American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-05-07

ol"glsts Is Justly regarded as the most
valuable acquisition made tn tho list
Of fruits for many years. We think
no ono will be surprised at our good
opinion of it when we inform them that
the above cut gives fair representation
"f the actual size. as well as Of the gen
oral appearance of a cluster of hel ries,
nolarger than many we have seen, hand.
led aud tasted.
JYe haze not got The cut.!-
ORIGIN. .
II is new and perfectly distinct var.
iety,and notth common kind improved
by cultivation. 1t is originated near
New Rochelle, New York and was first
brought into notice by Mr.. Seacor. who
IS much better entitled TO the name of
itthanthe gentleman who for pecuniary
advantages wishes it to be called the
Luwton.
The shape Of the fruit, it will be seen,
is not that OF the wild blackberry, but
resembles the Hovey's Seeding straw.
berry. We are inclined to the opinion
that 1t is an accidental cross of the com.
mon blac kbcrry and the dewberry-
We have been led To this conclusion
from the following consider atoms. The
first year the plants trail on the ground,
very much like the dewberry, but after.
wards they grow uprightly very stoutly,
fram ten to fifteen feei high. The shape
OF tho frnit is not mulberry like, rs the
common blackberry is, but resembles
the dewberry, though it is much larger,
aud when perfectly ripe the flavor is
quite equal.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TIE PLANT Ann
The plants are very hardy and vicor-
ous.-more so than the common vari-
eties,-and stand tho cold well. The
fruit is juicy and fine favored, with very
few seeds. The size can hardly be an
Preciated by those who have seen oniy
the common kinds. OF about the aver.
age size, sixty to eighty berries will I'LL
qnart measure; while Of those q little
above the medium from forty to fifty
will do the same. An inch To an inch
aud half may DO set down as the average
diameter,ihough larger Der. les are quite
common.
SEASON.
hey commence ripening about the
middle of July, and continue from five
TO eight weeks. This ia most oppo,,une,
Ripening as they do just at tho season
when there are no other fruits-when
ihe strawberry and raspberry crops have
been exhausted, aud peaches aud grapes
have not yet ppeared-blackbe
could not well be dispensed with. especi.
ally when we take into consideration
their medicinal and beneficial effects %.
on the syh,em during The hot season.
FRoDUCTWENEss.
The yield is enorrnous One Of the
editors Of The New York Tribune saws
I'VE received few days since an inv-
iailon fom Mr.. George Seymour to
VISIT his nursery and view several acres
IN bearing. We arrived on the ground
about 10 a. NJ, in company with
number of ladies and gentlemen, who
Immediately began to insinuste them
selves among the bushes, which were
standing very thickly. and all well laden
with tiut. Astonishmont seized the
party, and while viewing The gorgeous
display VIC for time forgot 10 tasIe the
tempting berries. The bushes had oc-
cupied this field for two years and were
well supplied with side shoots, all load
ed with berries in every stage, from the
smallest green TO the largest ripe black.
berry, and they were backberiies
Those wonderful berries produced on
the mountain, or by tho old stone wall
on the homestead farm which produced
80 tlne favor in our youthful days, lost
all The deiiciousness ascribsd TO them by
lingering memory when we had tasted
few of the fully ripe New RochelIos.
Shall we say how many bushels Of fine
fruit are taken from All acre ? We da,e
not. We had with us several horticul
turists who are engaged in suppl,iug
New York with fine fruits. They count.
cd the berries on several bushes, mea.
sured them in baskets, and they were 10
aston,shed at the amount which il might
he possible 10 grow on all acre that they
dared not to speak it to the uninitiated
IN The wonders Of fruit growing. We
had learned from circulars that four to
eight quarts were produced by single
canes, and that 500 to 1000 ripe Denies
were to be counted on cane of aver.
age size /; we found one cane having
over 1000 Sent 10 the city in quart
boxes they bring 80 cents at wholesale
Raspberry buskets filed with these
berries will sell for Is cents, and tho
retailers get whatever they chose tn ask.
Judging from the present demand, wo
believe 500 acres may bo planted to this
blackberry, and the whole results sent
10 The New York market, they would
fail OF being plentiful enough to be with
~ tho reach Of all In fact we do not
believe tho market can well DO over.
stocked"
sort.
They appear so far to grow we'll on
almost any soil. Some c1ltiyators res