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manner: First, Mr. Tripler froze the water contained in the 
juice, and removed it as ice. Certain acids contained in the 
juice froze at a lower temperature, and these also were removed 
in the form of ice. Subsequently the purer juice itself froze at 
a still lower temperature, leaving an acid which required a 
much lower temperature for freezing. The acid was poured 
off, and the frozen syrup, absolutely pure, in a concentrated 
state, was used for making ice creams, etc. 
four years from the seed. The variety was named by J. A. 
Place, a prominent citizen of Oswego, and an acquaintance of 
Worden.” 
Pomologists concede that the Worden-Seckel pear is of high 
quality. The fruit is highly colored, fully double the size of 
the ordinary Seckel, ripens somewhat later, and has the Seckel 
flavor. The tree is more upright and a better grower than its 
parent. It is a heavy bearer and comes into fruit early. 
Niagara County, N. Y., apples have attracted the attention 
of European royalty. There is an orchard in the town of New- 
fane that supplies the royal families of England and Germany. 
A Lockport dealer has been informed that Queen Victoria and 
Emperor William have expressed especial satisfaction with the 
Niagara county fruit. Special care in marketing the crop is 
taken. 
An exchange joins the ranks of the advocates of the Kieffer 
pear on original lines, calling attention to its decorative fea¬ 
tures: “Almost invariably a few trees will remain dark green 
until the leaves drop, while others take on deep tints of golden 
russet, dark wine or mulberry, and many bright intermediate 
shades. It would be interesting to know if these peculiarities 
of leaf coloring lie in the grafts from original trees of the same 
tendency, or modifications caused by individual stocks.” 
AUSTRALIAN CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
The French seedling raisers have had many competitors in 
their day, but none seem to be more formidable than our 
cousins in the Australian colonies, says a writer in the Gardi¬ 
ners’ Chronicle, London, Eng. To-day I have just seen a 
new batch of colonial novelties, many of which are from a firm 
of growers in Melbourne. Of these, Sydney Brunning, a large 
Japanese, with long, broad florets, slightly incurving in the 
center, color deep reddish terra-cotta, with bright golden re¬ 
verse, is a striking flower. Then Marjory, a pretty bright rosy- 
pink flower, with narrow florets, comes next. Sir H. H. 
Kitchener has flat, medium-sized florets, is a bright reddish- 
crimson, with a golden reverse. Hector Brunning is a 
Japanese, color dark, deep, velvety crimson, with a metallic 
reflection ; reverse golden. Mrs. Frank Gray Smith is a large, 
globular flower, with narrow grooved florets, close and com¬ 
pact—deep golden yellow, shaded crimson. 
SCHUYLER WORDEN. 
In a recent issue of Farmer’s Fruit Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y., 
appeared a photo-engraving of Schuyler Worden, the origina¬ 
tor of the Worden grape and the Worden Seckel pear, the 
latter being disseminated by the Smiths & Powell Co., Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y. Referring to the Worden grape, Professor L. H. 
Bailey says : 
“Of all Concord seedlings, the most famous is the Worden, 
which originated at Minetto, Oswego County, N. Y., on the 
grounds of Schuyler Worden, who, although over ninety years 
of age, still takes the liveliest interest in the variety. The old 
vine, about thirty-five years old at this writing ( 1898 ) is still 
healthy and productive. The seed from which it came was 
taken from an isolated Concord vine, and the plant bore at 
THIS YEAR’S APPLE CROP. 
The apple crop of 1899 by states with comparisons, accord¬ 
ing to the American Agriculturist is as follows : 
1899 
1898 
1897 
1896 
Barrels 
Barrels 
Barrels 
Barrels 
Maine. 
830,000 
1 ,210,000 
675,000 
2,419,000 
New Hampshire.. 
750,000 
1,604,000 
855,000 
2,257,000 
Vermont. 
380,000 
630,000 
450,000 
1,072,000 
Massachusetts. 
450,000 
635,090 
630,000 
1,923,000 
Connecticut. 
750,000 
448,000 
690,000 
1,244,000 
New York. 
. 2,850,000 
2 ,100,000 
2,410,000 
7,400,000 
Pennsylvania. 
. 2,250,000 
1,900,000 
1,966,000 
6 ,100,000 
Michigan. 
. 3,150.000 
3,750.000 
1,860,000 
7,170.000 
Ohio. 
. 2.220,000 
1,143,000 
2 ,100,000 
4,715.000 
Indiana . 
. 2,100,000 
1,400,000 
2 ,100,000 
4,320,000 
Illinois. 
. 2,230,000 
825,000 
2,900,000 
4,100,100 
Missousi. 
. 2,440,000 
925,000 
3,100,000 
4,487,000 
All others. 
. 14,700,000 
12 ,000,000 
27,700,000 
20,034,000 
Total. 
. 35,100,000 
28,570,000 
41,536,000 
67,571,000 
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