 
ed as promising well. 
Madelaine de Courson. —Mr. Saul recommend¬ 
ed it lor trial as one of the very best. Mr. 
Prince said that it was most delicious, and a 
celebrated sort in France. Mr. Berckmans had 
known the crop from one tree sold for 800 francs 
in France, and said that it was a fine variety. 
Recommended as promising well. 
Hatine de Ferriers. —Mr. Saul considered this 
as of the very highest character. It was a 
prodigious bearer. Recommended as promis¬ 
ing well. 
Excelsior. —Mr. Prince stated this to be a 
very large yellow variety, very sweet and juicy, 
and one that had no superior. It was well 
suited to the South, but ripened too late to suc¬ 
ceed well at the North. 
Early Ttllotson.— Mr. Hauford had found it 
hardy and not subject to mildew, and consider¬ 
ed it the best eerly peach. Mr. Westbrooks 
esteemed it as oue of the very best., and had 
known it sold for $15 per bushel in New York. 
Mr. Hodge had found it a bad grower and an 
unproductive tree. It mildewed badly with 
him, aud was rarely very good. Mr. Sylvester 
had had similar experience. It was a poor 
bearer. He had had but three bushels from 
100 trees, and although very good it was if 
anything later than the Early York, and not suit¬ 
ed to orchard culture. Mr. Prince considered it 
“stamped by nature with disease.” Its leaves 
had no glands, and it should be rejected. Mr. 
Westbrooks had never found it to mildew, al¬ 
though the Early York did. He did not con¬ 
sider the glands a necessary appendage at all. 
Strawberry —Mr. Thompson considered this 
one of the best. It was of good size and a 
good bearer. Mr. Prince said that it was a 
very fine early sort. 
CHERRIES FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION. 
Black Eagle. —Mr. Westbrooks had found it 
unproductive. The fruit blasted with him.— 
Mr. Reid did not think it hardy, nor superior 
to the Black Tartarian. Mr. Miller said that it 
was a great favorite in his vicinity and a most 
abundant bearer. Mr. Prince observed that it 
was very productive and the fruit of honeyed 
sweetness. It was a substantial grower. The 
President said that it was considered the very 
best at the Massachusetts Horticultural Socie¬ 
ty’s Exhibitions, and all through New England. 
Mr.Millerdid not consider it best. He thought 
the Black Tartarian, Transparent Guigne and 
Yellow Spanish better. 
Lownton. —Mr. H. E. Hooker remarked that 
this was not a goo'd bearer, nor of very good 
quality. He thought that it should be removed 
from the list. Mr. Barry did not think it enti¬ 
tled to remain. Mr. Hodge had not found it as 
hardy as others, but a good fruit and a fair 
bearer. Removed from the list. 
Early Richmond. —Mr. Prince stated this to 
be a synonym of the Kentish of England. Mr. 
Phoenix said it was known as Early May at the 
West. Established as Kentish or Early Rich- 
mond. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. —Mr. Brinckle had found 
this a most abundant bearer. The President 
had never had a quart of fruit, and there was 
very rarely any fruit in Massachusetts. Mr. 
Townsend and Sylvester had had no fruit. Mr. 
Berckmans said that it was very productive and 
rich at Wilmington, and good at the South.— 
Mr. Brinckle considered it one of the best sorts 
in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Mr. Burtis ot 
Rochester, had seen it fine at the West. His 
trees bore well. Mr. Grant had tested it for 
four years. It was most productive,and neither 
rotted nor cracked. Mr. Barry considered it 
very fine. It never rotted except in case of 
rainy weather at the time of ripening. It was 
the most valuable for market of all that he had 
cultivated. Mr. Hanford had found it hardy 
and a profuse bearer. Mr. Hodge had cultivat¬ 
ed it 20 years. The fruit was very large but 
liable to crack and sometimes to rot. The tree 
was tender and not a very good bearer. Mr. 
Hooker considered the Holland Bigarreau sy¬ 
nonymous. Mr. Barry had generally received 
it for Holland Bigarreau. He did not believe 
that tht latter was cultivated in this country. 
Mr. Prince stated the Holland Bigarreau of 
France to be distinct. Mr. Downing consid¬ 
ered it doubtful. He had for two years been of 
opinion that they were synonymous. Mr. 
