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THE BLACK TORQUE—DEER DESTROYED BT
HEEDS.
We learn that the disease known in the West
and Southwest as “Black Tongue,” is prevailing
to a fearful extent among animals in the lower
part of this State, the deer and cattle being the
chief victim of its ravages. Mr. David Rhodes
informs the editor of the Ironton Furnace, that
he found fourteen dead deer at one pond in the
Bollinger count}’, and numbers of othors scat
tered through the woods, some dead and others
dying from the effects of the malady. In Wayne
county, not less than fifty were found dead,
near Greenwood Valley, in that county, and in
the neighboring woods the air was loaded with
stench from their carcasses. At the Falling
Spring, in Carter county, thirty died in one night;
afid at Eleven Point, in Oregon county a large
number was found. The cattle have been at
tacked by the affection, also; but its effects on
them have not been so terrible as on the deer,
which are threatened with utter extermination.
The disease is the same, we presume, as that
which caused such havoc among the deer of
Florida, about a year Bgo.
We still adhere to the opinion, expressed last
year in the Cultivator, that the black tongue is
produced in deer and cattle by their eating poi
sonous mushrooms, which abound in many dis
tricts. Our own cows and cattle devour
this class of plants greedily when they find
them in the woods. Hogs are killed by the
same means.
Antidote foh Poisons. — Mews. Gales <£;
Seaton, Gentlemen : —I read in your paper this
morniDg an account of the death of Wm. A. Per
rin from the bite of a rattlesnake, and that brandy
was the remedy deemed efficient by the intelli
gent physicians who were on the spot when he
was bitton. It is my wish to add my experience
in cases of the kind, and to inform the public
that no remedy for the bite of any venomous
animal or insect at the South is equal to the
tincture of ammonia, (volatile alkali.) I have
seen it administered where the party had been
bitten six miles from our Fort, on the Kiameshe.
The doctor put a lump of sugar in a tumbler and
poured on a gill of ammonia, the man drank it
together with the sugar, and instantaneous ro
lief followed. Every planter and farmer at the
South keeps his bottle of the spirits of hartshorn
ready to apply it to any case of spider bite, tar
antula, centipede, snake or aeoipion. A table
spoonful on a lump of sugar will repel from the
heart any poison of the kind. C.
{National Intelligencer.]
A table spoonful of common hartshorn may be
taken at a dose without danger; but to swallow
a gill of ammonia at a time would be something
more than “heroio” practice.
—
A Prolific Farm. —Capt. John Bird, whose
farm is on the Missouri shore, opposite Cairo,
has seventy acres of corn ton feet high, on a field
from which a fine crop of wheat was harvested
in May last. This is the same field heretofore
noticed by us. The wheat was so ripe when cut,
that it shelled out enough for seed, and a full
crop is now growing among the corn, and Capt.
B. says he intends to lot it grow. This is a base
fraud upon mother earth. We have these facts
from a friend who was on the spot last week.
Springfield Journal.
It is ridiculous to talk about “a baso fraud
upon mother earth, ” because one obtains a good
crop of wheat, and another of corn,on the same
field in twelve consecutive months. It is a little
remarkable that the climate in the valley of the
Mississippi at Cairo; is warm enough to ripen
wheat in May; but Southern Illinois once pro
duced considerable cotton. The United States
Census of 1840, returned over 200,000 pounds
as the product of that State in 1839. Fertilize
the soil properly, and “mother earth" cannot be
made to yield too many, nor too largo harvests
in one year, or in ten.
[Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.]
Jones County, Ga., )
Aug. Bth, 1859. j
Dr. Daniel Lee— Dear Sir: In many places
in the old settled portions of Georgia, the main
reliance for firo wood and rails, is upon old field
pines. Tliis timber, you are aware, is a second
growth, with little or no heart, open porous,
takes in air and water freely, and quickly rots.
The fences made of rails of this wood, seldom
last, or will turn stock more than three years.
