tit 
every one needs and will have a few for jelly, 
jam, or for immediate use. The peculiar acid 
is invaluable in hot weather ami almost every 
one craves it. I find no difficulty in selling all 
I can raise, at four dollars per bushel. At three 
dollars they abundantly pay. It is desirable to 
plant the white in preference to the red va¬ 
rieties, as they are not seen by the birds. 
The most profitable varieties I should set 
down In the following order: White Dutch, 
Versaillaiee, Cherry, Victoria. The ground 
should be well drained in order to prevent frost- 
heaving, as the bush is easily pried out when 
there is much freezing and thawing with little 
snow. My plan is to set the bushes in rows 
ten feet apart: and six feet iu the row. Be¬ 
tween the rows corn or any hoed crop may be 
planted. In the rows, plant beans or potatoes. 
Cultivate and hoe the whole ground. Always 
slightly hill the Currants al the second or last 
hoeing. 
It is a good plan to have a patch of Goose¬ 
berries near the Currants. The worms will 
appear first on the Gooseberries, and can be 
promptly disposed of with two dustings of 
hellebore. They will then not appear to any 
extent, if at all, on the Currants. It is best to 
apply the hellebore when there is dew on the 
bushes. E. P. Powell. 
CERTAIN APPLES. 
W. S. CARPENTER. 
I SEND the Rural a few notes respecting 
the Apples forwarded to it. 
Monmouth Pippin. —(See cut from Mr. C.’s 
specimens). This Apple originated in Monmouth 
Co.. N, J. It is about the size of the Rhode 
Island Greening. Color, pale-yellow ground, 
with a beautiful red cheek. Flesh juicy, fine, 
brisk, aromatic sub-acid. Rated by Downing 
very good to best. Tbe tree forms a beautiful 
head, and bears good crops annually and keeps 
well. Ripens from April to May. 
Evening Party.— (See cut from Mr. C.’s 
specimens) This originated in Berks Co,, Pa. 
The tree is a fine grower and a great bearer on 
alternate years. Fruit medium, yellow, light¬ 
ly splashed and striped, with red; very juicy ; 
remarkably tender, almost buttery, with a 
brisk saccharine, somewhat vluous, aromatic 
flavor; one of the best dessert winter apples. 
Vnluable Kinds. 
I select the following from my collection, 
having tested them for several years. I think 
they are worthy of more general cultivation. 
Fanny—I received cions of this beautiful 
Apple from my friend Charles Downing, who 
informed me that he considered it a very 
promising Apple. The Rural. published a cut 
of this fruit some mouths ago. I will add thut 
it is one of the most promising new Apples iu 
my collection, bearing a good crop every year ; 
an Apple of great beamy aud very fine quality, 
Washington Strawberry, — I first saw 
specimens of the fruit of this flue Apple, iu 
Boston, at the Horticultural show. Iu a col¬ 
lection of nearly 100 kinds, this was considered 
by the Judges, one of the best. Fruit large; 
yellow ground, splashed, and mottled with 
rich red. Flesh yellow, crisp, very tender, 
juicy, mild sub-aeid. One of the best Apples 
iu my collection- The tree is a good grower, 
and bears fine crops anuually. Fruit ripens 
from September to October. 
Titus Pippin. — Origin, near Hempstead, 
Long Island. Tree a strong grower; very pro¬ 
ductive aud profitable for market. Fruit very 
large, pale-yellow, with a blush. Flesh yel¬ 
lowish-white, juicy, teudcr, brisk sub-acid. 
February to March. 
Streaked Pippin. —This originated in West- 
bury, Loug Island. N. Y. Tree a strong grower 
and very productive. Fruit very large, shaded, 
splashed aud striped, will) rich red. Flesh 
yellow, crisp, tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid, 
and aromatic. A very fine late-keeping apple. 
February to April. 
Richard’s Graft.— Originated iu Columbia 
Co., N. Y. A very flue Apple, worthy of ex¬ 
tensive cultivation- Tree a moderate grower; 
very productive every year. Fruit medium; 
color, yellow, nearly covered with splashes, 
marhliugs, and shades of rich red. Flesh yel¬ 
lowish, very tender, juicy, pleasant, rich, aro¬ 
matic sub-acid. One of our very best autumu 
Apples. September to November. 
Primate.— An old Apple, of unkuowu origin. 
Tree a good grower, aud bears, annually, a 
good crop. The fruit is one of the most de¬ 
licious aud valuable summer sorts in the en¬ 
tire list. Fruit large, greenish-white, with 
often a crimson cheek. Flesh white, very 
tender, sprightly, refreshing, mild sub-acid. 
July to September. 
Nickajack. —A very popular Apple in the 
Southern States, and one likely to prove valua¬ 
ble here. Tree a strong grower, and produc¬ 
tive. Fruit large; color yellowish, striped, 
shaded and splashed with two shades of red.' 
THE 7 URAL NEW-YORKER. 