Berckmans concurred with Mr. Prince, and said 
that the Bigarreau d’Esperen was identical.— 
Mr. Barry said that the Bigarreau d’Esperen 
and Bigarreau Wellington had both proved to 
be identical with the Napoleon Bigarreau. Re¬ 
commended for special cultivation. 
Mr. Miller remarked upon aline black cherry 
in his vicinity, of which he did not know the 
name. Mr. Barry was of opinion that it was 
the Tradescant’s Black Heart. Mr. Hooker 
thought it distinct. Mr. Reid considered the 
Tradescant’s Biack Heart and Bigarreau of Sa¬ 
voy synonymous. Mr. Prince said that the 
Tradescant’s Black Heart, Bigarreau of Savoy 
and Black Bigarreau were all distinct sorts.— 
He considered Mr. Rivers no authority upon 
the subject, and thought that Mr. Reid had not 
the correct variety. 
American Amber. —Mr. Berckmans and others 
considered it a poor fruit. Mr. Prince stated it 
to be one of the best sorts and greatest bearers. 
Messrs. Barry and Ellwanger had both found it 
one of the most productive. 
Belle d'Orleans. — Recommended for general 
cultivation. 
Monstreuse de Mezel. — The President stated 
that the Bigarreau Gabaulis and Waterloo had 
proved synonymous with this variety. [Mon¬ 
streuse de Bavay was decided to be a misprint 
for Morde Mezel.] 
Coe's Transparent. — Recommended for gene¬ 
ral cultivation. 
Early Purple Guigne .—Mr. Teas had found 
this one of the hardiest sorts. Recommended 
for general cultivation. 
Governor Wood. —Recommended for general 
cultivation. 
Great Bigarreau —Mr. Prince considered it 
synonymous with the large Red Prool or Gros 
Rouge de Prool of France. 
Reine Hortense —Recommended for general 
cultivation. 
IFa/s/t’s Seedling. — Mr. Prince wished to 
change the name. 
Iransparent Guigne. —Mr. Miller considered 
it one ot the best sorts. Mr. Townsend agreed 
with lum. Mr. Prince said that it was small, 
but an abundant bearer. Mr. Hanford had 
found it hardy and productive. Mr. Sylvester 
and C. M. Hooker thought it small and not very 
good. Mr. Hodge had found it very productive 
but, small, and there were many better sorts. 
Belle de Choisy. — Mr. Reid had a high opin¬ 
ion of this variety. Mr. Hooker had a fine crop 
this year. Mr. Barry and others said that it 
was a poor bearer. 
Rockport Bigarreau. —Recommended as prom¬ 
ising well. 
PLUMS FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION. 
Frost Gage. —Mr. Prince remarked that it was 
very subject to be affected by the black knot.— 
Removed from the list. 
McLaughlin. —The President stated this to be 
as hardy as an oak, and even in Maine where it 
had sustained extreme cold, the fruit was near¬ 
ly if not quite equal to the Green Gage. Mr. 
Barry considered it of the highest excellence. 
He had found it to bear flue crops, and was a 
large beautiful fruit. Mr. Reid stated it to be 
a fine grower. 
Monroe Egg. —Mr. Barry thought it should be 
Monroe Gage. Established as Monroe. 
Princess Yellow Gage. — Recommended for 
general cultivation. 
Rivers’ Favorite was spoken of by Messrs. 
Barry, Saul and Berckmaus as being very good. 
White Lamson. —Mr. Miller considered this 
an invaluable sort for cooking. It was an im¬ 
mense bearer and of high flavor. Mr. Prince 
said it was very late and very good, but small. 
Mr. Pierce concurred with Mr. Prince. Mr. 
Grant had never found it troubled by the curcu- 
lio. Recommended as promising well. 
Fellemberg. — Mr. Barry considered it very 
large and fine. Mr. Prince said that it was 
very productive and vigorous in spite of the 
curculio. Recommended as promising well. 
General Hand. —Mr. Brinckle wished it to be 
recommend, d for trial, and expressed a high 
opinion of it. Mr. Prince stated it to be the 
largest plum in cultivation—larger and coarser 
than the Washington, very valuable but of sec¬ 
ond quality. Mr. Barry had found the Mont¬ 
gomery to be synonymous. Recommended as 
promising well. 
Lombard. —Mr. Stone remarked that it was 
not of first quality, hut was rarely attacked by 
the curculio. Mr. Phoenix said that there was 
a great demand for it at the West, where itwas 
much esteemed. Mr. Barry considered it very 
good. Mr. Hanford had found it to be hardy 
and to withstand the curculio. Recommended 
for general cultivation. 
