The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-04-23

Among ihe best soiafer sisees apples are
The following; broadpeH. fallman speef
iag, danoers s,ceet, baily soeet, ladiel
swfffing, and srees baldUin.
More space has been devoted to The
rfeceeiing list, from ihe universal impor-
lance and she grent value Of the apple in
all collections. In small gardens The
number. Of course, must be greatly re.
duced; bus with the remarks appended 10
each variety, no person need fail Of get
ting good SORTS. The following circum.
stance may be stated as a proof of the
extreme difficulty Of prescribing exactly
those which shalt suit every one. A,
the first meeting Of the American con,
gress OF trui, growers in New York CITY
a committee of over tvo-thirds was deci
ded TO be sufficient 10 place any ftui, on
the select list; yet with all this libemlsl
lowance, only ten sorts Of apples cdlld
be agreed on "as worthy Of general cul-
tivation.n The difficulty was not less
with other kinds. When The pear, for
example, was under consideration, (al.
though nearly thousand particles have
borne fruit in this couniry.) there were
only tho soris--ihe Seckel and Bartlett
(which received unanimous vote IN
committee. The lists furnished ia this
article will therefore be understood as
not intended TO be perfect, nor as embrac-
ing all the best local sorts which may be
known, but those generally which have
received large pote Of the intelligent
fruit-ra;sing portion Of the community.
Most of Them succeed well in the south
ern States, where they mature one or two
months sooner than al the north.
THE PEAR.
This fruit, greatly exceeding the apple
in the delicacy and melting quality ofiis
texture, and inis delicious favor, and
also possessing the very desirable merit Of
a continuance for many months. would
stand inferior 10 no fruit for value and
importance, but for its most destructive
malady--the blight. There appears 10
be no certain projection ageinst this disas.
ter, but i;s ravapes may be greatly les
sened or miiigaied. Whenever the /,
leaves on any branches suddenly turn
black as ifscoiched, not moment is TO
be lost. The branches must be immedi.
ntely cut of, foo, or two below the af-
fecred part, and committed 10 the fire.
II this practice is promptly and perserv
ingly adhered TO, il will in most cases
soon check The spread of the disease.
The best prepsn,ive appears to be good
soil, producing welI-grown, healthy, well
ripened wood, too great fertility induc.
ing succnlency and not hardness, and a
poor soil causing feeble and not sufli-
cienily vigorous growth.
D,0ayf Pear, made by pruning into
4 pyramidal form trees grated or budded 4
on The ounce, possess several advanta.
ges. They como sooner into hearing, in
most cases, than those on pear roots.
they occupy bu. little ground, each tree
not needing more space than six or eight
feet, thus admitting many trees even IN
limited gardens: and they but slightly
shade and injure udjacen. crops. Hence
40 person should set them Out who is not
10 give them the very best
culture. Mary SORTS do not succeed on T
he ounce. ID
Il NE.f e. ~
Varieties. A vast number ofvarieies .
4 the pear have been collected at home !
nd Introduced from abroad, only small
ortioa Of which are worthy OF extensive :
An eminent New England .
omoIogist, who has fruiied about one ri
varieties, gave il as his opinion
lat a!l that is valuable may be secured
' a careful selection OF about fventy.
he following are generally esteemed as
10 best: 4
SUMNER PEARS.
Modeline. The earliest good pear,
beds house-ripening. ~
Summer Doynne. New: scarcely later, Of
InaI in qnality; rather smaller. ,pc
English Gargonelle. Large good, but O.
orihless;unIess ripened in the house.
Tyson "A new sort, Of great richness, 4,
'licacy, and excellence. 4
Roesfiser.-P Perhaps the bighes, flavor 4 4
summer pear, rather small. II i
Bloodgood. Usually fine, but in some y y,
aces insipid. ~
Dearborns seeding Always fine, bu. = =
her small. ~ ~
Bartlett Ripening at the end Of y"
miner, and passing into auiumn--n 81
sat and almost universal .favorite, large g. g
'lting, and good, The tree grows vigor- n ~
aiy. and bears well while yet very G.,
ing. An instance occurred under the ~ -
tier, where q young tree, about six feel =, ~
b, the second year from transplanting, T,h NJ,
Te abouta peck Of superb fruit. H.,
To be continued ~ ~