Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-03-12
Agricultural Department.
FRUIT S..

OF The w lndham County agrlcuHufM ooclety last
October and VIC take great pleasure in giving it
publicity this week The exhibition was much
larger than we had supposed, and eynces an in
creasing interest in this important but hitherto neg
lected branch Of farming.
We regard the publication of the following list
at this time, as valuable for the reason that it will
enable the farmers Of this county who arc DESTROYS
Of planting or grating Orchards or multiplying va
reties, to obtain scions from bearing trees in this
county, without subecting themselves to the ex-
pense and trouble Of procuring them from foreign
Nurseries
Rufus Clark, Esq, of Brattleboro, exhibited 81
varieties Of Apples, varieties of Pears varieties
Of Peaches aud 4 varieties of Grapes.
Appls,- Hubbardston Non Such, Yellow Green
ing Baldwin, Esopus Spitzenburg, Seek-no-(urther,
Roxbury Russet, Pomme royal, Groton Pippn,
Sweet and sour Greenng, Peck's Pleasant, Danvers
Sweetirg, Red Winter Sweeiing, Gillyhower, Blue
Pearmain, Cheney, Flyer, Gardner Sweeting, Sweet
Greening Tolman's Sweetng, Grand Sachem,
and IL other varieties, mostly native and OBJ
tanned from seedlings growing in this vicinity
few varieties however, were grown from scions inn
ported from England-ther names unknown.
Pears,-Barilelt, ST. Michaels, Napoleon Passe
Comar, Lewis, Seckel, Capiawmont, Early Green
Chssel, and an excellent ear,-the gratis of which
were obtained from the garden Of J. X. Blake Esq.
of this vage-name unknown
Peaches, yellow Maacaune, Red-rare'rpe,
Early Ann, Lemon Clingstone, Heath, Red Mala-
catune, and three seedlings.
Grdpes,-Isabea, Catawba, Chasselas, and an
excellent native Grape.
a. e ta1 variatiaq Of
Apples, varieties of Pears, 3 varieties of Grapes,
and varieties of PIums
Apples, -hlendon Greening Cathead Greening,
Sweet and sour Greenng, Rhode Island Greening,
Roxbury Russet, Cheesebrook Russell Warren
Russet, Fall Pippin, Wrentham Pppin, New
town Pippin, Golden Pippin, Lemon Pippin, Black
Gillyhower Red Glyhower, Hubbardston Non
Such, Spitzenburg, Pound Sour, Blue Pearmain,
Red Pearmain, Scoop Pearmain, Seek.nofurther,
Pratt Apple, Baldwin, Brookline, Bell Flower,
Maidens' Blush Red Siberian Grab, Pumpkin
Sweet, Pound Sweet, Howard Sweeling, August
Sweetng, Orange Sweeting Cathead Sweeting,
Bems Sweeting Pommewaer Summer Pearmain,
Sopsayine, Fall Pearmain Red Juneatng. Yellow
Juneatng, Fameuse and Porter.
Pears,-Bell Bear ST. Michaes. Orange, Su-
gar, Merriam Pound.
Grapes,-Sweet Water, Black Hamburger, Isa-
bella
Plums, white Egg Purple Gage, Green Gage
Horse Plum, Red Canada, Blue Damson, and
White Plum
Miss Lucy P. Tyler, of Townshend, exhibited %
varieties of Apples ? varieties of Peaches, yarie-
ties of Grapes, and l variety of Ounce.
Appls,-Fall Greeniug, Fall Harvey, Orange
Pippin Warren Apple, Tyler Sweeting, Roxbury
Russell Rhode Island Greening Hubbardston Non
Such, York Russell Gillyhower, Spitzenburg, Blue
Pearmain, LanesStriped, Lanes-White Rock APP
pie, Meadow Purple, Sour-Golden.Stripe, Sweet
Golden-Strpe, sour-Egg-Apple, Sweet-Egg Apple
Sturbridge Sweeting, Pound Sweeng- Pommewa-
ter
Peaches, -Red-rare-ripe Red Malacatune.
Grape,-Isabella, also an excellent native vari-
ETY..
Quinees,-Orange Ounce
Mr. John Dwinell, of Grafton, exhibited % vari-
cites of Apples.
Rhode Island Greening, Pound Greening Rox-
bury Russell Cheesebrook Russet, Seek.no-fur-
ther, Blue Pearman Red Pearmain, Fall Pear
main, Baldwin, Spitzenburg, Pecks Pleasant Pump
kin Sweet, Striped Sweet, Gillyhower, Bemis Sweet
ing, Cathead Sweeting, Magnum Bonum, Fall Pip
pin, Golden Pppin, Red Junealing, Yellow Juneat-
ing, Fall Harvey.
John Blandin, Esq. of Townshend, exhibited II
varieties of Apples.
Rhode Island .Greening, Roxbury Russet, Ear
ly Sweet Russell Winter Sweet Russet, Pound
Sweeting, GllyAower, Blue Pearmain, Red Pear
MAN, Hollon's Sweeting, Newtown Pippin, Hub
Il. Il. G., l.
and Box Apple.
Mr. James A. Chase, of Dummerston, exhibited
varieties Of Apples.
Rhode Island Greening, Esopus Spitzenburg,
Cheney, Pound Sweeting, Roxbury Russet, Col
den Russet, Blue Pearmain and Baldwin
Mr. Ebenr Wiswall of Newfane, exhibited IL
varieties of Apples
Red Juneating, Williams Early Red, Porter
Fall Harvey, Golden Russet, Fall Pippn Orange
Pippin, Orange Sweeting, Seek-no-furher Roxbu
ry Russell Esopus Spitzenburg, Blue Pearman
Rhode Island Greening.
We have selected from the foregoing lists few
varieties which deem worthy of description.
Early Bough.-The tree is small, of medium
size, the fruit is obong skin smooth, pale yellow
color, flesh white, tender, juicy, sweet, and excel
lent ripens early in August.
MaideRs Blusk--The fruit large, the skin smooth
OF a yellow color in the shade, red next the sun
flesh white and tender An abundant and certain
bearer rpens in August.
Porter-This fruit is above the medium size