BACHELOR’S BLUSH 
sncli quality and appearance that, together 
with its reported vigor and productiveness of 
tree, will induce all lovers of the pear to give 
it a trial. 
The history of it is, that it is a chance 
seedling on the old estate of Sam Brown, 
Walnut Hills, Anne Arundel Co., 
Maryland, has fruited many years, 
the tree being a free grower, an 
earl)’ and regular bearer, and, so 
jjlk far, free from blight or other dis- 
The fruit as shown, and from 
which our figure is made, is of me- 
dium size, roundish, slightly eoni- 
cal or almost ovate; rich, warm, 
y° 1,ow . with some russet, and 
rough russet specks; something of 
Brown Beurre in appearance, and 
P^jlr so much of it in flavor as lo induce 
WtW thought that it may have sprung 
W from that variety; stem short, stool 
^ largest next the tree or branch; 
cavity narrow, yet open; calyx 
rather large; segments half re¬ 
flexed; basin broad, open, deep; 
flesh fine grained, except near the core; 
juicy, melting, vinous, sweet, aromatic; very 
good, almost best; season September, in its 
native locality; probably would be middle 
October in Western New York. 
Do not, as many are wont to do, throw in 
upon the bottom of the barrel a half bushel 
or more at a lime, bruising and breaking the 
skin of many by the fall, producing black 
spots or decaj' in a few days. 
Pick the fruit in dry weather and when free 
from all moisture or dew place in barrels. 
Apples, soon after gathering, always sweat; 
but the exudation from the skin does not 
excite decay, like alien moisture upon the 
fruit, or in the surrounding atmosphere. 
Barreled apples arc often sent long dis¬ 
tances by rail and canal. The constant jolt¬ 
ing and the usual rough handling consider¬ 
ably bruise the fruit if not securely packed. 
Hence, when filling barrels, at. every addition 
of a half bushel of fruit, gently shake the 
barrel and secure closer packing; till so that 
quite a number of' apples will be above the 
level of the upper part of the barrel, place 
on the head, above which lay a bit of plank 
that will easily tit within the end of the 
barrel, and press the head to its original posi¬ 
tion by either of the methods herewith de¬ 
lineated. 
Tins is comparatively a new fruit, and 
was shown by William Parky of Cinna- 
minson, N. J., at the recent meeting of the 
American Poinological Society in Pliiladel- 
REVISING THE GRAPE LIST. 
HACUKI/IR'S BLUSH APl’LK. 
phia. Its origin is unknown, and it has, at 
times,been confounded with Maiden’s Blush, 
from which it is just as distinct as would be 
the blushes coming from the two sexual 
characters indicated. So far as we can learn, 
it has no special claim to prominence or gen¬ 
eral cultivation, but was brought forward at 
the late session, as we now give it promi¬ 
nence, more to show its distinctness and 
settle a point than for any great excellence 
which it possesses. 
KEEPING FRUITS. 
Figure 1. 
In Figure 1 is shown the cheapest arrange¬ 
ment for the purpose with which I am ac¬ 
quainted. It is simply a lever of the second 
class; the lever, A, is connected with plank, 
B, by chain or rope at 0. This arrangement 
requires two persons—one to press down the 
lever and the other to drive the hoops. 
The Royal Horticultural Society recently 
published the following in relation to the 
^reservation of fruit: 
44 1. As the flavor of fruit is so 
s. easily affected by heterogeneous 
N, odors, it is highly desirable that 
\ the apple and pear rooms should 
\ be distinct. 
\ “ 2. The walls and the floor 
should be annually washed w r ith 
a solution of quicklime, to which 
common suit is sometimes added. 
/ (Salt is objectionable.) 
I “3. The room should be per- 
' / fectly dry, kept at as uniform a 
/ temperature as practicable, and 
y be well ventilated ; blit there 
/ should not be a thorough draft. 
“ 4. Care should be taken in 
gathering the fruit, which should 
be handled as little as possible. 
“5. For present use, the fruit should he 
well ripened; but if for long keeping, it is 
better, especially with pears, that it should 
not have arrived at complete maturity. This 
point, however, requires considerable judg¬ 
ment. 
“ (>. No imperfect fruit should be stored 
with that which is sound, and every more or 
less decayed specimen should be immediately 
removed. 
44 7. If placed on shelves, the fruit should 
not lie more than two deep, and no straw 
should be used. 
44 8. Where especially clear-and beautiful 
specimens arc wanted, they may be packed 
carefully in dry bran, or in layers of per¬ 
fectly dry cotton-wool, either in closed 
boxes or in large garden pots. Scentless 
saw-dust will answer the same purpose, 
hut pine saw-dust is apt to communicate 
an unpleasant taste. 
“ 9. With care, early apples may be kept 
till Christinas, while many kinds may he 
preserved in perfection to a second year.” 
BACHELOR’S BLUSH APPLE — OUTLINE, 
The tree is described as healthy, an an¬ 
nual and moderate hearer, its fruit being 
generally uniform and regular in size and 
appear/moc. The fruit is not above medium 
size, oblate oblique in form, often obscurely 
ribbed, (not shown in unr drawing,) yellow¬ 
ish, with a bright bronzed, blush cheek in 
the sun, and dotted with light and gray dots. 
Stem short; cavity large, open and deep; 
calyx open; segments short, erect; basin 
uneven ; flesh white, tender, juicy, crisp, 
sub-acid, moderately rich, almost “very 
good core full, medium, with large seeds. 
Season, August and September. 
Figure 2. 
Figure 2 is a frame, D, D, D, of sufficient 
dimensions to admit the barrel which stands 
upon the plank platform, E. The pressing 
is performed by a screw, cither iron or 
wooden, passing through the upper and hor¬ 
izontal part of frame. 
