Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-13

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1860.
, Greas TTiro and Fruit Park ii ST. Louis
,.ou2ty. 10, OF Che Thousand Acres.

: Greas Tiro and Fruit Park IL ST. Louis
County. 10, OF Cne Thousand Acres.
While the people of n York are justly pri-
ling themselves upon the progress mace III
he LAYING ont OF their great ornamental fafk'
t;OC acres, in which they have already been
Engaged several years, We OF st. Lou, nave
ONE cause 20 be proud Of the steps already
tsFen By 2 handful Of public SPIRITED men III
oar midst, composing the ~. Louis ' Inc
m. Fruit Growers association "ilo' i'ot
WAITING t. begin unJl' their ranks are h'ieo
~ hundreds OF others like themselves are
,.treaav going forward towards covering
tie first hundred acres Of the onc Thousand
,,.onoScI, with the choicest grapes ana fruits
,r which lae uplands OF the state are pre-
,mincl;lr lt,cd, aud or which their horti-
cultural P2rk, 18th lis varied scenery OF
hin ard valley, is intended 10 give .!">t
id,e ana ar specimen OF the whole, iS well
= AN agreeable resort Tor the stockholdefN
.,rd vi,i ;ors from other states, interested Ill
witnessing the productions ana general capa-
,,;lit;es for Inc settlement OF the back cOun-
r" OF 1t. I.oCls.
The inheritance OF the undertaking now
entered rpon by these gentlemen, viii 1T once
,c seen ~har it is considered that this same
back country, chiefly adapted TO fruits and
the vine. extends Tor one hundred anu hlly
..>,las, Soptn arC West Of the city, and iorn:s
"a nrer of :..luable, but unsettled upiands,
,arper in extent than the whoie state OF Mas
Sacha>etts, with her population OF one mil
Lion souls.
For months rast the company's lands N
Ike highlands ., this county have been TIE
scene OF great activity. y force oil some Tor
:. on fifty men have been buslly engaged II,
converting the hitherto untouched "ooa
LANDS into VINEYARDS ard orchards, through
which line olive Of upwards ol mile eA-
tends.
l. MAY interest the lovers Of fruit to know
that besides the many thousand vines this
season planted by t..le company, consisting
chiefly al the lrcI ard profitable CataWDa,
the have not omitted TO procare ana plant,
rpr,r3la,, of c.:nensc, we'll selected anu Wig
oiJrs rooted specimens of the golden "bcla-
ware" the .'Diara," the white grapes An
lc, ""ReJ .cca, "''Clara," Classify" ana me
''HGaylor," or "Dullitt," from Kentucky. ~,
50, the black grapes, Logan" ,Ci;nton'
Tol-alcn," Eisinburgh, Concord,
.'IIerbemont," "Norton's Virginia" and the
"Union Village" rivolling the "Biack liam
5urgh" in many respects, besides other rare
,pd fine grapes, amongst which must not be
omitted the famous ''El PasU" ot New Mex
leo, sill in the hearts, if not III the parciicd
l!ps Of hundreds OF volunteers from A!Ssou-
ri, who. after their long march across the
plains, fairly rolled us we'll as reveiied aml&st
the luscious sweets and green branches. Inc
object of the Vine Growers company u pos
,essing themselves OF these different varieties
Of cranes, is to enable themselves to Judge
from actual observation which are the most
suitable for extended culture IL The !ature.
Then. Of other fruits they have procured
q large number Of such trees Is, after BENG
tested on the grounds Of their agent, were
found to GROW luxuriantly and bear ino Spca!-
mems. such as the Nv ushiugton, Zoe Gold
en- Drop" "Reine Claude" aud Oter piuns;
the Black Eagle "Napoiean bvarreau,'
BLACK Tartarau,' May Duke" and othcr
cherries; the Sickle, Belle Lucrative,
Louise Bonnie dc jersey" BARTLETT and
other pears. and Il variety OF the choicest ap,
rles, to nalue which wculd be superLuoua
here. We are not given much - names
alone: but when our land Is soon - be deck
Cd in beauty by the scarlet, purple ana gold
en- tints Of the fruits themselves, we cheer
fully give our unqualified approval botn OF
the objects and works OF tins association,
d9eming them Of public interest and lnpor-
lance calculated rs they are to riTet the at
tention Of the people OF other states opon
the great resources that surround st Louis,
and thus divert the tide OF settlement here.
The creation of Il magnificent hortlc"ltu
ral park of one thousand acres, u be Tiled
by every variety Of fine fruits, lalC out with
tasteful walks and avenues, owned by no one
interest ard representing no particular 10
cality, but created aud kept tor the benefit
Of all, az the great type Of the vine ana i:utt
lands OF the state, is an object worthy OF II.
Louis, and will be public monument, not
alone TO her greatness, but to the industry,
hberality, aud enterprise Of those citizens
through whose corporation the work is car
red forward to ompetiou.-.H. Lo"iS HGp.