True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-31

DcroR your wish call the attention Of
acquisition made the list Of fruits for many years. think
pse opinion off when inform them that the above fair
berries no larger than we have seen handled and tasted
and perfectly variety and the kind improved by
Rochelle New York. and i,s brought
gentleman who pecunar advantages wishes called the awon
m % a Hovsy ssdg raw We are inclined the opinion that
accidental the blackberry and the wbey We have been
trail on The ground very much like dewbery they grow upright
y very stouiy feet high The shape of the fruit not 9nub
like the blackberry but resembles the wb though much
larger, and when perfectly ripe the flavor is quite equal
CHARACTERISTICS PLANT AND FRUIT
The hard and vigorousmo than the commn varieties
and stand the cold we'll The fruit juicy and dn favored with very lew seeds
about the the average s sixty eighty berries quart while
those little the medium from fifty will do the An inch to
half down diameter, though lager berries
are quite common
They penng the middle J and continue from five to
eight weeks This most RpPnng they just at the season
when other the strawberry and raspberry have been
exhausted and peaches and grapes have could mo-!
beneficial effects upon the system during the hot season.
yield editors the New York Tribune awe
received few days since an invitation George Seymour visit his
sery and view bearing the ground about 10
among bushes which standing cky and all
well laden with fruit Asnhmsn szsd the party and while T s"g hsss s g
occupied this field years. and well supplied with side shoots all loaded
and they were okbe Those wonderful produced mountain
by homestead farm which produced fine flavor in
when had tasted of the fully ripe New ROhees Shall how
bushels We we
several hcuu who engaged supplying New York with fine fruits
They bushes measured them baskets and they
onshel which might be possible
and they dared the unniae in the wonders of fruit growing
We had learned from circulars that from four eight quarts produced by
that 1000 berries counted cane OF
having 6OO Sent the city quart boxes
they bring 80 Ocen wholesaler Raspberry baskets filled with these berries Will
sell retailers whatever they choose ask Judging
believe planted this blackberry and
whole New York market they would fail of being plentiful
within ALL In fact believe the market can be
oversocked"
They appear grow cuaos
moist oam We have them planted CS and poor soil
gathered best berries last from the SOIL The editor the
agris "The best growth and uipg we have seen upon rocky
side @ though perhaps better than Others dark muck and pea o
might be thought that this famous ni we Will add the opn
gentlemen form correct ndgmen
its Mr. Charles Downing the Hicuhut thus speaks OF 1t;
Rochelle Blackberry
we'll trouble There
generally
The
ty Considering the large size Of the D surprised me- and ne berries We're perfect
tine
stalks from FIVE eight EACH We tried some @ had 9en gae
which had received for past an
Horticultural
Of
il like
Green Pms than like the ordinary Blackberry The flavor not %
shed its large size and its few seed is the east we mnR IN
berry valuable acquisition domestic fruits aud worthy place every garden
American Agculnist JOHN Agent