Central; ** for Pennsylvania West. 
Clara Cunningham and Cyntkiana reported 
by Geo. 11 rsM an as valuable for Missouri. 
Cornucopia (Arnold’s 2.)—Fuller says it 
succeeds well in New Jersey. 
Delaware, — * for Canada West, Connecti¬ 
cut, Delaware, Indiana North and South, 
Maine, Michigan South, Maryland, Massa¬ 
chusetts, Nebraska, New York East and 
West, Ohio North, Central and South, 
Pennsylvania East, Central and West, Rhode 
Island and Vermont. 
Trowbridge (Conn.)—Erase the * for our 
State. 
Koex (Va.)—Does well on clay soil with us. 
Diana. — for Connecticut, Indiana South, 
Maine, Michigan South, Maryland, Massa¬ 
chusetts, Nebraska, New York East and 
West, Ohio North, Central and South, Penn¬ 
sylvania East, Central and West, Rhode* 
Island, Vermont. 
Ehiahnrg .— * for District of Columbia, 
New 't ork East, New Jersey, Pennsylvania 
East, ** for Pennsylvania West. 
AW.r (Rogers’ 41.)—* for District of Co¬ 
lumbia, Massachusetts, New York West, 
Pennsylvania West. 
Goethe (Rogers’ 1.)—* for District of Co¬ 
lumbia, Kentucky, Missouri. 
Hyde (Mass.)—It never was starred for 
Massachusetts and never will be. 
Blodgett (Pa.)—I would star it for East¬ 
ern Pennsylvania. 
Hoag (N. Y.)—It does well, but is a little 
too late in Western New York. 
Hartford Prolific, — * for Canada West, 
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Ken¬ 
tucky, Maine, Michigan South, Missouri, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New 
York East, Ohio North, Central and South, 
Pennsylvania East and Central, Rhode 
Island, Vermont and Virginia ; ** for Dela- 
Figure 3. 
The one shown iu Figure 3 is constructed 
at greater expense, is adjustable, and handled 
with greater facility. R, R are iron bars, 
with hooks upon their lower extremities, 
an inch in length, to catch and hold again*, 
the chimes of the barrel, with tlieir upper 
portion flattened, provided with holes, the 
whole secured to the wooden screw-plate, 
M, by passing through mortises in the same. 
It is adjustable to barrels of various sizes by 
removing the iron holts, A, A. l. d. s. 
BARRELING APPLES 
THE SAM BROWN PEAR, 
List of liesi Pears.—S. T., Clockville, N. Y., 
asks us to give a list of the host pears. We can 
do no better than to give the following list, 
which arc those distinguished by a ** in the cat¬ 
alogue of the American Pomologicnl Society, in 
the New York columns. The stars indicate that 
these variet ies are the most highly recommended 
—wo give them aLpbubetioaUyBartlett, Belle 
Lucrative, amove Rose, BeurretFAnjou, Beurre 
Easter, Beurre Clairgcau, Brandywine, Doyenne 
Boussock, Duchessd'Angotilomc, Flemish Beau¬ 
ty, Howell, Josephine de .Mtiliite, Lawrence, 
Louise Bonne de Jersey, Rostiezer, Sheldon, 
Seckel, Tyson, Urbanist?, Winter Nclis. We 
would add to these for summerDoyenne d’ 
Etc, JUeurro Giffard, Bloodgood, Clapp’s Fa¬ 
vorite.— B. 
- - -- 
.4 Seedling Yellow Cling Peach.— Wc have re¬ 
ceived samuies of a seedling yellow cling peach 
of large size, high eolor aud excellent flavor, 
from Mr. Kicaud, Williamsburg, L. 1. The tree 
is eight years old from seed. It is one ol the 
best flavored clings we ever tasted. The speci¬ 
mens received were eaten October 1, and had 
been In the office a week at least. They were in 
excellent condition. 
The Sam Brown Pear is a new seedling 
from Maryland, shown at the late session of 
the American Pomoiogical Society of Phila¬ 
delphia, by John Saul, Esq., of Washington, 
D. C. It lias sometimes been designated as 
the “Maryland Seedling,” but the name 
Apples, after being barreled, are usually 
inspected by a competent person appointed 
by the purchaser, either in the orchard or at 
the place of shipping, and it oftentimes 
happens that the dishonest fruit grower 
has many barrels returned as unfit for 
market, aud not coming up to the stand¬ 
ard of the purchase agreement. Do not 
think that by placing good, large, sound 
fruit iu quantities of half a bushel or more 
at the ends of barrels, and filling interme¬ 
diate with small, bruised, inferior fruit, you 
will receive the full price, as if all were of 
a merchantable and desirable brand. But 
one barrel in fifty may be thus put up, yet 
it is quite apt to be the first one opened 
and emptied ; it thereby injures the sale of 
tlie entire lot, and portrays in stronger 
terms than language can express the dis¬ 
honest proclivities of the grower. 
Do as you would be done by, and careful¬ 
ly pick and sort the fruit, reject ail bruised, 
jpartialiy decayed, or inferior fruit; place 
carefully in barrels by turning the barrel 
upon its side until partially filled, or place 
The fruit is one of | them, in by hand three or four at a time. 
Pearn Received.— J. D. A,, The Square, 1 
Your pears were received with the stalks all 
broken off, therefore we cannot describe them. 
They appear to be of Seckel origin, and are of 
good quality.— b. 
---- 
Raspberries.—Can any one tell me which Is the 
best month In the full for setting out Black-Gap 
raspberries?—A Subscriber. 
The last of September or early in October. 
k irffll 
ii 1 
1 
Mill 1 
Til'ii i i 
ilU— 
±.J 
