THE CULTIVATOR. 
Feb. 
Early Tillotson Peach.—Native Localities of Fruits. 
The Editor of the Horticulturist, in alluding to the 
failure of the Early Tillotson at Rochester, says he 
has had recent information of its complete success in 
various parts of Ohio and Kentucky, where it is free 
from mildew, often eight inches in circumference, and 
of the first quality. The Horticulturist, thinks the Til¬ 
lotson originated in Wayne county, N. Y., and men¬ 
tions this as a rare instance of a variety succeeding bet¬ 
ter in other localities than the place of its origin. We 
may add that it has for several years proved of great 
excellence in southern Virginia, and in Mississippi, 
Alabama and Louisiana. 
The Tillotson originated in the south part of Cayuga 
county, a few miles from the village of Aurora, but 
was introduced to general notice and disseminated by a 
resident of Wayne county. The soil of southern Cayu¬ 
ga is mostly of a strong heavy nature, but we do not 
think this had any effect in modifying the permanent 
character of the variety at its origin. There seems in¬ 
deed to be an erroneous view taken of this subject by 
most American writers op pomology, namely, that the 
act of originating a new fruit by a' particular locali¬ 
ty of the country, stamps indelibly upon that variety 
a certain constitution and character, which fits it for 
that locality better than for any other. Hence, foreign 
fruits are looked upon with suspicion, and native fruits 
pointed out as the onty ones entitled to the confidence 
of cultivators. We are compelled to adopt a different 
opinion, and to look upon such sorts, and such only, as 
entitled to our confidence, as long continued cultiva¬ 
tion has proved valuable, without more than a second¬ 
ary regard to their native locality. 
If a pound of the seed of the best pears, grown on 
trees in France should be planted at London, or at 
Boston, or Cincinnati, we are not to suppose there would 
be any difference in the character of the varieties pro¬ 
duced, whether germinating at one place or the other. 
What possible difference can it make to a seed of the 
Seckel pear, whether it is sprouted in the soil of New- 
York or Belgium ? Its character is fixed before it 
germinates , as is clearly shown by the resemblances 
of the product to the parent, which no external treat¬ 
ment can alter or efface. Difference in latitude , it is 
true, often, produces marked results on fruits, but dif¬ 
ference of longitude in itself much less : For both 
have the same sun, a similar soil and atmosphere, and 
why should an interposed ocean cause any material 
difference 1 
Notwithstanding all this, the fruits cultivated at any 
locality are generally best for that locality, but not 
so universally so as many suppose, and for a different 
reason. The cause of th ’13 local superiority may be 
easily understood. Although a pint of seeds planted at 
one place will produce the same varieties precisely, 
whether planted in one country or in another, yet, when 
they come to bear and prove their character, one set 
of them would be selected at one place, and a different 
set at another, according to the peculiar influence of 
the soil or climate on certain soils, at the several pla¬ 
ces. If a thousand seedling trees were raised at An¬ 
gers in France, perhaps a half dozen would be selected 
as of good quality; if the thousand had been raised 
from the same seed at Rochester, or if the young trees 
produced therefrom at Angers, were removed, a differ¬ 
ent half dozen might be chosen, because the soil and 
climate produced dissimilar results at the two places. 
There cannot be any other local influence, operating 
to any considerable extent, than this ; and from it we 
may infer, that although a fruit will probably do best 
in a soil and climate similer to that of its origin, yet 
it may do better elsewhere ; and for this reason, all 
good fruits in one district, are worthy of trial in others. 
The Seckel pear, although smaller in Western New- 
York, is of higher flavor than at Philadelphia, the 
place of its origin. The Jonathan apple, a native of 
New-York, is much finer when well grown in central 
Illinois; the Doyenne, Bartlett, Femish Beauty, Wink- 
field and Louise Bonne Jersey, cannot possibly stand 
higher in their native European localities, than in 
large portions of America. 
We have long since come to the conclusion that there 
is a vastly greater. influence exerted on fruits, which 
grow in the same garden , by good and bad eulture , 
than by a great deal of difference of locality. A neg¬ 
lected tree will produce small, bad, and tasteless or 
astringent fruit; highly cultivated, well pruned and 
manured, the same sorts will be large, juicy, and re¬ 
ally delicious. We have not unfrequently witnessed 
this difference. We have shown the Editor of the Hor¬ 
ticulturist upon our own grounds, beautiful specimens 
of the Tillotson peach, in the form of crimson globes, 
two inches in diameter, which had grown on a fine soil, 
and on icell pruned trees, and we could have shown 
him other and more neglected trees, of the'same va¬ 
riety, that bore very contemptible fruit. We are aware 
however that good culture with this peach has not suc¬ 
ceeded in a few places, ahd more particularly in the 
immediate neighborhood of Rochester. 
Large Fears. 
In October last, there were exhibited at the Annual 
Exhibition of the Montgomery county (Pa.) Agricultu¬ 
ral Society, three Duchess D'Angouleme Pears, grown 
by Robert Iredell, editor of the Norristown Herald 
and Free Press, the weight of which were respectively, 
1 lb. 3 oz., 1 lb. 3£ oz, and 1 lb ounces. They were 
the product of a tree, planted from the nursery in the 
spring of 1852; the tree was 5 ft 4 in. in height last 
spring. The two largest pears were grown on one twig. 
Dr. Brinckle pronounced them the largest, the finest 
specimens he had seen in this country. 
From a single seed, I grew eighteen pumpkins, 
weighing 534 lbs.; the smallest weighing 20 lbs. 5 oz., 
and the largest 36 lbs. 9 oz. Averaging 29 lbs. 12 oz. 
If any one has seen a larger yield from' one seed I 
would like to know it, and will feel thankful to them if 
they will have it published in the Cultivator that I 
may see it. Franklin Doolittle. Susquehanna, 
N. Y. 