These pines are generally felled in the winter
season when splitting of rails, and getting of fire
wood, occupy most of the farmers timo. What
I want to know, is: would not rails of this tim
ber last longer by being cut and split at a differ
ent time of the year? If so, when?
Some of your contributors suggest August as
the host time for procuring posts, having in view
their durability, but if these pines are cut at that
season, the worm generally starts from the
stumps or boughs, and spreads to all adjoining
trees of the same kind, and often times whole
forests of these trees are killed in this way.
So long as everybody's stock is permitted and
encouraged to run at large in this State, we
must have fences or fights, provided you take
up arms against your neighbor’s unruly ox for
breaking over your weak fence, made of old field
pine rails.
If you can give any information upon the
point desired, please make it known through the
Southern Field and Fireside.
Respectfully yours, Jones.
—
The Coming Sugar Crop.—Taking our own
parish as a criterion —and we think we have
some claim to being a sugar producing parish—
we will unquestionable fall short of last year’s
crop from natural causes. We made last year
21,515 liluls., which, by the way, was the lar
gest that we evor made, and W’ould be well
coming up to figures if we make this year fifteen
thousan, exclusive, however, of the loss by the
Lobdell crevasse of about twenty-five hundred
hogsheads. Our cuop looks well and promises
well, as a general rule, and if nothing occurs to
set it back from this timo until ground up, our
planters will realize a fine yield. As it is, we
do not complain, nor do wo hear of any serious
complaints; but we have seen many far moro
prosperous seasons than the one now ahead of
us. In these conclusions, as regards the crops
of our parish, we are indebted to the experience
of many of our most experienced planters—men
whom we know to bo perfectly competent to
judge in such matters. This much for one parish.
Now it is notorious that the crops of the other
parishes are pretty much in the samo condition
as ours, and if reportg are true, in many parishes
they are much worse.— West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter, 20f7i.
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J®" Save all the crab grass hay you can for
winter use.
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THE ORIGINAL JUSTIN MORGAN HORSE.
Mr. Linsley, in his interesting “History of
Morgan horses," gives the above as a “faithful
representation” of the original Morgan Horsq,
from which the whole race of Morgans have de
scended. Its general correctness is certified to
by several persons now living, who were familiar
with him. The true history of this horse is un
doubtedly as follows : He was foaled in or near
Springfield, Mass., in 1793, and taken, when two
years old, by Mr. Justin Morgan, by whose name
lie was afterwards known, to Randolph, Vt.,
where he was owned and kept by Mr. Morgan
until Mr. M.’s death, which occurred in 1798,
soon after which he passed into the hands of
Wm. Rice, of Woodstock, Vt. His future life
[Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.]
THE FARMER.
Mu. Editor : Is it not curious what queer no
tions some people have about farm management.
Here you have one that insists upon having
enormously high fences? Does he not know that
in doing this he is preventing his neighbor’s
hungry cattle from getting into his fields to find
something to eat ? Here’s another that won’t
be satisfied unless be has shelters for his cows.
Now that is not good policy, for if he keeps the
rain from falling on them, how are they to get
washed ? There’s another plowing just as deep
as he can go. I suppose he don’t know that he
is wearing out his plows, and giving his mules
harder pulling to do, to say nothing of disturb
ing the arrangements of the gophers, and poor
little ground rats. And you, over there, what
are you planting fruit trees for? aro you not
afraid that your children will eat the green fruit
and make themselves sick ? Here is another
old fellow sowing grass seed, perhaps he don’t
think we have grass enough already. And you
sir, what are you taking up those stumps for?
Where do you expect your moles, rats and snakes
to make their nests if you take up the stumps?
Now there is an old fellow that knows exactly
how to do things. He lets his wheat shocks re
main in the field till the birds have eaten nearly
the whole of it. I say that is right, because he
knows that wheat won’t hurt birds and rats. —
Now some people might think those folks over
the way there do wrong in getting to work so late,
but I think they do perfectly right Suppose
the sun does rise soon, is that any reason why
people should ? I like to see folks independent.