Bradshaw. — Mr. Barry remarked that it was 
of fine size and much beauty. He wished it to 
be tried. Mr. Prince bad found it very fine 
and vigorous. The Large Black Imperial was 
synonymous. Recommended as promising 
well. 
Duane's Purple. —Mr. Prince considered this 
a “ great plum.” It was a great bearer and 
commanded a high price in market. Messrs. 
Barry and Dwire stated it to be a fine bearer. 
Mr. Sylvester considered it very good. Mr. 
Phoenix had found it a li tie uncertain. It was 
sometimes tender and subject to leaf blight. 
Mr. Hodge said that it was very productive 
with him aud of the largest size, but coarse, and 
had never been better than good. Mr. Waring 
had found it to rot badly. Recommended as 
promising well. 
German Prune. —Mr. Waring recommended 
this as hardy and a great bearer. Recommend¬ 
ed as promising well. 
Pond's Seedling. —Mr. Barry had found this to 
bear immense fruit and crops. He thought it 
promised to be one of the most valuable sorts 
in cultivation. Recommended as promising 
well. 
RASPBERRIES FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION. 
French. —The President observed that this 
was very late and valuable. Recommended 
for general cultivation. 
Cushing. —Mr. Grant had found it very pro¬ 
ductive, large, late and excellent. Mr. Brinckle 
remarked that it generally at Philadelphia bore 
a second crop, and unless the weather was un¬ 
favorable, the second crop was the best. 
Wilder. — The President’s experience had 
been unfavorable. Mr. Brinckle stated that 
the first year of bearing, the fruit was so hand¬ 
some that $200 was offered for the plant, which 
he refused. 
Cope. — Mr. Berckmans recommended this va¬ 
riety. Recommended as promising well. 
Thunderer. —Mr. Grant iiad found this to be 
very large, productive and vigorous, and of high 
flavor. Mr. Prince had seen no European va¬ 
rieties which were hardy except the Franconia. 
Recommended as promising well. 
American Red or Red Prolific. —Mr. Prince 
had a high opinion of this sort. Mr. Carpenter 
of N. Y., had found it attacked by a fungus of 
the leaves, which had almost destroyed his 
plants. Mr. Lawton expressed a high opinion 
of the fruit, and that the fungus was the result 
of want of cultivation, as it had not appeared 
on his plants until they had been neglected, 
and they bore good crops notwithstanding.— 
Recommended as promising well. 
Ohio Everbearing. —Mr. Grant remarked that 
it was a black, perpetually bearing fruit. Mr. 
Prince had found Longworth’s Prolific synony¬ 
mous. It was a perpetual black cap. Mr. Reid 
said that with him it had proved poor and small. 
Mr. Sylvester thought it very good. Mr. Dow¬ 
ning observed that it was larger than the Black 
Cap. Recommended as promising well. 
Catawissa. —Mr. Brinckle said that this was 
the most abundant bearer he had ever seen, and 
would recommend it for trial. Mr. Prince con¬ 
curred, and said that it was a variety of the 
American Red. The President was much 
pleased with its high, mild flavor. Mr. Pierce 
stated that it had originated at Catawissa, 
where it was accidentally discovered in mow¬ 
ing, and removed to a garden. He had after 
the second trial succeeded in raising it, and 
found it an astonishing bearer and a great ac¬ 
quisition. It ripened on the 20th August.— 
Recommended as promising well. 
apricots. 
Lafayette. —Mr. Prince stated this to be a 
seedling originating in New York, twice the 
size of any which had been received from Eu¬ 
rope, very vigorous and excellent. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
Improved High Bush. —Mr. Prince spoke of it 
as a very good mild variety, not so large as the 
Imperial or Lawton. The President observed 
that it was a native of New England, and gen¬ 
erally very large. He regarded it as an acqui¬ 
sition. Mr. Lawton had been astonished to 
find it such a fine fruit. It was very large, fine' 
and superior. Mr. Hooker had found it no bet¬ 
ter than the common wild varieties. It was 
not always very large, and not very hardy last 
winter. He considered it inferior to the Law- 
ton, and thought that it should not be very 
highly recommended. The President had never 
heard of its being injured in the least by the 
cold in New England. It was extremely pop¬ 
ular, but needed high cultivation. Mr. Brinckle 
had found it very large. He wished to have it 
called the Boston, and that it and the Lawton 
should be recommended for general cultivation. 
