The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-10-25
For the Western Democrat.
REPORT ON FRUITS.

REPORT ON FRUITS.
l send you, from the Standing Committee on
Fruits, of the Southern Pathological Society, the
following items for publication:
DrC.L Hunter presented large Ounce,
very perfect specimen of that fruit size l54 lnches
weight 10 o.; also Curtis Apple of remarkable
length, skin of good tint, but deficient IN navor'
perhaps over-ripe, weight when taken from the
tree II ounces on our receipt of it Is ounces
Mrs Morris brought in, if we may be allowed
the paradox, a magnificent Crab, which we shall
call, par excellence, the Jelly King, beautiful
round white apple, showing marvellous results OF
cultivation on the crab size ct inches, weight OF
ounces All ladies who make jelly, and lovers OF
condiments, should have this fruit, well as the
beautiful Siberian Crab, of which we have seen
handsome specimens
MIR Edwin Alexander presented large fine Ap-
pie, of excellent flavor, weighing l23 ounces, and
measuring IL inches; supposed by him to be OF
the Newark Pippin variety.
Mr. J. B. Stewart presented beautiful, SYM
metrica, large Apple, of excellent flavor; size ia
inches, weight IA ounces the best large apple we
have seen this season, and, if not Buckingham,
may be the North Carolina Queen.
Capt John Lee brought in dark red, irregular
shaped Apple, called Peedee; size to IL inches,
weight to 10 ounces, and said t. keep until April
under favorable circumstances, but is affected with
a blight at the heart, which may be an incident to
the season or to the locality where cultivated
Mr. Stephen Wilson presented an Apple, known
in this and mountain regions of North Carolina, as
the Sumerow-the name we suppose of its original
propagation in Western North Carolina; 1--WE suppose
it identical with the Nickajack.) We have seen
the same apple from Iredell, Burke, Caldwell, and
other countless and of great diversity of size-one
presented by Mr. James Kerr, weighing Is ounces,
size 49, inches, and the largest apple We have seen
this season; one by j. J. Blackwood, Esq, weight
II ounces, size II inches can be identified by
brown dapple blent with stripes of red.
We have received an Apple, cultivated by Mr..
Moses A. White, of Iredel county, of green and
yellow coat, pencled with red; size Ii inches,
weight II ounces. We are unable to identify this
Apple.
Mr. James Kerr presented the following Apples:
The Sumerow, as described above, (there is some
confusion in the nomenclature of this apple;) the
Vandevcre, red apple of yeowish tint with knots,
size 104 inches, weight61 ounces; the Cluster Pear
main, medium sized smooth, green apple, fecked
and penciled with red-good favor-size 80 inch
es weight ounces; the Peedee as before described,
but free from the heart blight found in other speci
mems; and handsome green apple, notified with
grey-no name-but similar to Winter Spice, size
104 inches, weight u ounces-apparentiya good
winter apple; also, small green apple called by
him Potts, which Mr. K represents as keeping un-
til May
MIR Stephen Wilson presented fine white Cling
Peach, resembling the Heath, from seed brought
by him from Warren county. We can recommend
this peach for preserving commerce. ripens LIST
to 10th September; size 10 to IL inches, weight 8
to ounces; of fine flavor. Mr. Nathaniel Alexan-
der also exhibited a similar peach.
Mr. Jos. Ii. White exhibited beautiful Duches
d. Angouleme Pear, that would rival the red and
buff of Holsters claw; also, the Wicker of Wink
field, a remarkably long pear, weighing ID ounces
Mr. B. FL. Davidson presented medium-sized
handsome Peach-ripe on the 10th of October;
brought from Lexington; the latest peach We
have seen.
We have seen one specimen only of the Blakeney
Apple. We learn from good authority that it is
identical with Rombo, much lauded in Ohio and
New York. We can recommend this one of our
best apples Mr. R. A. Springs, Mr. A B. Springs
and we believe Mr. w. E. White have cultivated
this apple for some years.
We have received from Walter L. Steel, ESQ, of
Richmond county, specimen Pear-the Beurre
Easter; size 49, inches, weight when pulled %
ounces, on our receipt Of it 2l3 ounces also the
following Apples: Vandevere of peculiar oblate
form, size II inches, weight 8 ounces; Winesap
a beautiful specimen, size 1O4 inches, weight u
ounces, dull red color; the Stansel, Seeding of
inches, weight II ounces, white; winter Pearmain
green coat, marked with greay size 10 inches both
ways, weight 10 ounces; Clark's Pearmain, red,
with spots, size 50 inches, weight ounces Win
ter Spice, green and grey dapped, size 10 inches,
weight ounces; and Hall, size 81 inches, weight
II ounces. These apples of the first class
which is encomium enough,
Mr. Solomon Phillips, of Caldwell county, brought
in an Apple he called Fleming; size II inches,
welpht ais A o6
streaked apple, size l23 inches, weight Is ounces
From r. A. Springs, Esq, We received spec-
men of the Passe Camar Pear, prolific variety
and favorite; also the Musgrove Pear-a native
of South Carolina-originating at Musgrove's
Mills, of revolutionary memory. Incidents of this
mill and Its surroundings are portrayed by Kenne-
dy in Horse Shoe Robinson
The friends of the Southern Pathological Society
will bear in mind the annual meeting of this Soc-
city, on the 25th of October
W. A. WILLIAMS,