The days are much too long any how, and more
than that, if they don’t get through to-day, ain’t
they got to-morrow to finish in? Yes, Mr. Edi
tor,' the more I notice, the more I see that some
people have venr queer notions. V. L.
Augusta, 1859.
[■Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.]
Cecilton, l
Eastern Shore of Maryland, j
Messrs. Editors: I write this from the orch
ard of Anthony Raybold, Esq. lam myself so
amazed at the magnitude of the place and the
thorough and perfect cultivation in which I find
it, that I think it would be selfish in me not to
give your readers a bird’s eye view of the things
passing around me. I left Philadelphia yester
day at 5 P. M., in a fine steam propeller, of
about 300 tons, called the Whilden, owned by
Anthony Raybold, and run regularly in connec
tion with another boat, the Farmer, the two al
ternating, and thus making daily trips between
this point, Delaware City, and Philadelphia; tho
chief business of these boats being to convey
peaches from this point to Philadelphia, tho
larger portion of them being transported thenco
to fill tho great stomach of America, (New
York.) This orchard has about 10,000 trees, and
covers a space of over 400 acres; the trees are all
planted in rows, at right angles, the space be
tween the trees 18 to 20 feet. The location is
slightly undulating, but not too much so to af
ford a view of tho almost interminable avenues
of luscious fruit comparing, in my opinion, both
in taste and size, with the best peaches raised in
Georgia. The striking contrast between this
mammoth orchard and southern orchards, is in
the perfect cultivation that challenges your ad
miration at every glance. Think of4oo acres of
peach trees as clean as a cotton field, and five
times as profitable—the ground thoroughly plow
ed and harrowed, the grass no where, and
the trees bending beneath the weight of fruit in
grateful acknowledgement of the labor of the
husbandman. This place, a few years ago, be
longed to a Mr. Cassedy, of Philadelphia—he
died and left the orchard in charge of his sons.
They neglected it, and when Mr. Raybold pur
chased it, it was overgrown with weeds, and the
trees considered past redemption. He placed
the orchard in charge of a Mr. Cavender, whose
hospitality I am now enjoying, who still man
ages the place, the proprietor seldom or never
being on the promises more than an , hour or
two at the time. Mr. Cavender, by his judgment
and energy, has restored the old orchard, and
planted a small orchard of 200 acres, which is
now about four years old, and filled with fruit.
During the peach season the force consists of
65 or 70 hands—every thing goes on like clock
work—no time is lost —nothing wasted—every
thing, like the old woman’s broom, has its place
and is in its place. The regular force is seven
hands, besides Mr. Cavender and his three sons.
Tho farm raised more grain than is consumed on
, it, and the sales this year will probably exceed
30,000. How long these profits will last, it is
| hard to tell. Orchards are being extensively
. planted, and the time may not be distant when
low prices may render the business less desira
ble than it is* at present. There are already
about 250,000 trees within twelve miles square,
’ including this place, and every body seems to be
inclined to try a few acres in fruit. Mr. Raybold,
and exploits, or such of them as could be col
lected at this late day, are graphically and we
doubt not correctly described by Mr. Linsley in
his book. He lived, though hard-w r orked most
of his life, to the age of 29 years, having died in
Chelsea, Vt, in 1821.
That the sire of the Justice Morgan horse was
a horse known as “True Briton or Beautiful
Bay," there can bo no doubt. The sire of True
Briton, there is every reason to believe, was the
imported horse “Traveller,” and his dam, accord
ing to an advertisement which Mr. Linsley has
found in the Connecticut Conrant of 1791, “Do
Lancy’s imported racer.”
however, is so far in advance that he will have
reaped his harvest long ere business is over
done.
The South, with its advantages of an early
season, ought to have halfa dozen such orchards.
