where large, handsome plants are desired, a 
heat of at least 60°, with plenty of light and 
air, is necessary to get them. 
“The proper form to train fuchsias has 
been a mooted question. We prefer the coni¬ 
cal form. With a very little good manage¬ 
ment the plant can be made to take this 
form naturally, as it has a tendency to branch 
as it grows. Good rich soil, with full ex¬ 
posure of all parts of the plant to the light, 
is the good treatment referred tq, If the 
young plant shows no disposition to make 
side branches, the terminal shoot should be 
pinched back. This will most likely have 
the desired effect, and one of the most nearly 
central shoots can be encouraged up to make 
another leader. 
“ We have said the plant does not require 
a very warm temperature, indeed a high 
heat, when dry, is not at all favorable to 
success. Hence during summer time they 
do well in our climate only ■when set out in 
the hot season in partial shade; or at least 
if in the suu, where the leaves will have a 
chance to bo continually moist. When near 
the cool spray of a fountain they do well, if 
not so close as to have the soil in which they 
grow saturated. Any good rich garden soil 
will do, if provision is made to * well drain 
it,’ as gardeners say. 
“ In the fall the plants may go to winter 
quarters at once when cold weather ap¬ 
proaches. If the plant is woody, all the 
sod herbaceous matter may be cut away to 
the hard solid substance, and the pots set in 
a cool cellar, or under a green-house stage, 
or anywhere where they will not get abso¬ 
lutely dry. They must be kept cool, how¬ 
ever, for a very little heat will bring them 
forth, when they must have light. If for 
propagating purposes, of course this is all 
right,—but we are speaking of mere pre¬ 
servation. 
“ Many persons prefer to have young 
plants every year, and when they have raised 
the young ones, throw the old stumps away. 
But the old plants, if judiciously managed, 
will make beautiful planks for many years. 
They have to be cut back so sis to make 
the skeleton or frame work of the form we 
desire; and after they have grown just a little 
are taken out of the pots in which they grew 
the seasou before, and with fresh earth 
started again in as small pots as the roots 
cun he got into. As soon as this small pot 
is filled with roots it is to be put into one a 
size larger. This re-potting may he done 
two or three times during the season, if ex¬ 
tra good plants are desired. 
“ The fhcll9ia is very liable to lose its 
leaves. This nakedness is caused either by 
too poor a soil or the presence of the red 
spider. Those minute insects are kept down 
by an occasional syringing of the plant, 
which is then dusted with sulphur; when it 
arises from poverty of the soil, a top-dressing 
of manure, or re-potting as before suggested 
is the remedy; whenever there is any ap¬ 
pearance of yellowness in the lower leaves, 
it is time to attend to these matters.” 
round kernels, about the size of hulled pin- 
dars, and perfectly slick. This tree blooms 
in November, tbe fruit begins to ripen in 
March, and continues ripening until June or 
even July. Through all these months, the 
trees present tempting baits to the lovers of 
good fruit. The tree is a very hardy one, 
and a sure and prolific bearer. It is said to 
have been introduced into Louisiana by Com¬ 
modore Perry, on his return from his famous 
Huggins of Macoupin, don’t plant them for 
profit. 
Governor Wood is found by Dr. Hull to 
be rather tender to carry to market. Ed¬ 
wards finds the tree hardy. 
Weir finds it among the hardiest. Since 
1860 has never failed of a crop; quality not 
quite first-rate ; would put all sweet cherries 
on Morello stocks and slit the hark on tbe 
north side to enable the stock to expand. 
Esoper’s Spitzenberg are correct. The one 
named Honey Greening, and locally known 
as Burley Sweet, is the Green Sweet of 
Downing, to which Honey Greening is at¬ 
tached as a synonym, although .there is a 
distinct, yet similar, apple under name of 
Honey Greening. The one named Western 
Beauty is probably correct, according to the 
nomenclature of Dr. Warder, who makes 
this distinct from Beauty of the West, while 
NOTES ON SUMMER APPLES, 
BV CHARLES DOWNING. 
[Concluded from page 316, last No.] 
liroith. 
A large, showy apple, received from En¬ 
gle & Brother, which, from its large size 
and fine appearance, promises to become a 
desirable market fruit of Its season, continu¬ 
ing through September. It is also valuable 
for culinary uses; origin said to be Lancas¬ 
ter Go., Pa. Tree vigorous, upright spread¬ 
ing, an annual hearer, but produces heavier 
crops alternate years. Fruit large, roundish 
oblate, regular; skin greenish yellotv, shaded 
and mottled with red. Flesh yellowish, a 
little coarse, crisp, juicy, brisk Bubacid. 