Mr. Ernst would prefer to call it Dorchester, as 
that was the resideDceof Col. Wilder,by whom 
it had been introduced. The President sug¬ 
gested that it be named the New Eugland. He 
stated that it had been exhibited at the Massa¬ 
chusetts Horticultural Society twenty-five years 
since by a neighbor of his, from whom he ob¬ 
tained twenty-five plants, which he divided 
with Capt. Lovett, who cultivated it highly, 
and sold it under the name of Improved High 
Bush. Mr. Ernst thought New Eugland a too 
general name, and would prefer Dorchester. 
Mr. Barry was of opinion that it was too wide¬ 
ly known as High Bush to change the name at 
this time. Mr. Brinckle said that all black¬ 
berries were High Bush ones. Mr. Grant had 
known it called Dorchester in some catalogues. 
He remarked that all blackberries could not be 
improved by cultivation. Recommended for 
general cultivation as Dorchester. 
Lauton. —Mr. Carpenter, of N. Y., stated that 
this sort was known by mauy for twenty years, 
as the New Rochelle. It had been found 
growing by a fence, and introduced by Mr. Se- 
cor, who had made great efforts to disseminate 
it. He wished that it might retain the name of 
New Rochelle. Mr. Lawton regretted that the 
subject had been introduced, but would state 
the facts in the case. The fruit did not exist in 
New Rochelle, nor never did. It was not dis¬ 
covered there or in the vicinity. The variety 
which had been sold as New Rochelle was 
worthless. He had introduced the fruit in 
question into his garden, gave many of the 
plants to his friends, and exhibited the fruit be¬ 
fore the Farmer’s Club of New York, by whom 
it was named Lawton. Mr. Sylvester was of 
opinion that Mr. Lawton was correct, and wish¬ 
ed the name to be retained. He thought that 
Mr. L. deserved the honor. The subject was 
then laid upon the table. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
The following sorts were recommended as 
promising well:— McAvoy's Superior ; Hooker; 
Scarlet Magnate; Trollope's Victoria; Genesee; 
Le Baron; Longworth's Prolific. 
The Broadwell apple, at the instance of Mr. 
Ernst, was recommended as promising well. 
Mr. Prince moved that the thanks of the So¬ 
ciety be voted to the President for the able 
manner in which he had presided at the pres¬ 
ent and former meetings of the Society. Pass¬ 
ed by acclamation. 
The President remarked that he was always 
willing to work for the advancement of rural 
art, for which he had always felt some taste. 
He wished that he had more time to devote to 
it. He had thought it just that the duties of 
the Society should be more distributed, and 
that others should share them with him. He 
did not intend to have again accepted office, 
but if he had induced any one to plant, trees he 
felt that he had not labored in vain. He wish¬ 
ed to express his kindest thanks to the mem¬ 
bers for their uniform courtesy and kindness 
toward him. He trusted that they would all 
return to their homes in peace and safety, and 
meet again to continue the work in which they 
were engaged. 
Mr. Prince moved a vote of thanks to the 
Mayor of Rochester for his kindness in tender¬ 
ing to the Society the City Hall, and to the 
President and Members of the Genesee Valley 
Horticultural Society, for their excellent ar¬ 
rangements for the accommodation of the Soci¬ 
ety, and their efforts to render pleasant the stay 
ot the members in the city. Passed unani¬ 
mously. 
The Society then adjourned, to meet at 
New York in 1858, at such time and place as 
the President might appoint. 
nlmit 
LIST OF PATENTS, 
Issued from the United States Patent Office for the 
week ending; Oct. 21, 1858. 
John Barnes, of Mount Morris, improvement in grain 
threshing and separating machine. 
Chas. R. Belt, near Washington city, D. C., for improve¬ 
ment in cotton seed planters. 
Edmund C. Bills, Perry, N. Y., apparatus for cleaning 
coulters of plows. 
Wm. Black, Alleghany City, Pa., improvement in corn 
shelters. 
J. C. Briggs, Woodbury, Conn., reed for musical instru¬ 
ments. 
John P. Cowing, Seneca Falls, improvement in pumps. 
Daniel Freeman, Burford, Canada improvement in car¬ 
riages. 
V. M. Griswold, Lancaster, O., bituminous ground for 
photographic pictures. 
Alexander Le Mat, New Orleans, improved firearms. 