There is market enough for them, and a large
profit in it. If I had time I could write you a
much more interesting letter, but I must go into
the orchard and see this busy peach world at
work. Yours truly,
A Traveler.
[Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.]
Norwalk Aug. 19th, 1859.
Dr. D. Lee. Dear Sir.—ln the No. of the
Field find Fireside, received last evening, I notice
some refharks on the use oT Coal Tar for vines,
Ac. This I have used for some length of time
and can speak of its benefits for various purpo
ses.
My plum and other fruif trees, that previous
ly were injured by the Curculo, I have saved
the fruits of, in this way; as the Tar would be
injurious to apply directly to the tree, I take a
piece of tallow and rub it on the body, for a space
of 6 inches more or less, around the body of the
tree, and over that a coat of soft soap —then with
a paint brush, paint a space around the body.
No living insect will go over it. On my vines in
the open air, I do the same and find it effec
tual—Com rolled in this with sand or earth or
ashes, no bird or worm will trouble. ‘ I am now
trying it on a few potatoes —fbr the purpose of
knowing if it will or not prevent the disease or
rot. If it be caused, as I l»vo lately seen it
stated by a gentleman of Mass., who has for
some years past been making observations and
experiments, the result of which is that an
insect, very minute, deposits its eggs around the
eye of potatoes, these remain until the potatoe
is planted, when they hatch out, and commence
to feed on the eye, they then deposit their eggs
on the new crop, these eggs are very minute or
so small that they are not to be readily seen by
the naked eye of man, but with a glass they may
bo seen, —I believe this would also prevent the
fly or weevil from injuring the wheat crops.
I have also made an experiment on my peach
trees. I think I named it in a previous letter,
it is not my discovery, and whose it is I know
not; I had it from a gentleman of N. C. It is
simply to take of the berries of theCVuwa tree
which is much grown for shade and ornament at
the South —scrape the earth from around the
tree at the base and put a handful around —
and you may pour some boiling water on them;
(this I did—though I was not instructed to do
so) my trees were in leaf when I came home, the
leaves were yellow, and curled up as though
scorched by fire, in a little time these dropped
off and left the trees bare; in a short time they
sent out a fresh supply, and now look as green
and thrifty as a tree can. I now think, if I should
live, I shall see fruit on them another season.
For trees of all kinds I use lime as a wash for
the trunks—that is slack, as you would for
white washing a room—and with a small brush,
go over the trunk as high as you can reach. Do
this in the spring; on apple trees this destroys
the insects that work in the bark. In the follow
ing spring, if the trees are old and the bark
rough, take a hoe in a wet morning, or day, aud
scrape off the old rough and loose bark, then
give another coat of white-wash and the trees
will have a fine smooth bark. I send the Gazette
of this place; there is an article on the culture
of strawberries.
Though I give you my views and something
of my mode of culture for fruits, do not think I
go on a large scale. I have a shanty (yet
there is always a place for a friend in it) and
about J of an acre of ground—S or 10 apple
trees, 4 cherry, 3 plum, to.; this is enough as I
have to do the work, as I can get no one to suit
me in all things. Though Ido not love to work
hard, yet there is a necessity.
Come see them are down Fast Yankees and
them are blackberries and taste a little wine for your
stomach's sake, after which I think —no guess—
you can speak knowingly on the subject—now is
the time. Ciias. F. Raymond.
- How to Dislodge wild Bees.—How am I to
get rid of wild bees, of which large swarms have
taken entire possession of a turf bank in a small
garden, on which they have quito undermined
aud destroyed the turf? They are now extend
ing their destructive subterranean work to the
l adjacent lawn. Any advice will greatly oblige.
IF. [Drive them out by stuffing into their holes
i j rags dipped in spirits of turpentine.]
! Tiie Frost amd the Cranberry Crop.—The
. j immense cranberry meadows of Leonard Alden,
in Dedham, have seen the blasting effects of the
i frost on Tuesday night, his entire crop having
been destroyed.— Boston Traveller.
