New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-15

ana fpr TIE NH'f' '4'l' W. WIZ iAft-aIb up..hEr
:. John Gordon. of Brighton. has three aro one
fourth acre. in hi, pear orchard. Ihi. was con-
,rcured In lSil tiere being only eight tree, On IA.
f erornd There are twelve hundred trer- planted
In various YEAR more than one-haN of which sine.
/ 1854. The amount received for hs crop, from that
date to the present ha- been from FIVE ,ix hundred
dollars q veh-, but he remarks II hai confined nv
-cf 20 iudicou= selection of ynrietic- il would now
brig me two Thousand dollar per year.
William X. Austin of Dorchester Treasure of the
Massachusetts horticultural >ociety. has an orchard
of between i've and six hundred pear trees, mostly
the ounce root. These trees about twelve
Of age. One hundred are Lonise Bonne de .Iersey..
They commenced bearing about .irce years after
planting and have borne regular crops ever since
Tiey are very healthy and only eight of the whole
ramher have died since tie orchard commenced
No account of the crops We're kept until the year 1871
bat Mr.. Au-ns sale, lor The ucxl sis year amounted
80 s3.iCs.
/ The Mcs-rs. Hovey Of Cambridge have very
1 large collection Of bearing Pear-tree,. From two
rows 30 trees. grated the ounce the crop has
amounted some years, IA y barrels.
- John Hcnshaw of Cambridge, planted about an
acre If land principally with pears the ounce. On
the fifth year thereafter. he gathered 10 bu-he. Of
I pear 20 bushels of which he -oM st Sjio 81 per
/ bu-iel.
/ A Buffum pear tree at Worcester. belonging to
/ Mr.. Earle yields annually from $50 to $40 worth Of
! pears Mr. Pond OF the same city planted in 1850
3,0 Bartlett pear trees, year Old from the bud.
In 1851 he -0d from these trees % bushels oi pears
| a. B. per bushcl. or $tjD for the crop.
Similar instances of in these and in other
| State, might be multiplied If time would permit TO
prove the age, health and profit Of The pear tree So
deep has The conviction Of this truth become aud go
Uniform the success that instead oi planting trees
in former times. By the single tree the dozen, cul
tivators plant orchards oi hundreds and thou-
sands in firm and reasonable expectation of large
income
Mr. WILDER dwelt upon the duty OF pomoogi-i- to
supply the people with good fruits at such price that
.ba ttf .h. food
Of the people After applying this idea to the pear he
said:
" Dur rtu soning applies peculiarly to the grape |
hail with great pleasure the widespread interest Of
cuYstors in producing new and choice varieties OF
this fruit which, long, will pn in possession of
Kinds not inferior the best European sorts. On this
subject had hoped 10 enlarge af this time, and To
have shown iis Importance ~ means OF increasing
ind yidral and national wealth. The time il within
the recollection Of some present when our first native
grapes brought into cultivation, ~ the Catawba
and Isabella. ILese common IN some Src-
lions that any man. if he chooses, I'll ieueaih -
own vine and pluck lis rich clusters. Honor 10 the
memory nf those who introduced these valuable sorts
Success 10 those who multiplying new and I'M
proved varieties from them We know gentlemen
in Massachusetts who have thousands Of seedlings nn-
der cultivation The same may he said OF other Sec
tions If fair land and the day l. fast approaching
when from eastern 10 our western shores the tops
and slopes of our hills shall he covered with clusters
richer Than those of Eschol and Ike them, give as
surances Of land of promise. May that day soon
come when our mal kets shall vie with those oi Italy,
Sicily, and other grape-growng countries, where this
luscious iruii is only luxury for the opulent but
the food Of the humhlest peasant.
Mr. WILDER concluded his address By rcsguing his
position a. President By resolution, however. offered
by Mr.. Il. ". Field he prevailed upou TO retain
the position for another term.
After recess Of Al hour the Society elected the fol-
lowing gentlemen a. it, officer for the two years 10
p,erd,n,-re Hon; M.r.h.i Wilder Of M,;.,clg'e;,.
Hs,np,hre; samuel Walker Ma..sehu,e; Fred Holbrook.
Vermont Phen H. smith Rhode l.a5d 4 ,, Il M0n.G1
isn k H. Y.aIey r.vof f rfV' vl
Cson. Richard. Peter, GcoIsl Jos: L Moul,ric Aeains;
Lawrence ioans Ke.pesy H. tr'' Ohio; = e Holn,e'
Tho,ass haeck Tes,. r. {. o,erma, Illinois, J. coHaa,
Missouri Gcorge Worhin Arksnsss; Robert Avery lowe
ciprs d. rc Of 1onbis. Edward Hunter Utah; Aiss.a
Stegsrt Minne-ots; e. u. Lines hanss- "iiisin Da'-n
O-cson; Hugh hen, csnsds Last; Jsne' p""1' ''n'ds
S,cc,ta,y-rhou,. W. Field gIoeAyn,N.Y
Trsa,ry.r-Thonss Z. james, fhladcpli.. "
Le,> P9,idcn' and g. yy s.i -
sfcei W D. E"cse ~ D.. r oa' n W. f''is'
Brrc Siaau. Panfed \ j. p. X. Phoun Bloomington. ILL
II Wa determined TO hold discussions from a. to
q. w. and from > TO j p. to-day and tomorrow.
Mr. FIrfD then read paper by Mr. L. l.. Berch-
mors advocating the culture Of fruit, and especiay
encouraging fant.hesited fruit-srowers To find out
Mha fruits were suited TO their locality, and then tn
cultivate the most vigorous Of thcae. tie stated that
he had -een more good fruits at one exhibition in
Rochester Boston than in any twenty exhibitions
BE- had seen in Europe. Let them not be disheaened
hy any obstacles. None could BE- greater than the
oiduam IN Europe. but that had been overcome.
Mr. Firip then read paper the adaptation of
varieties of pears to different localities. He had never
.1.,.l Mo. and ftal .at.
were les, general in their adaptation Not more than
halfthc varieties of pears werr good for any single
locality. He had been much interested in tracing out
varieties which were brought by the Huguenct'.
H. conclusion he mentioned Instances ot success
n hyhridzaion.
: The PErsIDrNt read paper from Mr. j. Thomas.
Tie SAWS ha, the roots of hi, dwarf pear trees two
wears od cover tn, diameter al eight feet The old
-upposition hs been that the roots extend further
than the tou-. Bn, the tops of thes. trees only
two feet in diameter Peach trees ten feet high were
doubled in their growth bv heaps OF manure fifteen
feet distant snd quadniped by heap seven feet
distant.
NJ WuALh of Roxbury spoke in isvor oi he pub
hcatcn BY the Society ol catalogue ol all the fruits
which have been cultivated in th, country. Then ne
propo>,l that thrv should have local catalogues for
csch State Of good fruits, both f"r family and for
the market He would have the catalogues give iull
descriptions and outlines oi these fruits, and would
have them completed Ian. L. lstU >uch catalogues
could be- -old tor iity cents; b. would guarantee =
,sc of 3o.0o0 year.
/ The Business COMMITTEE reported that III. society
-hould in is day discussion. r- take up trut, which
promise well. and then the additions to this list
/ The 1reasuIers report Was read; i show. <iS 9l
in tho treasury, after expenditure of nearly sio1.
tnp<rr,rippsI t-cu~>i 0nS afr fo be- held In IN,