Pells Manny, Waddam’s Grove, 111., improvement in 
sickles for harvesters. 
Pells Manny, Wadham’s Grove, Ill., improvement in har¬ 
vests) s. 
C. A. McPhetridge, St. Louis, improved spike machine. 
Joseph M*Oracken, Brooklyn, improvement in sizing hat 
bodies. ° 
James B. MelJ, Riceboro, Ga., improvement in cotton 
gins. 
C. A. Mills, Dubuque, improvement in head rests for 
chairs. 
Johu Moore, Madison, Ind., improved screw machine. 
Charles Perley, New York, improvement in ship’s cap¬ 
stans. r 
Henry Davis Pochin, Salford, England, improvement in 
preparing clay for alum making. Patented in England. 
January 30, 1865. ° ’ 
John M. Sigourney, Watertown, N. Y., improvement in 
cast iron railroad car wheels. 
Wm. Provost and Charles J. Provost, Selma, Ala., im¬ 
provement in cotton presses. 
Abbey S. Smith, Rochester, for scale for instrumental 
music. 
Peary A. Wilbur, New Castle, Pa., improvement in nail 
plate teeding. Ante-dated Oct. 14, 1866. 
Walter Worthen, Danville, N. H., improved balance and 
fastener for window sash. 
Hoi ace R. Howlett, New York, assignor to himself and 
A. W. Goedel, ot same place, improvement in filing and 
Belting saws. 
Sidney S. Turner, Lewiston, Me., assignor to himselfand 
Elnor Townsend, machine for spitting mackerel. 
John J. Bate, Brooklyn, improvement in lard rendering 
kettles. 
Charles Baum, Philadelphia, improvement in combined 
tables and bedsteads. 
Thos. Blanchard, Boston, improved method of bending 
wood. 
Albert A. Dailey, Willson, N. Y., improvement in wash¬ 
ing machines. 
Edward Gleason, Dorchester, Mass., improvement in 
bottle castors. 
Jacob H. Howell, Ansonia, Conn., improvement in mak¬ 
ing india rubber hose. 
J. V. Jenkins, Jackson, Mich., improvement in machines 
for sheaiing sheep. 
James M. Kern, Morgantown, Va., improvement in 
washing machines. 
Tony Petujean, Tottenham Court Road, England, im¬ 
provement in processes for silveriDg mirrors. 
Augustus Piaitz, Saxonville, Mass., improvement in ros¬ 
in soaps. 
Sam’l Pierce, Troy, improvement in cooking stoves. 
Jos. Poleux, New York, improvement in the process of 
coating metals with metals. 
Johu Schaffer, Manchester, Pa., improvement in cap¬ 
stans for steamboats. 
Joseph H. Shireman, East Berlin, Pa., improvement in 
seed planters. 
Wm. Thomas, Jr., Hingham, improvement in stove 
blacking. 
George Thompson, East Tarenturn, Pa., improvement in 
devices for putting up caustic alkalies. 
Chas. N. Tyler, Washington, D. C.,’ assignor to Henry 
Pardin, of same place, improvementiD washing machines. 
John P. Derby, Amesbury, Mass., assignor to the Salis¬ 
bury Manufacturing Company, of Barne place, improvement 
in dyeing. 
RE-IS8UX8. 
Daniel H. Shirley, Boston, piano forte action. Patented 
Nov. 28, 1864. 
NEW VOLCANIC RIFLE. 
Me. J. W. Post, of New York, is now in Eng¬ 
land, with specimens of carbines, rifles and pis¬ 
tols, made by the Volcanic Fire-Arms Company, 
and the attention of the British Government has 
been given to the subject of making experiments 
on the utility of these articles. Committees of 
inspection have been ordered at the War Office 
and at the Admiralty. This last improvement 
is said to be superior to any possible adaptation 
of any previous patent. Neither percussion cap 
nor wadding is required, and there is no late¬ 
ral discharge. The ball is patent loaded, con¬ 
tains all the ammunition, and is perfectly 
water-proof. Pistols can be fired at the rate of 
twenty-five to the minute. They may be fired 
500 times without any necesssity for cleaning 
the barrels, and the load may remain in the bar¬ 
rel for a year without any corrosive or danger¬ 
ous result, as the charge is not affected by the 
weather. They will also “ fetch” a long dis¬ 
tance. The main improvement is in the man¬ 
ner of loading. British officers say they are far 
superior to the breech-loading rifle.—Science 
American. 