HOW CANDLES MADE
Persons who have seen candles dipped by
hand, or run in small hand molds, may be in
terested in reading an account of their manu
facture in London, in the most improved manner.
We find the following description of molding in
Once-a- Week:
"A room, 127 by 104 feet, is fitted up through
out its entire extent with parallel benches, run
ning from one end of the department to the other.
In these benches, ranged close together in a
perpendicular direction, are the candle molds.—
How many thousand of these may be counted
we scarcely like to say; but, viewed from above,
their open mouths must present the appearance
of a vast honeycomb, commensurate with the
size of the room itself. Along the top of each
bench, 104 feet in length, there runs a railway,
and working on this railway is what may be
termed a candle locomotive—a large car running
on wheels, containing hot candle material. Tho
wicks having been adjusted truly in tho long
axis of the mold, the locomotive now advances,
in each line of molds exactly enough
material to fill them, proceeding regularly from
one end of the bench to the other, setting down
at different stations its complement of passen
gers. After a sufficient time has elapsed to al
low them to cool, preparations are made to with
draw them from their molds. This is done in
the most ingenious manner; in an apartment
close at hand in an iron boiler of great thickness
is filled with highly compressed air, by means
of a pump worked by a steam engine; pipes
from this powerful motive communicate with
every distinct candle-mold, and convey to it a
pressure of air equal to 45 pounds to the square
inch, about the surface of the diameter of a can
dle. The candle-molds and the air-pump con
stitute an immense air-gun, containing thousands
of barrels, each barrel loaded with a candle.—
The turning of a cock by boys in attendance lets
off these guns, and ejects the candles with a
slight hissing noise. This fusillade is going on
all over the room throughout the entire day, and
in the course of that time no less than 188, 160
candle projectiles, weighing upwards of fourteen
tons, have been shot forth. The intelligence
and care with which the attendant boys catch
these fatty missiles, is accounted for by the fact
that Price’s Patent Candle Company rectify their
labor as well as their raw material; the excel
lent schools established by. the Managing Direc
tors, Messrs. ‘Wilson, enabling them to select
the most careful lads for those departments re
quiring particular attention.
“The visitor should notice particularly the
wicks of these candles, as upon their method of
preparation the abolition of the snuffers, that
grand reform in the matter of domestic light, de
pends. These wicks, in the first place, are made
very fine, the high illuminating power of the
stearic acid enabling a fine wick to give far more
light than Oie coarse w r ick of the common ‘dip.’
Again, the particular twist given to the wick
when it is plaited, and the wire with which it is
bound, causes it to project from the flame when
burning. Palmer’s candle-wicks, it will bo re
marked, are twisted upon each other, the rela
tion of the twist as it burns answering the same
end—the projection of tho burning cotton
through the flame and into the air, which imme
diately oxidises it, or causes it to crumble away,
thus obviating the necessity of snuffing. Here
we see an extraordinary example of the manner
in which a very simple improvement will some
times interfere with a 'very large trade —the
simple plaiting of a wick doing aw r ay with one
of the most extensive branches of hardware in
Birmingham and Sheffield.”
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Why Sows Destroy their Young.—A writer
in the Homestead gives an article on this sub
ject in which he argues that costiveness and its
accompanying evils are the main causes of sows
destroying their young—and proper food is the
preventive and cure. He says, that the fact is
patent to thousands of pig-raisers, that sows
never eat their pigs when running at large, with
plenty of green food as in autumn, but with
hardly any exception, sows littering early in the
spring aro troubled with costiveness, often very
severely. This causes extreme restlessness,
often almost frenzy, and the pains of labor in
crease it until they destroy their young or any
other living thing within their power. “Green
food is the cure.” If sows are confined in pens
at any season, and especially in early spring,
they should have a daily supply of green food
for some weeks before littering. Potatoes, sugar
beets, carrots, parsnips and such like, are excel
lent—and a half a peck per day is amply suffi
cient. If no roots are to be had, sulphur—a
table-spoonful two or three times a week may
bo given in their usual food, and charcoal is also
beneficial. Sows should not be moved about
from pen to pen at this time, as it disturbs and
irritates them —they should be put by themselves
at least a month before littering, and used at all
times with kindness and due attention to their
comfort Corn and cob meal, or corn unground,
is bad food alone for sows heavy with young.
