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the ameri^-^^ 
beasonabIiE edits. 
The Fair 5e(iso».—Every visitor at a fair 
knows that the easiest thing in the world is 
to find fault with the labeling of the fruits, 
the arrangement of the plates, and manage 
ment in general; but only those who have 
had the eharge of such exhibitions are aware 
of the many, and not a few nnsurmoniitable, 
difficulties which beset the way of the offi¬ 
cers. Advice is generally as plentiful as 
mosixuitos in a swamp, but feasible means 
are rarely brought to light. The eminently 
practical suggestions of Mr. Cliae. JT'- Gar- 
field, Secretary of the Michigan Horticultural 
Society, in this regard, are therefore well 
worth the attention of those in charge of our 
horticultural exhibitions. He says: 
“My two points are these: First, we need 
to make progress in the labeling of our fruits 
and other entries. We should have all the 
prominent exhibits so clearly labeled ■with 
cards and placards as to give all the informa¬ 
tion necessary. Money could not be better 
expended than in the employment of a 
skilled man to paint signs and cards during 
the fair; and I would even go so far as to 
have the prominent awards placed upon a 
large buUetin-board, so people could read. 
These features connected ■with labels are of 
the greatest importance to newspaper men. 
“My second point is that a great deal 
"more attention be given to skill in orna¬ 
menting exhibits. Even a single plate of 
Grapes may be made to appear twice as 
beautiful if placed upon the leaves of its 
own variety. I suggest whether prizes for 
special work in this direction may not well 
take the place of our awards for correct 
nomenclature for a few years.” 
Planting Straieherries. — Potted plants may 
stiU be planted; but at this season, when 
the soil and air are damper and the tempera¬ 
ture lower, there is not so much gained over 
layer plants as in midsummer. Good plants, 
now set out properly in well-prepared, mod¬ 
erately rich soil, will produce about one- 
third of a full crop ne.xt year. 
Extending the Strawberry Season.—In New- 
York the Strawberry season commences 
about New Year, and ends some time in 
August, and by supplementing with forced 
greenhouse fruit there is hardly a month in 
the year when Strawberries are not to bo 
had in our markets. But not all are so for¬ 
tunate—or unfortunate, as the case may be 
— to live within city limits, nor have all the 
means to pay the price for such luxuries, 
which, after all, are but a poor substitute for 
home-grown, fresh, ripe, seasonable ben-ies. 
The bearing period of a variety lasts gen¬ 
erally not over two, and rarely more than 
three weeks; but by a judicious selection of 
early, medium, and late kinds, the season 
may be considerably lengthened at both 
ends. Now, when making new Strawberry 
beds, it is proper to give this matter caroful 
attention. Appropriate selection of soil and 
situation exerts also considerable influence 
over the time of ripening. Early kinds planted 
on dry, warm soils with southern oxposui-o 
will mature several days sooner than other¬ 
wise ; and late varieties on'hoavy soils witli 
northern exposure, especially when kept well 
mulched, will be retarded. 
Itisgi-atifying to note «*‘'* *p logical 
fruits changed by the .gd. In 
Society are being J ‘ g^jall fruil® = 
last issue we gave those of ges in 
the following lists comprise the cua 
the leading tree fruits: 
appi-bs. 
, Name'adopled- 
Xame rejected. 
Aiucrican Golden Pippin. Amcricau Golden. 
Auiericnn summer s,o„o,or. 
eSna Kcd June.. Carolina Juno. 
CUcuango Strawberry... .Cheuangm 
Coop(ir-8 Early White.... Cooper s BaH} • 
Cox’s Orange Pippin.Cox s Oiau^ • 
Dauver’s IVintcr Sweet.. .Danvor s Suc ■. 
liucliess of Oldenburg. .. Oldenburg. 
Early Ecd Margaret. Early Mai^'aict. 
Ilubbardston Nonsuch...Hubbardston. 
.lowott’s Pino Ked.Jewett’s Bed. 
Keiitnolry Bed Streak ...Kentucky Bed. 
ICiugofTorapkinsCounty, Tompkins’ King. 
Kirkbridge White.Klrkliridgo. 
Large Yellow Bough ... .Sweet Bough. 
Marquis of Lome.Lome. 
Marston’s Bed Winter.... Marstou’s Bed. 
Otoe Bed Streak.Otoe. 
Pleasant Valley Pippin. Pleasant Valley. 
Pyle’s Bed Winter.Pyle’s Winter. 
Striped Sweet Pippin.Striped Sweet. 
Tewksbury Winter Blush, Teivksbury Winter. 
Twenty Ounce Apple.Twenty Ounce. 
PEAKS. 
Belle Epine Dumas.Epine Dumas. 
Beiu’re Bose .Bose. 
Bcuitc Clairgeau.Clairgean. 
Beurre d’Ainanlis.Amanlis. 
Beurre d’Aiijou.Aiyou. 
Beurre de Brignais.Briguais. 
Beun-e Diel.Diel. 
Beurre Giffard.Giffard. 
' Beurre Hardy.Hardy. 
Beun-e Langclier.Langelier. 
Beurre Siiperfln.Superflu. 
I Bonue du Puits Au8anlt..An.sault. 
i Dearborn’s Seedling.Dearborn. 
