1854 . 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
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The Lawton Blackberry. 
We have been furnished with the above engraving, 
representing the fruit and leaf of this newly introduced 
blackberry. A basket of the fruit was presented to the 
Farmers’ Club of New York, in August last, by Wm. 
Lawton, Esq., of New Rochelle, and they gave 
it the name of Lawton Blackberry.” Mr. L. says it 
has been cultivated, in small quantities, for several 
years, in his vicinity, but that he has not been able to 
ascertain who first discovered the plant, but is informed 
that it was found on the roadside, and thence intro¬ 
duced into the gardens. He thinks it a new variety, 
distinct from any heretofore noticed. The fruit, it will 
be seen, is much larger than the common blackberry. 
“ It sends up,” says Mr. Lawton, “ annually large and 
vigorous upright shoots with lateral branches, all of 
which, under common cultivation, will be crowded with 
fine fruit, a portion of which ripens daily in moist sea¬ 
sons for six weekSj commencing about the middle 
of July. They are perfectly hardy, always thrifty and 
productive, and I have not found them liable to blight 
or injury by insects.” 
Dwarf Pears and Quince Stocks. 
Please inform me in relation to the dwarfing of pears 
—how to raise the quince—when to bud—how to ma¬ 
nage afterwards, and a dozen or so of the best varie¬ 
ties to work on the quince, all things considered—also, 
whether any other variety of the quince will answer. 
E. Bonsal,l Jr., Salem, Ohio . 
We have already given full information relative to 
the training and management of dwarfs, and lists of 
some of the best sorts, and the relative value of the 
common quince for this purpose,—for all which our 
correspondent is referred to back numbers. We may 
now add, that the Angus quince is best propagated by 
first cutting down strong trees to the surface, so as to 
throw up numerous shoots, and then banking the soil 
about them for one entire season, until they have 
thrown out numerous roots, when they are removed 
and separated. Cuttings set late in autumn or very 
early in spring, in moist, fertile earth, will afford good 
moderate sized plants by autumn, but most of them will 
fail to root, under ordinary management. Plants may 
likewise be procured by layering, but these are more 
or less crooked from the necessary bending of the lay¬ 
ers. 
The budding is performed late in summer, or early 
in autumn, whenever the bark will peel freely. If 
done earlier, the buds are apt to start prematurely. 
The after management we have already described. 
The following pears are among the best for quince 
working : Angouleme, Winkfield, Osband’s Summer, 
Louise Bonne Jersey, Diel, Easter Beurre, Doyenne 
Boussock, Tyson, Stevens’ Genesee, GloGt Morceau, 
Beurre d’ Amalis, White Doyenne, Dearborn’s Seed¬ 
ling, &e. 