Quality good. 
Not the Enrly Joe. 
In looking through some of the orchards 
in Pennsylvania last summer, 1 found a spu¬ 
rious Early Joe which had been introduced 
there from Western New York more than 
twenty years since and still thought to be 
the true kind. The tree is more vigorous, 
the young shoots not as stout, nor as dark, 
but longer and slenderer. It is a regular 
and moderate bearer and ripens about the 
20th of August; continues in use nearly a 
month and is highly prized where known. 
1 am told there is an apple in Western New 
York by the name of Luce’s Early .Toe, and 
this may he the same. Gan any one give us 
the origin, history, Ac., of Luce’s Early Joe ? 
The fruit of this spurious sort is nearly of 
medium size, roundish oblate, slightly coni¬ 
cal ; skin greenish yellow, with u few stripes 
and splashes of red, and sometimes consid¬ 
erably netted with russet and a few brown 
dots. Stalk of medium length, slender, often 
with marks of bracts and inserted in a mod¬ 
erate, regular cavity. Calyx open, segments 
short, erect, divided; basin shallow, slightly 
corrugated. Flesh line, white, tender, juicy, 
rich subacid, vinous. Quality very good; 
core small. 
Japan expedition, and hence is called the 
Japan Plum. The purpose of this inquiry 
is to learn whether this fruit is known else¬ 
where in the South, or whether it has ever 
been transplanted into any other of the 
Southern States with success. Oueeclimat- 
ized into the Atlantic States, nurserymen 
would find it a valuable acquisition.” 
loriculturr 
FUCHSIA MANAGEMENT. 
A LADY correspondent of the Rural asks 
about the management ol this beautiful 
FRUITS RECEIVED 
BY F. R. ELLIOTT. 
CHERRIES FOR THE WEST 
From .Torn C. Teas, Carthage, Mo., I 
have two specimens of a warm, msset-eolor* 
ed apple, of about medium size, which 1 in¬ 
cline to believe is the old Ilussel Pearmain, 
although it is some time since 1 saw that va- ’ 
riety, and 1 may l.e mistaken. Mr. 'Teas 
writes that in his neighborhood, where there 
are several trees in bearing, it is regarded as 
a seedling, and while he counts it valuable, 
he desires to know if it cau possibly lie re¬ 
cognized as any known variety. We will 
thank Mr. Teas to send our friend Charles 
Downing, Newburgh, N. V,, specimens, 
and meantime we supply for record, toward 
information, outlines and description as fol¬ 
lows : 
Fruit medium in size; in appearance 
roundish oblong or conical, although in 
reality it measures broader tlian long; skin 
of a warm, cinnamon russet, slightly tinged 
with streaks of red at the stem end; stem 
slender; cavity deep, smooth, aside from a 
slight down; calyx small, with narrow, 
sharp-pointed segments; basin deep, rather 
broad, acute; flesh yellowish white, break¬ 
ing, half tender, very mild subacid, good to 
very good; would be very good to best 
were it not for a little grittiness that accom¬ 
panies its breaking character. 
From F. L. Bmnham, Olivet, Mich., we 
have au apple for name. It is doubtless 
“ Cogswell,” although the flesh was so much 
decayed that no judgment could be had of it, 
and I only name from its outside appearance. 
From Charles Andrews, Marengo, Ill., 
I have this, 20th March, samples of the Ma¬ 
rengo, iu good condition, and, at same time, 
a new Siberian apple, under name of 
Galena. 
It is a peculiar apple for its class, it having 
more or less of russet on its surface, lu size 
it is large for a Siberian, oblong in shape, a 
pale yellow ground, marbled with warm, 
cinnamon russet, and a pale carmine blush 
cheek in sun; many minute black dots on 
the yellow, hut on the sun side showing with 
suffused surroundings. Stem slender, ac¬ 
cording to its class; cavity narrow, deep and 
rossetted; calyx half open, with half reflexed 
or nearly erect segments; basin broad, mod¬ 
erate depth, and much corrugated; flesh 
whitish, breaking, rather tough, and ere it 
mellows inclines to decay; dry, half sweet, 
good, if one has nothing else. Core hollow 
at the center, large; seeds full, plump. 
