The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-20
Reported for the Penny Press
Cincinnati horticultural Sociei

The following report was prepared for yesterdays
'sue ont OWING g he pressure OF other matter was
BAoos's BUILDING, December H.
iast1nestng read and approved
Mr. n. q. Gary opened tue debate upon the Aubiect:
neratiye in this LEGALITY Is Observing that, from
The barrenness Of our ma. IN pears there IL need
Nation. He considered Ia lgarf-pear culture han
been pretty thoroughly de 'ri upon in our Society
some time ago. Many had continued since 10 cult
they could not by any means say that they vera an.
profitable although their profit for market had not
He believed that no fruit promised better 10 this
oossaty than the peat For seven YEAR, psst he hss
a every ohsr year he sSd he bsTe
loeaiy Three and half TO four dollars psr bpshsi
cents apiece for many aud frequently from standards
fifteen tS twenty dollars are ebtainsd from one tree
introduced, favored the members with few remarks
On the pear. Mr. A. regarded the pear as capricious
anne locality Some places viii not produce the
fruit They were In different situations, even In
In o sqSa tSs either % RSa
NC, there were seedlings three hundred years old,
Two feet in diameter, and bearing from thirty to forty
use think that grating the pear on the root good
method There was certain refinement and deli
ling, and graft branch high If he wanted one thou
sand trees he would not have than six to eight
varieties. He would choose the Bartlett for one.
As there was an organic difference in the woods Of
the pear and the quince, he would not put Wig
orous growing kind on the ounce, In order to pre-
vent injury from the winds, the two DDS do not
unite very we'll with good ground, and deeply pre-
pared and cultivated, he would have some dIwsrfs,
not think that the pear taking root would make 1t
Mr. M. Kelly said that in pear culture there must
he proper soil and locality The Seeding pears thai
aid 50 xsli On ne Detroit River and elsewhere, did
Mr.. Allen, Of Black Rock, New York, then gave the
Society some account Of his Seedling Raspberryiho
Allen, He had found 1t by accidental natiye--aDd
feet apart and four apat in the rows. He bent to.
gether and tied the tops with twine. It ripeha gen
orally pretty WELL according to the season, whether
moist or dry 1t is perfectly hardy and fue favored
Uoolittle, which has done very we'll with him, and
he considers it O. remarkably valuable berry, i'm
mensey large and ten days earlier than the Allen.
The canes grow very stout and eight feet high They
lake root from the ends of the branches.
the Allen Prolific. The Allen Red do not perfect
their fruit, but the Allen Prolific do They should be
planted together to fertilize
On motion, IL was
authorized to open correspondence with kindred so.
cietes upon and this parallel Of latitude with
view to advising them OF questions brought before
this society for dscussion and asking them for the
views OIL their societies upon such SUBJECTS and pro-
posing Interchange of reports Of committees a,er
discussion.
'Also, resolved, That committee be appointed on
Insects Injurious as well advantageous to vegets
lion. Also, committee to examine and report on
hum and Preserves"
These resolutions will come up next Saturday for
discussion and adoption.