Sour milk, kitchen slop, and vegetable food
should be given with it, and for all swine it is to
be preferred. In summer, with good clover
pastures, pigs will do well without grain, and
every farmer should provide a proper pasture
for his swine. We have before stated that sows
could be prevented from destroying their young
by giving them rum sufficient to make them tipsy
after littering. The preventive of green food
would be far better for the animal, as well as of
permanent benefit. Sometimes sows refuse to
own their young, acting perfectly indifferent to
their welfare. We have found this readily over
come by holding the sow’, and allowing the pigs
to suck once—after which she gave no further
trouble.
—-vm—
Remedy for the Striped Bug.—Having but
few boards at hand suitable for making frames,
but plenty of old bricks, I took a wheelbarrow
load of the latter, and stood four or five of them
on edge around each hill of melons, Ac., as soon
as the young plants made their appearance; and
in ten day’s trial I have not found a bug inside
these little pens, while some plants left outside
were entirely covered by them. The bricks also
promote tho growth of the young plants, by pro
-1 tecting from winds, and giving ont heat at night
absorbed during the day.— Exchange.
An effectual antidote to the striped bug may
be readily and cheaply employed by any one.—
1 Wet the plants with the rose of a watering-pot,
and dust them on the under and upper sides of
the leaves with dry and fino wood ashes. If
faithfully done, the bugs will not meddlo with
the plants until the ashes are removed by rain.
We have adopted this course with entire suc
cess for years. The insect will not work in the
ashes which adhere to the wet leaves.
New York Observer.
■
i A Simple Rule.—To ascertain the length of
the day and night at any time of the year double
i the time of the sun’s rising, which gives the
length of the night, and double the time of set
ting, which gives the length of the day.
HORTICULTURAL.
WJI, N. WHITS, Editor.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1859.
HORTICULTURAL.
Communications for this department are re
spectfully solicited. Address them to the editor,
at Athens, Ga.
Horticultural exchanges will please direct to
the same address.
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The Catawba Grape. —A couple of onr en
terprising citizens are engaged in the culture of
this delightful fruit on quite an extensive scale.
They have each planted a large vineyard, and
we are informed that they have been very suc
cessful with the crop this year. One of them
started for New York a few days since with up
wards of a hundred boxes, where he anticipates
realizing a handsome profit on the investment.
Tuskcgee Republican.
So far as returns have been received from
grapes sent North, we believe they have been
entirely satisfactory. Mr. Hart, of Union Point,
informed us that ho sent some to Troy, N. Y.,
and that they arrived in fine order, and were
thankfully received. His peaches, after defray
ing transportation and commissions, netted three
dollars a bushel, sold in New York market.
NOTES ON THE PEAR AND APPLE.
BY REV. RICHARD JOHNSON.
The following varieties of the pear and ap
ple have fruited in the specimen orchard of the
Atlanta Nursery, conducted by Mr. Johnson:
1. Anannas d'ete. —The tree is a good grower
and productive, it has a number of fair speci
mens this year. Os the quality we cannot judge
as it is not ripe. (Quality good, i,D.)
2. Andrews. —A good bearer, tree vigorous,
and fruit beautiful and good.
3. Bartlett. —Fruit large and very good. The
tree is healthy and a good grower; productive.
4. Belle et Bonne. —Fruit very large, tree
healthy and a good bearer. Fruit free of any
astringency ,but not of the first quality.
5. Epine Dumas. —Very productive. The
tree does not seem to boa last grower. The
fruit was astringent lrst year; whether this was
the effect of frost, or is one of its qualities in
this climate, we cannot say. The crop of this
year is not ripe.
