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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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pomologist who lias done so much to make 
known new seedlings of Southern origin, and 
AROMATIC CAROLINA. 
who prepared the article on apples for White’s 
Gardening for the South, now just published. 
Summer Varieties. Autumn Varieties. 
Early Harvest. Buckingham. 
Red June. Disharoon. 
Julien. Myer’s Nonpareil. 
Aromatic Carolina. Autumn Wine. 
Sweet Bough. Rome Beauty. 
Red Astraclian. Meigs. 
Toccoa. Chestatee. 
Winter Varieties. 
Summerour. Camak’s Sweet. 
Van Buren. Great Unknown. 
Man gum. Webb’s Winter. 
Cedar Falls. Mountain Belle. 
Elarkee. • Gladney’s Red. 
Figures and descriptions of some of the 
varieties above enumerated are appended. 
Julien. —Fruit, medium size, roundish, taper¬ 
ing somewhat to the eye; calyx, small, in a nar¬ 
row basin; stem, short, in a moderate cavity; 
skin, thin, yellowish white, beautifully striped 
and marbled with carmine; the fruit is of a del¬ 
icate, waxen appearance; flesh, white, tender, 
juicy, and fine flavored. The best summer ap¬ 
ple known; tree, a fine grower and very pro¬ 
ductive. The fruit, which ripens the middle 
of July, is very rarely affected by worms. 
Aromatic Carolina. —Fruit, large size; ob¬ 
late in form, tapering to the eye ; stalk, short 
juicy, and of a fine aromatic flavor. Tree, a 
vigorous grower, and very productive. Ripens 
from the 15th July to the 1st August. 
Elarkee. —Size medium; form con¬ 
ical ; color dark red on a yellow 
ground; flesh yellowish, hard, and 
with sufficient juice ; acid when first 
gathered, but becomes of pleasant 
flavor in March and April. Tree 
thrifty and very hardy. Originated 
in Macon County, North Carolina. 
Chestatee. — Medium to large; 
slightly conical; calyx in a hollow 
basin; stem short and slender, in a 
deep cavity, with spots and small 
specks of black; flesh white and juicy, 
rather too acid for a dessert fruit, but 
good for cooking. Ripens in Sep¬ 
tember, and keeps until December. 
Camak’s Sweet. —Fruit medium 
to large ; nearly round; dull whitish 
green, mottled with green russet, the 
patches of which are made up ■with small dots, 
with a dull blush cheek upon the side toward 
the sun; stem short and slender; cavity 
and basin broad; calyx closed; flesh firm and 
tender, scarcely sweet; juicy and fine flavor¬ 
ed ; best. Keeps sound until February. 
Fig. 3. -ELARKEE. 
and fleshy, in a deep, wide cavity; calyx, in a 
wide, shallow basin ; color, green, striped with 
dull crimson, and covered with a white bloom; 
Fig. 4.— CHESTATEE. 
Mountain Belle. —Size medium to large ; 
oblate and conical; color, an orange ground, 
shaded and striped with red; stem short, in a 
wide, deep cavity; calyx in a moderate 
sized, smooth basin ; flesh white, hard, 
and juicy, a little tough in texture, 
and of a fair sub-acid flavor. Ripens 
November to May. Fruit of second 
quality, but a famous keeper. A native 
of Habersham County, Georgia, found in 
an old Indian field by J. Van Buren. 
Early May. —Fruit, small, round ; 
skin, thin, yellowish green, when ripe, 
with sometimes a brownish red cheek; 
stem, short, in a shallow cavity; calyx, 
small, closed, in a shallow basin ; flesh, 
yellowish white; flavor, mild acid, 
but rather astringent; begins to ripen 
from the 10th to the 20tli of May. 
Van Buren. —Size medium to large; 
globular, and a little conical in form; 
color, yellow ground, shaded with dark 
red, with specks and patches of russet; 
stem short and fleshy, in a narrow, me¬ 
dium sized cavity; calyx small, and 
closed in a shallow basin ; flesh yellow, juicy, 
and quite tender for a good keeper. Ripens in 
October, and keeps until April. A new and 
first rate winter apple, found and named by 
Elijah Sutton, Esq., Habersham County, Ga. 
Notes oh Grapes and Grape Culture. 
Some remarks about pruning intended for 
this place must go in a condensed form in our 
customary notes about work. So, also, such 
notes as we have made on the conduct of the 
older varieties this season must be postponed 
in favor of those upon the newer or less known 
candidates for public favor. Grape-growers 
generally will be interested in the report of the 
Committee awarding the Longworth Prize, 
given in another column. An engraving and 
description of the Ives grape will be found in 
the American Horticultural Annual for 18G7. 
Mottled. —This is a seedling about which 
less has been said than its merits seem to war¬ 
rant. We hear good accounts of it wherever it 
has been fruited, and have this year seen bunch¬ 
es •which for perfection of form and excellence of 
fruit, entitle it to a higher rank than it heretofore 
held. It is “ mottled” only when partly ripe. 
Mount Hope Seedlings. —Messrs. Ellwanger 
& Barry, some years ago, raised a large number 
of seedlings, only one of which, we think, has 
thus far been considered worthy of exhibition. 
It was unfortunate that biped robbers, with 
or without feathers, took almost the whole 
crop of their favorite seedling, just before 
the exhibitions. While they have some 
twenty or more seedlings, which in other 
hands might be considered worth propa¬ 
gation, they, with a careful discrimination, 
reject almost the whole, if not all but one. 
Underhill’s Seedlings. —Mr. Stephen 
Underhill, Croton Point, N. Y., has been 
engaged in hybridizing our native grapes 
with foreign pollen. From a hasty review of 
those' that were exhibited at Whitlock’s 
Grape Show, we should say that there were 
too many of a similar character. Nowa¬ 
days, a new grape must have some posi¬ 
tive quality, to distinguish it, and while 
we think Mr. U. has reason to feel en¬ 
couraged by his experiments we hope he 
will not follow the example of Mr. Rogers, 
and put out a series of grapes that are 
mainly to be distinguished by their labels. 
Eumelan. —It is a matter of regret that Dr. 
Grant should have exhibited the Eumelan this 
season, as the fruit from old vines recently 
transplanted do not fairly represent the grape. 
We saw the fruit before the stock of vines was 
purchased by Dr. G., and regard it as an ex¬ 
cellent and very early sort, with more character 
than is usually to be found in early grapes. 
Walter. —This grape has been sparingly 
exhibited, but no general estimate can be made 
of its value until it comes into general cultiva¬ 
tion. It has a small bunch, with a very sweet 
berry, of medium size, and a firm, tough skin. 
Wyoming Red. —Exhibited by Dr. S. J. Par¬ 
ker, of Ithaca, N. Y., and we believe a seedling 
of his. We have not seen it, but it is reported as 
bearing so strong a resemblance to the Walter 
as to be liable to be confounded with that variety. 
Diana Hamburgh was on the tables on the 
first day of the N. Y. State Fair, but was for 
some reason removed, and we were unable to 
inspect it. The vine, though strongly foreign 
in character, has for two years done well in N. 
Y. City, and promises to retain a place on the 
amateur list, at least. A large, handsome bunch. 
Salem. —This we have only seen grown in a 
cold house, where it proved a good bearer, with 
a decided foreign and very pleasant flavor. 