The wood is of medium size, of a dark, 
rich, reddish brown color. The original 
. planter of the tree, according to Mr. An¬ 
drews, is Alfred Gidihngs, Sabula, Iowa. 
Mr. Andrews also sends specimens of 
I Chicago, which, although small, is in quality 
best of tbe lot. 
^ Geo. C. Townsend, Zanesville, O., sends 
II me samples of apples under names by him 
known; of which the Peck’s Pleasant and 
An Illinois correspondent of the Rural 
asks our Western readers to give something 
of their experience with other cherries than 
the Early Richmond. We shrdl he glad to 
receive such experience. Meantime the fol 
lowing is a reported discussion on cherries 
at the last meeting of the Illinois Horticul¬ 
tural Society: Dr. Hull finds Belle do 
Choiaey a good cherry, but it has some faults 
as a tree. Belle Magnifique is a very desir¬ 
able sort, and may be made an annual bear¬ 
er. Mr. Weir finds Black Eagle both hardy 
and productive at Lacon. lie cau raise as 
many bushels of the sweet cherries as he 
can of the Early Richmond. Would double 
work them on Early Richmond. 
Dr. Hull finds Black Tartarian faulty as 
a t ree, on account of close, upright growth ; 
it is not quite so hardy as some other sweet 
cherries; he sees no reasons why sweet 
cherries should not be grown all over the 
State. Mr. Dunlap has cultivated sweet 
cherries for twelve years, and never got what 
he regarded as an enormous crop except in 
one instance, which was from the Elton, 
from which be got nearly a quart 1 Since 
thou the tree had died. Galusha had never 
got fruit from them; the trees die out. 
Bryant lost all by the winter of 1856; im¬ 
possible. to do anything with them on such 
soil as he lives on—at Princeton. M r. Ditr- 
i.ky of Hennepin, had sixteen years’ expe¬ 
rience with twenty-five varieties, and had 
nothing left but Early Richmond. 
THE GALENA CRAB APPLE, AND OUTLINE. 
flower. We had but just laid down the Gar¬ 
dener’s Monthly for May, when we opened 
the note, and in it (the. Monthly) had read 
the following by the Editor, which answers 
her questions: 
“ Those who have warm rooms or green¬ 
houses, like to force a few old plants into 
early growth, and when these sprouts are 
about two inches long, they are taken off, 
and rooted for young plants. 'Flits rooting 
time will he about March or April. The 
little slips are put into pots of sandy soil, and. 
kept in partial shade and in a moderate heat, 
will root very readily. A heat of fifty or 
sixty will he enough to strike fuchsias, al¬ 
though, of course, in a higher heat they will 
root more rapidly. Though this season is 
the best one to make nice young plants; cut- 
JAPAN PLUM. 
called lor. That our Central Park is grand 
in conception and execution there can be no 
question; hut there is a sameness in its 
beautiful green swards and well-kept, walks 
which could well afford to be relieved now 
and then by a blaze of color such as we see 
by the massing system in the English and 
French parks. A few thousand dollars, 
spent by the Commissioners for this purpose 
would be gratefully appreciated by tbe 
thousands who could feast their eyes by 
such a display. Who will lead in the mat¬ 
ter, New York or Brooklyn 
Planting Rosea. 
In setting out my Tea and Bengal Roses 
I have cut them all down close to the ground, 
both those that I had kept dormant during 
winter and those that had come to me 
from propagating houses. It has been my 
practice in former years, and although my 
neighbors don’t do it, yet while they have a 
few poor quite early blooms, I find mine 
keep blooming, after they once commence, 
all tbe summer long, and so I believe it’s the 
best way. Iu repotting roses there is really 
nothing better than good fresh turf loam, 
with, say, a fourth to a sixth of well rotted 
manure thoroughly intermixed.— f. a. 
Covering Flower Seeds with Lawn Grass. 
I once saw advice by Thomas Rivers ot 
England, to use in covering flower and other 
small seeds the short grass from the lawn. 
On this hint 1 acted with good results las! 
year, and am uow doing it again. I sow the 
seeds pressing them nicely with a hoard into 
the fine soil; then I sift .just u shade of clear 
sand over and cover from one-half to an inch 
deep according to the delicacy of my seed, 
with the fine green grass cut from my lawn. 
NOT TIIE EARLY JOE APPLE. 
Mr. Ragan of Indiana, thinks the sweet 
cherries very little adapted to our climate; 
have entirely failed in Indiana; had partial 
success with May Duke; the list for Indiana 
is all embraced in Early Richmond. Mr. 