Flesh yellowish, compact, tender aud juicy, 
sub-acid. It is a long keeper, keeping better 
than the Baldwin. March to May. 
Mother. —Origin, Massachusetts. Tree mod¬ 
erately vigorous ; a good bearer, every year. 
Fruit medium to large, yellow, nearly covered 
with rich ml. Splashed and marbled with 
deeper shades; flesh yellow', tender, juicy, 
rich, aromatic sub-acid. One of the best of 
apples for the dessert. November to February. 
Lawvhb.—I ntroduced by George 8. Park, of 
Parkville, Mo., and said to have been found iu 
an old Indian orchard in Kansas. It has come 
into bearing with me, and promises to be very 
valuable. Fruit large, color, dark bright red. 
Flesh white, firm, crisp, sprightly, aromatic, 
mild sub-acid. It is a late keeper, keeping well 
up to May. 
Hubbardyon Pippin,—O rigin uncertain. 
Tree a strong grower. Fruit very large, yellow, 
shaded and striped with red. Flesh teuder, 
yellowish, crisp, juicy, mild sub-acid, aromat¬ 
ic. A very promising apple for market; keeps 
well to March. 
Hick’s —Originated at Hempstead, L. I. Fruit 
large; color yellow, beautifully striped aud 
splashed with crimson. Flesh whitish, teuder, 
juicy, rich, sweet, aromatic. A fine and very 
handsome dessert apple. The tree bears every 
year. A new Apple of good promise. 
Bealtt of Kent —Originated in England. 
Tree a strong grower, and wonderfully pro¬ 
ductive. Fruit very large, often weighing a 
pound each ; yellow, marked with large, broken 
stripes of bright red. Flesh juicy, crisp, teu¬ 
der, with a pleasant 6ub-acid flavor. Au apple 
of good quality. Its large size aud beautiful 
appearance make it one of tbe most profitable 
market apples 1 have yet seen. October to 
December. 
Baker. —Originated iu Conucclieut. Tree 
very strong, aud a good bearer. Fruit very 
large, yellowish, mostly covered w ith crimson ; 
ilesh yellowish, juicy, pleasant sub-acid, very 
good. This apple is highly esteemed for mar¬ 
ket, keeping to March. 
Park Spipe. —This valuable Apple originated 
iu this county—Westchester, N. Y. Tree u 
strong grower. Fruit medium to large, whitish 
yellow', shaded w ith red, splashed and striped 
all over, It is a prodigious bearer, often 
breaking down with the load of fruit; flesh 
yellow, rather firm, juicy; mild sub-acid, aro¬ 
matic, eme of our nest long-keeping apples. 
March to May. 
McKabk. —A seedling, originating in this 
neighborhood. Tree a good grower and bearer. 
Fruit, medium to large, yellow ground nearly 
covered with bright red, strongly resembling a 
good specimen of Spitzenburgh, aud about as 
good. A very promising new Apple. March 
to May. 
Ferris. —An Apple of unknown origin, and 
perhaps but little known outside of Westches¬ 
ter Co., N. Y. The tree is a strong grower, a 
great bearer every other year and a moderate 
bearer iu iulerincdiata years. Fruit very large, 
shaded, splashed, aud striped lightly with crim¬ 
son. Flesh white, very teuder, juicy, mild 
sub-aeid. Jm apple of high quality. Novem¬ 
ber to Jar uary. 
Early Pet; nook. —A Western Apple which 
is likely to pia»ve of much value in eastern Now 
York Frisil large, light yellow, splashed, 
mottled and shaded with bright red. Flesh 
whitish, juicy, with a fine sub-aeid flavor. A 
very premising summer Apple. Very hand¬ 
some aud productive. August to September. 
Kirkland. —I received cions of this fine Ap¬ 
ple fifteen years ago. Fruit large, oblong, yel¬ 
lowish-white. Flesh yellowish, tender, sub- 
aeid; a good table apple. The tree is a good 
bearer annually, and the fruit keeps till April. 
Ben Davis. —A favorite Apple in Kentucky, 
wiiere it is supposed to have originated. My 
trees have come into bearing, and the variety 
promises to tie profitable here. Fruit large; 
color yellowish, splashed and striped with two 
shades of red. The Ben Davis is larger than 
the Baldwin, and bangs well on the tree. I 
think this is a promising market apple, keep¬ 
ing till April. 
Cornell Fan ev.—Originated in Pennsylva¬ 
nia. Tree productive. Fruit medium; color, 
yellow, nearly covered with crimson. Flesh 
white, tender, crisp, juicy, with a fine sub-acid 
flavor. One of the finest early-autumn Apples. 
ltye, N. Y. 
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OPINIONS OF EXPERTS ON THE MON¬ 
MOUTH PIPPIN AND EVENING PARTY. 
