1885.] 
the AMERICAN 
GARDEN. 
from each side of tlio door to tlio opposite 
wall, raise plank partitions about tliree feet 
higli; these form a passway wliieh .is quite 
necessary. The house will thus be divided 
in two compartments, which may sometimes 
advantageously be divided into still smaller 
ones. The wall of the building from outside 
to inside, will bo about twenty inches thick, 
OELEBBATIN& THE GEAPE, 
consequently the doorway will bo tho’samo Granronlhl'vr'r?!.?^' "" 
1 ®mtuio, foi the reason that such know- 
number of iuohes in depth; on the inside 
hang a light door, and a heavier one on the 
outside; and when closing, after all crops are 
stored,’iill the intermediate space with straw. 
For storing Sweet Potatoes, which 
perhaps the most difficult product to keep 
the apartment designed for their reception 
should bo divided into narrow colls by jiarti- 
tions which serve the purpose of ventilators 
at the same time. Those partitions or ven¬ 
tilators, as we may term them, can bo readily 
made by nailing thin, narrow boards 
both sides of upright 
pieces, an inch thick, and 
about three feet high; lap 
the edges as is done in 
weatherboarding of a 
house, bevel—except two 
or three short spaces—the 
alternate edges of the lap 
so as to leave sufficient 
space between the boards 
to allow the passage of air 
into the inner space- 
These ventilating parti¬ 
tions should be made of 
sufficient length to reach 
across the apartment, and 
should be set up about 
twenty inches apart. Po¬ 
tatoes carefully stored in 
this manner and covered 
well with straw or soil, 
almost invariably keep 
well for a long time. 
Apples, Turnips, in fact 
almost all winter fruits 
and vegetables, may be 
kept in good condition in 
such an all-purpose store¬ 
house, which in many 
instances, will pay for it¬ 
self in one season. 
J. T. Baiud. 
ftv bJ ? ’ oi'iginal local- 
jy, m July. According to the statement of 
the commission merchant who sold the crop, 
they were the host selling Pear of the season, 
bunging from $0 to .tiS per bushel.'’ 
edge can be turned to good account by nearly 
all classes. Wo cannot all have an orchard, 
or even a single fruit tree, said Ohio’s vet¬ 
eran pomologist, M. Crawford, before the 
are, Summit County Horticultural Society. Some 
have not room for a row of Currant bushes 
or a Strawberry bed ; but who has not room 
lor a Grape vine ? Its branches may be 
trained on a building or a fence. Its roots 
will run under the sidewalk, along the foun¬ 
dation, beneath the buildings—anywhere and 
on everywhere—in search of plant food, which. 
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THE COMET PEAE. 
Among early Pears this 
new variety now intro¬ 
duced by John S. Collins, 
Moorestown, N. J., prom¬ 
ises to take a prominent rank. The original 
ti'oe, which is estimated to be between fifty 
and one hundred years old, was found grow¬ 
ing in the Highlands of the Hudson in a 
most unfavorable situation among bushes 
and rocks, with apparently not room enough 
for its roots to penetrate. The fine appear¬ 
ance and good quality of its fruit attracted 
the attention of the owner and some fruit 
growers who considered the variety of suffi¬ 
cient merit to be made known to the public. 
Not having seen the fruit ourselves we re y 
on the description furirished by Mr. Collins. 
“The Comet Pear has been grown to a 
limited extent in Ulster County, N- Y., lati¬ 
tude 42 degrees, for a few years, 'the ices 
are very vigorous and healthy, bearing a un 
antly when quite young. The fruit is o 
good quality, large size, spleiidid re an 
THE COMET PEAR. 
dissolved in water, is carried to the leaves 
and boiled down, as it were', and converted 
into Grapes. What an opportunity this is 
for every man and woman to add to the 
comfort, health and happiness of those de¬ 
pendent on them! Horticulture gives to 
workingmen almost the only opportunity of 
adding to their income outside of working 
hours, and this branch of it is especially in¬ 
viting to all amateurs. 
I once knew of a large vine in a city lot that 
produced over a hundred doUars’ worth of 
Grapes each season for several consecutive 
years. How much is it worth to have all the 
Lapes one wants for himself, his family and 
bis friends for even three months in the 
year ? And this is within the reach of nearly 
Ill, without making any effort to keep them 
Lyond the season. With a little care, Ca. 
tawbas and some other varieties may be kept 
in a cool room for months. Last July I ate 
ripe Itaspborries, Biackberries and Catawba 
Grapes—the latter grown in ’ 8 . 3 , and kept in 
a fruit Iiousc. 
The vine, besides furnishing such delicious 
fruit, adds greatly to the attractiveness of 
home. Even the name, “vine-covered cot¬ 
tage” or “vine-clad hills,” suggests that 
which, once posse.sscd, can never be forgot¬ 
ten. The culture of the vine has always had 
a refining influence over those who have 
engaged in it. The natives of the vine 
districts of Europe plant vines wherever 
they go. You can almost pick out their 
homes as you drive through the streets of 
any city of this country. 
Grapes may be grown in all parts of the 
United States and Canada, wherever a Grape 
grower can be found, and the more unfavor¬ 
able the locality the better generally ivill be 
his .succes,s ; for this rea- 
■> son : The gi-eater the diffi¬ 
culties to be overcome, 
the greater effort is put 
forth. If he lives far north, 
he will cover his vines in 
winter ; if too far south, 
he will grow them on the 
north side of a hill or 
building. If his gi'ound 
is too wet, he will drain 
it, or grow his vines in 
a raised border. The hills 
of Southern Ohio are es¬ 
pecially adapted to this 
fruit, but Cincinnati gets 
^ its Grapes from the shores 
of Lake Erie. AU over 
the South the vine is at 
home, but New Orleans 
sends to New York for 
Grapes. Michigan, cool 
land level, the last place 
'Jone would expect this 
warm-blooded fruit to 
flourish, sends hundreds 
of tons to Chicago, and 
sends cuttings to France. 
Some parts of our coun¬ 
try are so favorable to this 
industry that success 
comes almost without an 
effort, but people are slow 
to learn that it may be 
carried on successfully al- 
m o s t anywhere. Dr. 
Buckley, now traveling in 
Europe, writes of a noted 
vineyard where the vines are planted in bas¬ 
kets and fastened to bare rocks six or seven 
hundred feet high. 
OONMEOTICUT MOTES. 
At the recent meeting of the Connecticut 
State Board of Agriculture, Gov. Hyde re¬ 
lated his success in renovating old orchards 
by plowing and cultivating. But it was 
thought that too deep plowing might work 
harm. .Peach orchards wore also greatly 
benefited by cultivation, but was thought 
harmful for quinces, though of well known 
efficacy in some other states. 
Mr. J. H. Hale, the practical nurseryman 
of Glastonbury, said that the Keiffier pear 
does not mature with him, and he thinks 
that it is unsuitable for the vigorous and 
changeable climate of New England. 
