1852 
THE CULTIVATOR 
401 
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Fruit Catalogue of the American Pom. Society. 
Transactions of the Second Session of the American 
Pomological Society, held in the city of Philadelphia, 
on the 13 th and 14 th of September, 1852. 
Through the politeness and prompt attention of Dr. 
Brinckle, we have been favored with an early copy of 
this valuable collection of Pomological information, com¬ 
prised in a large pamphlet of 168 pages. As we have 
already given a condensed account of the proceedings of 
this session, we can only furnish at the present time, a 
brief notice of the contents, reserving for a future occa¬ 
sion the opportunity of presenting to our readers some 
of the most interesting facts which the report furnishes. 
The excellent opening address of Dr. Brinckle, the late 
President, contains many valuable suggestions, some of 
tne most important of which were subsequently acted 
upon by the Society. About twenty-five pages are then 
given of the discussions on fruits, which possess great 
interest and value. We regret that portions of this part 
of the report are deficient, and often inaccurate. For ex¬ 
ample,theWashington pear, which was adopted as worthy 
of general cultivation, is not even mentioned; the same 
omission exist relative to the Fontenay Jalousie, recom¬ 
mended as worthy of trial; and the Doyenne Boussock, 
is printed Doyenne Goubault, making the latter, which is 
but little known and cultivated in this country, a sort for 
general cultivation. Again, one of the members is made 
to speak (p. 34) of the “ circulation” of a fruit, con¬ 
veying no meaning, and again (p. 42) commending a 
pear as being “ almost worthy” of the cultivation it re¬ 
ceives. These and similar inaccuracies diminish the 
value of the report. Most of the volume is occu¬ 
pied with the reports of the State Fruit Committees 
from Maine, Vermont, New-York, New-Jersey, Penn¬ 
sylvania, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia, South 
Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan and Iliinois, some of which, 
and more especially that from Maine, possess high merit. 
Col. Wilder’s admirable eulogy, and the testimonials of 
Horticultural Societies, on the character of A. J. Down¬ 
ing, olose the volume. 
On the whole, this report furnishes convincing evidence 
of the utility, and the excellent influence exerted by the 
American Pomological Society, in collecting, collating, 
and placing before the public, a vast fund of pomologi¬ 
cal knowledge, which otherwise must have remained 
hidden or known to but few. We give below the last 
revised list of varieties recommended by this society. 
Fruits worthy of general cultivation. 
Apples. 
American Surn’r Pearmain, Gravenstein. 
Baldwin, 
Bullock’s Pippin, 
.Danvers Winter Sweet 
Early Harvest, 
Early Strawberry, 
Fall Pippin, 
Farneuse, 
Summer Rose, 
Swaar, 
Vandervere, 
White Seek-no-Further, 
Wine Apple, or Hays, 
Winesap, 
Ananas d’Ete, 
Andrews, 
Hubbardston Nonsuch, 
Large Yellow Bough, 
Lad"y Apple, 
Porter, 
Red Astrakhan, 
Rhode Island Greening, 
Roxbury Russett, 
And for particular localities. 
Canada Red, 
Esopus Spitzenburg, 
Newtown Pippin, 
Northern Spy, 
Yellow Belle Fleur. 
Pears. 
Madeleine, 
Paradise d’Automne, 
Belle Lucrative or Fondante Rosliezer, 
d’Automne, 
Beurre d’Anjon, 
Beurre d’Aremberg, 
Beurre Bose, 
Bloodgood, 
Buflurh, 
Dearborn’s Seedling, 
Doyenne d’Ete, 
Flemish Beauty, 
Fulton, 
Golden Beurre of Bilboa, 
Louise Bonne de Jersey, 
Breda, 
Large Early, 
Do vvnton, 
Early Violet, 
Bergen’s Yellow, 
Cooledge’s Favorite, 
Crawford’s Late, 
Early York, serrated , 
Early York, large, 
George the IVth, 
Bleecker Gage, 
Coe’s Golden Drop, 
Frost Gage, 
Green Gage, 
Jefferson, 
Lawrence’s Favorite, 
Belle Mngnifique, 
Black Eagle, 
Black Tartarian, 
Downer’s Late, 
Do wnton, 
Under Glass , 
Black Hamourg, 
Black Prince, 
Black Frontignan, 
Chasselas de Fontainebleau. Isabella. 
Grizzly Frontignan 
Seckel, 
Tyson, 
Urbaniste, 
Uvedale’s St. Germain, for 
baking, 
Vicar of Winkfield, 
William’s Bon Cretien or 
Bartlett, 
Winter Nelis, 
And for particular localities. 
Grey Doyenne, 
White Doyenne. 
Apricots. 
Moorpark. 
Nectarines. 
Elruge. 
Peaches. 
Grosse Mignonnc, 
Morris White, 
Old Mixon Free, 
And for particular localities. 
Heath Cling 
Plvms. 
Purple Gage, 
Purple Favorite, 
Washington, 
And for particular localities. 
Imperial Gage. 
Cherries 
Elton, 
Early Richmond,for cook’g, 
Graffion or Bigarreau, 
Knight’s Early Black, 
May Duke. 
Grapes. 
White Frontignan, 
White Muscat of Alex’dria 
Open Culture. 
Catawba, 
Fastolf, 
Franconia, 
Boslon Pine, 
Hovey’s Seedling, 
Black Naples, 
May’s Victoria, 
Red Dutch, 
Crown Boh, 
Early Sulphur, 
Green Gage, 
Green Walnut, 
Red Champagne, 
Raspberries. 
Red Antwerp, 
Yellow Antwerp. 
Strawberries. 
Jenney’s Seedling, 
Large Early Scarlet 
Currants. 
White Dutch, 
White Grape. 
Gooseberries. 
Houghton’s Seedling, 
Iron-monger, 
Laurel, 
Warrington, 
Woodward’s White Smith. 
New varieties which promise well. 
Autumn Bough, 
Hawley, 
Melon, 
Brandywine, 
Braude’s St. Germain, 
Beurre Gift'ard, 
Chancellor, 
Doyenne Boussock, 
Doyenne Goubault, 
Duchesse d’Orleans, 
Duchesse de Berri, 
Differ, 
Apples. 
Mother, 
Northern Spy, 
Smoke House. 
Pears. 
Limon, 
Manning’s Elizabeth, 
Nouveau Poiteau, 
Onondaga, 
Ott, 
Pratt, 
Paradise d’Automne, 
St. Michel Archange, 
Stevens’ Genesee. 
JalouisedeFonlenay Vendee, Striped Madeleine, 
Kirtland, Van Assene. 
McLaughlin, 
Prince’s Yellow Gaj 
Bigarreau Moi.areuse 
Bavav, 
Grapes —Diana. 
Raspberries —Knevetts’s Giant. 
Strawberries —Burr’s New Pine 
Plums. 
Rivers’ Favorite, 
St. Martin’s Quelche. 
Cherries. 
de Early Purple Guigne, 
Reine Horte.nse. 
Productiveness of Strawberries. 
We sometimes startle those not well versed in straw¬ 
berry culture, by assuring them that (excepting picking) 
a bushel of strawberries may be more cheaply raised 