6. Belle Lucrative. —Tree healthy, a good
grower, and an abundant bearer of delicious
fruit.
7. Beurre d'Anjou. —Tree, a good and healthy
grower, productive. Fruit beautiful and de
licious. We have a number of trees; all look
welL
8. Beurre Easter. —A regular bearer, and good
keeper. The tree is a healthy and good grower.
It keeps longer than any pear we raised last
season.
9. Doyenne White. —We have seven trees of
this famous variety in bearing ; one only looks
well, and has a fair crop.
10. Doyenne Bossouck. —Tree strong and
healthy ; and an abundant and regular bearer.
Fruit of the best quality.
11. Duchesse d'Orleans. —Tree healthy and a
good bearer. The fruit is handsome. Last
year it was astringent; the crop of this year is
not ripe. The fruit has suffered much both
years from frost.
12. Duchesse d'Angouleme. —Most of the fruit
of this popular variety was killed this year by
frost. What remains is small and defective; it
is generally very good.
13. Flemish Beauty. —Tree healthy, and a good
and early bearer. Fruit magnificent, and of ex
cellent quality.
14. Fortunee. —This is the first year we have
fruited it, and it is not ripe. We can say but
little of it so far, except that it promises to be a
good bearer.
15. Glout Morceau. —In Griffin, this pear is a
fine bearer, and attains great perfection; one
crop was injured last year by frost, and has been
entirely cut off this season by the same ele
ment.
16. Henry IV. —This pear, so far as we
have been able to prove it, turns out to be a very
delicious variety. The tree with us, is not a fast
grower, but healthy, and in good seasons, a fair
bearer.
17. Louise Bonne de Jersey. —We hardly know
what to say of this pear. It has always been
good with us until last year, when not a speci
men from six or eight trees were worth eating.
Was it the effect of frost? If so, it will bo
worthless again next year.
18. Novean Poiteau. —This is the first year we
have been able to fruit this variety. It is not
ripe, and what its quality will be, we cannot say.
The tree grows well, and promises to be a good
bearer.
19. Passe Colmar. —Os this variety, we have
fine trees in bearing. We have fruited it several
years, and never have seen it worth eating. A
friend tells us that we must thin it freely. We
will try that treatment.
20. St. Michael Archange. —This is one of the
very best varieties in cultivation. The tree is an
erect and hardy grower. It bears when young, and *
is fruitful every year. The fruit is of the best
quality, and always handsome. The tree is as
thrifty as Baffam, and the crop as certain, and
much better.
21. Seckel —This pear lias always been with us
what it is everywhere. The tree is hardy and
productive, and the fruit is delicious.
22.. Urbaniate. —The habit of this tree answers
exactly to the description given by Downing.-
It is hardy, and readily forms a pyramid. It is
not ripe, and we can say nothing of its quality.
23. Walcott. —Our tree fruited for the first time
this year, it is not ripe.
24. Golden Beurre of Bilboa.—K good bearer.
Fruit medium, and good, but not of the first
quality. One bearing tree is on Quince and very
weak. A very vigorouus one, we have a Pear
roots has not fruited.
25. Beurre Clairgeau. —A good bearer. Fruit
handsomo and delicious, we have only a small
tree in bearing.
26. Beurre Goubalt. —This is a good juiey Pear.
The tree is very early and regular bearer. The
fruit is not large but fair, and of good flavor.
27. Beurre Duval. —A good bearer so far as we
have proved it. It has borne with us for the
first time, this year. Os its quality we can say
nothing, as it is not yet ripe.
28. Bleecker's Meadow.— Tree hardy and very
productive. We never saw it fit to be eaten until
last year; when it was gathered about the last
of August; and in a much shrivelled state, be
came delicious about the middle of October.
29. Bloodgood. —A very early and good Pear.
Tree healthy and a good grown.
30. Buffam. —An excellent Pear. Tree a vigor-
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