In reply to our inquiries as to (lie merits of 
these Apples, Charles Downing writes : 
“Monmouth Pippin originated iu the town 
formerly of Freehold, now Manalapan, Mon¬ 
mouth County, New Jersey, irtuny years since, 
on lauds of Kinnoth Hawkins, now iu posses¬ 
sion of John R. Perrine, where. I am informed, 
the original tree is still standing. The tree is 
a vigorous grower, bearing abundant crops on 
alternate years, and much esteemed where 
well known. The fruit is of medium to large 
size, generally fair, of very good quality, keeps 
well, and is valuable cither for the market or 
family use. 
•• The Evening Party Apple is said to have 
originated in Berks Co., Pa., aud is a pretty 
and pleasant fruit, of medium size, or less and 
valuable m:-.inly for the amateur and for family 
use. The flesh is whitish, fine, tender, moder¬ 
ately juicy, with a peculiar mild sub-acid fla¬ 
vor. almost sacehariue. It is in eating during 
December aud January. The tree is moder¬ 
ately vigorous with numerous rather slender 
branches, requiring moderate pruning; the 
foliage aud fruit adhere well aud late to the 
tree, and the fruit should remain on the tree 
till well colored and matured, to have it in per¬ 
fection. The tree is such an abundant bear¬ 
er on alternate years, that if Rot well thin¬ 
ned out there will be much interior fruit; so 
far it has not proved to be profitable as a 
market fruit. 
T. T. Lyon. President of the Michigan Pouio- 
logical Society, writes us: 
“ Monmouth (Red Cheek) Pippin is so old a 
fruit that an expression of opinion respecting 
it (except, possibly, with reference to] its suc¬ 
cess lu Michigan) would seem to be little other 
than an invitation to criticism. Hence these 
remarks are to be understood us only intended 
for Ibis State. My own experience with it 
would indicate that the tree is healthy, and 
generally satisfactory, although rather a tardy 
bearer. When old enough it is a medium 
bearer, generally each year, of 
fair, even-sized, beautiful fruit, by 
uo means of high quality; but 
good and firm enough to prove 
satisfactory and even profitable as 
a w inter market fruit. 
“Evening Party has much the 
appearance and quality of that 
old favorite, the Rumbo. When 
the lamented Dr. Briuckle intro¬ 
duced it, lie characterized it as 
strictly and peculiarly a dessert 
apple — a characterization iu 
which I freely concur ; although 
while we have Melou, Shiawassee 
Beauty, and even Jonathan or 
Hubbardstou Nonsuch, in Mich¬ 
igan, we are not likely to greatly 
regret the absence of this. In¬ 
deed, I am unable to learn that, 
even in its native region, it has 
been able to attain any note¬ 
worthy prominence. 
“I have reasons for the as¬ 
sumption that these, in common 
witli most varieties, when car¬ 
ried far northward of their places of origin, 
lose something of quality, and possibly of size 
and color also.’’ 
C. W. Garfield, Secretary of the same So¬ 
ciety says: " The Monmouth Pippin is a very 
promising market Apple for Michigan. It has 
been tested iu nearly all parts of the State. In a 
scale of feu points it is marked in our Michigan 
catalogue seven for dessert, six for cooking 
and eight for market. 
“ The Evening Party may have been tested, 
but we know' very little of it for any purpose. 
I notice in our catalogue upon the same scale 
it is marked seven for dessert, four for cooking 
and two for market, but it has ouly been tested, 
so far as I know, in the eastern part of the 
State.” 
Jloriniltuval 
PINKS. DIANTHUS. 
There is hardly a class of flowers, excepting 
ihe Rose, that enjoys greater favor with lovers 
of (low ers, than ilie genus Dlanthus, with its 
several species mul endless varieties. They are 
all valued for their showy many-colored flow¬ 
ers. their delightful perfume and the ease with 
w hich they arc cultivated. The Chinese Pinks, 
U. DIAPKMATUa. 
Dianthus Chiuensis, D. Heddewigii, D. im- 
perialis, D.diadematns, I), laciuiatus aud many 
other varieties, are cultivated as annuals, 
though they will bloom the second year if cov¬ 
ered during the winter. They are excellent 
D. IMPERTALIS. 
for bouquets, for massing together In groups, 
and vigorous specimens are unsurpassed for 
pot-culture. The seed should be sown in boxes 
or in an open seedbed in the spriug. When 
the young plants have a few leaves, they 
should be pricked about three inees apart on a 
nursery bed. aud, later, transplanted to the 
group or flower bed with a ball of earth ad- 
liersing to the roots. They are set at distances 
varying with the size of the varieties, the 
dwarfs about six inches apart. They require 
a light rich soil. 
1). CAUVOPll Yl.J.US. 
The Carnation Piuk, Dianthus Caryophyllus, 
is cultivated for winter-flowering' and is one of 
the florist’s most staple plants for this purpose. 
The seed is sown as above; but tlie plants are 
set on a nursery bed until the fall, when they 
are taken up with ball, planted iu pots and 
transferred to the house. They are also pro¬ 
pagated by layering aud cuttings. The latter 
are taken off during the winter or early spring 
aud set iu moist saud in the greenhouse where 
Monmouth Pippin. 