I Doyenne Boussock.Boiissock. 
! Doyenne d’Ete.Summer Doyenne. 
1 Doyenne du Cornice .Cornice. 
I Dr. Bachman.Bachman. 
Dr. Bindley.Liudley. 
Duches.se d’Angoulemc . Angouleme. 
Duches.se de Bordeaux . .Bordeaux. 
Golden Bcuitc of Billioa. .Bilboa. 
Jalousicde Poutenay Ven¬ 
dee .Poutenay. 
Jo.scphine de Malines..losepliine of Malliics 
Knight’s SecdUng.Knight. 
Louise Bonne de .lerscy. .LouiseBonne of .Icrsev 
Nouveau Poltc,au.Poiteau. 
Paradis d’Automne.Paradise of Autumn. 
Petite Marguerite.Margaret. 
Supreme de Qnlmpcr.Quimper. 
Triomphe de.lodoignc .. Triumph of Jodolgne 
Vicar of Wakefleld. virar “®'snc. 
Winter Jonah. 
PEACME.S. 
AmHdeu’s.Iune.Amsdeu. 
Austin’s Late Bed 
Colo’s Early Itcd . ( 
. Auslln's laiie. 
,, , .tole’sEarlv 
Cook « Late White.,,„t„ 
Crackett’K Cate Wlille,.,,(j,.,„,| 
Early Albert. aVu. ^ 
Early Beatrice. 
Early Louise. 
Early Hi vers .. 
EarlyTlllotson 
Harker’s Seedling, ,', 
Itoover’sLale Heatli. 
Van Zimat'H Suimrb.. 
Ward’s lailo Pree. 
Albert. 
. Beati lee, 
■ 1.011 Ise. 
• III vers. 
■ .Tllloison, 
■ llarlter. 
■1 louver’s Heat,li. 
■Van Zandt. 
..Ward’s Late. 
biimiiiiEs. 
• Mozel. 
Blaarreau of Mezol.. 
Early Purple Guigno... J.'ariv'p,, 
Empress JCugenle. ’ "'’'l’®’ 
Knight’S Early 
DWABP PEAEB. 
In reply to the inquiry whether ii 
Pears can be grown successfully g, ^ 
swamp, P. T. Quinn says in the N. y. 
“When swamp-land has been thor 
drained, worked, and manured suffieientf'’**' 
make it pay for market gardening th*^*.'’ 
no doubt that dwarf Pears will growf'^*'* 
and thrive for a time on such a soil, 
should bo constantly kept in mind and 
tically carried out, that the soil nmsTu 
kept free from stagnant water and in ^ 
heart. It is also necessary that the troc^T 
planted with care and judiciously pruned 
the time of planting. If it wore a quegti**^ 
between upland and well-drained swaa" 
land, the practical Pear-grower would awa** 
choose the upland situation, other conditio * 
being equal. There is alw’ays more or leg* 
danger of getting a late succulent growth of 
young wood on swamp-land that is rich and 
moist, especially when the soil is fertilized 
with unfermented manures. Besides, there ig 
something to be feared from late frosts while 
the trees are in blossom, on such low, damp 
places. But these drawbacks are not formid¬ 
able enough to prohibit planting Pears with 
fair prospects of profit on such land, provided 
a good selection of trees and varieties is made, 
“ This brings us to the mo.st important 
consideration in laying plans for plantinga 
Pear orchard—the choice between dwarfs 
or standards. To treat this question intelli¬ 
gently, it will be necessary to refer brieSj 
to the history of Pear culture in this country. 
A quarter of a centmy ago the opinions 
which found their way into print on this 
subject, in nine cases out of ten, emanated 
from nursery-men, and the exceptions to this 
rule came from those who took their key¬ 
note from the same source. Now, every 
practical man kno^svs that it is much easier 
and A'ery much cheaper to grow dwarfs in 
the nursery than it is standards. This 
uniform and rapid growth of dwarfs in the 
nursery, putting aside the larger profits, 
led uursery-meu to advocate the planting 
of dwarfs in preference to standards for 
orchard pm-poses, and, as a natural conse¬ 
quence, dwarf Pears were planted exten¬ 
sively in every section of the country, on the 
recommendations from the sources named. 
As a matter of course, time and practical 
experience were essential elements to test 
this important question. 
‘ I was one of the thous.ands ■n’ho were 
led 
to plant dwarfs on an extended scale, mi 
now, with an oxperionee of tweuty-fivo 
gi'owing Po.ars for profit, and lia'i''t 
unusual opportuMlf 
country 
uthorityo'' 
in 
during that time an 
for observation both in this 
iliiropo, I can speak with some anl 
this subject. _ j 
'I’o bo brief in summing up tho 
would simply state that it I avoi’O a 
plant a Poar orchard now, and co"* 
dwarf trees for nothing, and I was conipr 
to pay llvo hundred dollars a jn 
standards, I would not hesitate a 
making tho selection of standards. ^ ^ 
tempting thoory that dwarfs will boju 
in a couple of years from tho time of P 
is a dangerous and bad theory to PJ* j 
A Pear troo should not bo allowed^ ® 
any fruit until it is live or six years 
and one healthy standard Poar at 
years of ago is worth a dozen of <!"’"■* 
kept as dwarfs at tho same ago.” 
