Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-11-12
ADrtruItmraI.
A Select List Of Unimpeachably
Good Fruits.

An unknown correspondent, IN Pittsburg
writes us as follows :--"I am Just in the
midst Of the improvement OF a new place.
My house is finished, my garden laid out
and now am sitting at my table, up to my
elbows in nursery catalognes-some OF them
almost books in size and, shall confess
il, | am rather puzzled than aided in making
selection for my fruit garden. Among so
many splendid first rate delicious va
rieties, how am to choose the few that |
really wantl Especially does this become
difficult, when look into the thing little
more closely, and observe that Mr. A. oil
Long Island casts cloud of doubt over
what Mr. b. Of Western New York consid-
ers Of the highest excellence In this d.
lemma, may not l, and other readers Of your
journal, (and undoubtedly there are many
in my POSITION look to you for a little i'm
partial adyicel Tell those, for example,
who, like myself don't wish to 90 into the
fruit growing business, but merely TO stock
small fruit garden with choice fruit, aud
choice fruit only, what sorts we may plant
that will be sure to give us the worth Of our
money, and not 10 disappoint US, whatever
may be our soil, in other words, Hnimpedch-
able sorts, This may be difficult, but il is
to you we naturally apply in our difficulties
Vi ,nls nature.
Cur correspondent ASKS LOT seiectlon not
essl,y msue' whsn ne requires iis' OF iruns
OF me ntst quaiiiy' Whatever may be the
soil" To give such a list requires great
deal Of observation, and large accumulation
Of facts in fruit culture, from all parts Of
the country. The favorite fruit OF one Sec
non - no' uuirequeh''y iouhd aioge'her re-
Jec'ed IN anotner ana several oil the most
eo'a'eu "ol's ~ we "orid uenaho SOL
VI cer'aln composition ana certain Depth,
'"ey a'e VI no 'aue' "nefe ,nese SOILS
"o iHu"u' '"ey arc vi '"e o'he' hahu'
pr, S.:,1
gun "ou'u oe wrong 10 say uiat some.
.n"'s ya""o' VIC uo"e ,or Tue guiuance OF
nose VINO are IN tne dilemma oil our Fits
ourg correspondent and since he has ap-
Pealed to US Tor assistance, we will give him
Drlei select list OF fruits that are. IN our
opinion; un'npeaenaoly good IN all soils.
we 10 nor oy ms, intend TO have II un'
ders'ood, thet we think any list can be pre-
Pa,eu s"a' WIZ, ih TACT, oe uhimpeacnaole
10. lrui. cul,iVators nave their whims and
hoop'eS' IKE o'her men, ana the complete
success OF particular sorts IN their own soil,
. more powerful argument IN their favor,
10 ',eir minds, than The eulogies OF thou
sanu o'ne' ifuitgrowers- But there are
rev 'tu'.s wnich nave won large vote, by !
,he'r uniformity q ehdraefer-a uniformity
9asea upon excellence. hardness. and pro-
uuc'iVeness-that we think may be safely
commenced 10 'hose VINO wish TO plant only
small collection, and do not desire to run
In r,,k &c 4
Tue ,'sk OF having indifferent sorts IN their
ga,oen or orchard.
Cur iisI OF apples would include the FOL-
loving Edrty Harresf, Early Strawberry,
=, nuHd"s rdvor"e' Orapensfein, Porter,
DdidD", Ladies 'Seeef'ng, Rhode Island
"rcenTg, hoIoury hussef.
ne us, Oh .eafs would embrace the iol.
lowing Dartlett' bsurre' Bose, DIR; fon-
I 100 ra'ome, uIdy Doyenne' LOUISE
J IW:s &c SWrrsey' ''''"e'' De"''e h'emoeTs'
NV" n,u t.e"s -,
'' 40 'ohv"s D'ee.""
Uage' GOES Uofdsn Drop, Didpree Rouge,
uTeen uage, 1fDerson, LGiorenees razor
"' I'M sS~"n or'eS"s, I"p" rGoo'"e'
Inc isl OF CherIles as follows bdn-
MUM =, 1uay, D"ee" 1a''d'ia"' DideH Ia
&c, D0,one' Aate' DO'0nt0"' b'gdTTedH,
En ,,s, 1noy DnHe'
Inc ,is' OIL reaches as iollows Earty
torx' george ~, crosse M,sno"ne, Cool,
..ses ro9g 1, DTgens ieHo"' Royal
" "Sg' ga M'10" fTeest0"e' Large fh'fe
CHng -,
vi AP''co's 'ne following; Moorpark,
Dr re N...: -. en-,
vi Nec's.'nes 'he iohowing E~Hge'
h'1 art; ,tDe.:
IN In o 1' Is s'nun, anu me Prac.iseu
Eye w.i ae'ec. Tue omission oil many oil our
ia'oine varieties. FOR example, among
hpp'es' uhe 1'e'oton f,iPPm ana the Fan
t'Prn, are Do,n' IN 'he'r season, fruits Of
uh'Naieu excellence. Yet, though they
succeed wen 10 many parts oil the country,
anu IN some districts are the source oil large
Proh's' IN others they iail almost entirely.
rom want OF adaptalion IN the soil. II
pondent at Pittsburgh we should also rec
ommend 'he Wh'fe Doyenne Pear; but this
hnest oil fruits. since It TAILS IN so many
places on the sea-board' can be no longer
IN aNaI N NusEaW he III a