New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09

q GerisaD Pomols ~, VIZ: f,fss, sno uu.
reter and second The high character OF our er'te-
on or standard OF excellence o. ~ pearf ennmera-
I'D by Oubtipye the yaraeber OF Louis NV ID l0SO
only Two are pow recommended as worthy OF cnlslva-
ton in our cpantryso much more sensitive nad OF
tss . bseone Ip 1919 there was not sogle hortic1-
tpral society in the United States, aod scarcely al
agricultural ore; now we have over one thousand OF
tie latter ADD many Of the former, while u vas
difficult 10 find decent cottage without is c0pplemene
of frpis trees. Tine when The l-abella snd
Cntayg ba grapes articles Of toxury bay are
cold BY dealers by TIE aud are made n.o wine
by the ,bonsai1 gallons One ceaer In BCston produce
Annually from the j1 gIa zee athefe On The banks OF
Charles River, $4,000 eallVns; Connecticut mad
fhcures 2OOCCO gsll, Ohio $40 UOO and ou' vgneron
&C Los Anee e. Cal turns out &C CO. gals or about
$500 barIels Of GOD vice In speak ny oil the oess
modes of cultivation be gave the first place TO perfcts
drsinate aBd eh tDlage. Climate, as well az soi,
controlled the quSity OF our fruit In cid vet .et-
sons irut was hkos - be watery snd nsipldi m fact
this fact was ~ marked TO entirely change tue flavor
Of really luscious varieties Of the pear, 80 that We
wOuG cacely IecoPBlze them ~ the sADe 40 we oad
eaten ia pTotltious sessoDs. The failures III Iruis.
grow ing we're mainly ast1bntabe 10 bad selection VI
soil and varieties injndicous treatment bad cntya-
ton All soilt are tsntabe for run-yccbar5. nor aes
II kinds Of run adapted TO every locality. hGlcang
the groGbd about with either straw rroited con-
poet be thoO. bt an excellent plan. An orchard should
awys he bet free frotn grass aud weeds a0d no crop
be grown between the trees, ior fear Of starving lem
Trees obee grown there should be 40 poSlng deeper
than ~ mel es and not even that where The roots
would be disturbed. trees aad planLs OF con-try
Aou,isb letter there than elsewhere thence al our
efforts are being, ard should bs put forth TO get new
naive sorts Of f,t quality OF the 80 sncs OF apples
recommended by the American Pomologicai society or
general eutivanoD 80 natlse so are III on oil t3e
IA PLUMB, bali the pears and all tue strawoerrco' nc
as Gt c1edly ia favor Of putiDg the dwarf pear on
ouince stocks and he was 9 sd TO knowthat some VINO
formerly were bieresl in their hostility 10 toe pfIcce
were now of his opinion. Az 10 pruning u 10 10 DC re-
mbered that different yarttes isquus ui'ereI'
ment f they are not ali alike in constitutional vig r.
or G xternst forDi. Hence no general rue coul1 90
gwen; each MAD NUT learn FROM experience. nr;
Wild. made comparisons TO show how wonderful han
bseu the progress If pOmOloyy 10 this country aud
gave M come id of the probable vast rational value
of our fruit CT, D At the end Of the next decade.
learn from him that be has deciced T. call the mex.
mt etpg of the National Pathological Congress at
Philadelphia, oa the 18th September, ,..
Almost ar large aadisI &c assembled this m?rning
to bear Lewis F. Allen speak fruits. The editor OF
the Auerlcan Short-iiOTn Herd Book showed a IA
uari,y with apples anost equal 10 that he mas VIII
animals, and he gave us bis notions III near J, soyu
,atured way that enlisted the sympathss of the
audience The copOusDess OF his stores OF lore, how
ever, Drew him nsebs.bjy from topic 70 topic, unth
he I'd ole msD at my elbow, after looking IL his
watch few TINES, say that "old Allen is hse the
widows cruise Of oi.' And, by the way, Prof. Por-
ter would do We'll 70 insIst upon the lectures cota-
nenciDg aud closing at The appointed hours dollar
clock and gentle hint 70 the speaker would sndouo-
edly settie all our present trouble.
Mr.. Allen "a, that there are parts Oh the Unued
States better adapted 10 fnt culture titan any othec
part of the woro. He took general survey OF New
York States the other Middle States New -EDysnd
and parts of the West 10 show thai all sectiogs @ni
e, en- all localities are equally frcncy 10 traits in
general or particular. The pear he tn nks not entirely
suited to THE country, aud 10 support TINS oPlmou
quOied Mr. Befcsmails. This fruit tree Is s1bsct TO
saf-bght &c an e.rIy age aud hence stocks are ian
ported Ii is cafricous fruit too, but if i. chances
upon locality well suited 10 II, scarcely any an0ga.
OF abuse destroys it. The country along Detroit Rier
which joins Erie 10 Ontario, was seted oy the Jesuiti
who par ted each Of their stations acme Unit treSs
The lecturer had pear trees Ia that section OF
COUNTY, which 3sured three feet in diameter, aud
were LADEN down with ifuit OF FAR quality, albeit now
$50 Years old. lie belle, ed that The more lehued a
fruit as the more retiued would be It's God and
leaves; and hence it would be less hardy, and able to
survive llIeataent. Ii he wished to get pear trees
TO grow thrifty and TO endure he would take half
wild slOck cut IL off half shoader.higb aDd gfaft II
with desirable kind. TIE pear has been grown
on the ounce in Europe for hundreds of years.
Normandy ano Belgium were its proper home; and
yet in lbo-e eopptnet ana eirc reafs we're de4c
and precaiious crop. Mr.. Allen thought il would
pay ally one TO caldvate dwarf pears in his garden
perbapf, If col and climate exactly right coad 90
found man might be warranted ia veDturDg upon
lie culture Aod TO tbs opinion the fac; that vgriees
nust b. chosen with special reference 10 locality, and
conf thar there IL much cont royersy between Mr.
Alien Air Wilder and his friends after alt. Speat
Of apples aid in fact of fruits generally Mr. AUon
aid thar # one thought Of commencing al orchard he
should hrs, learn kinds best adapsd TO bis
particular locality, and which was most salable in
Market and then 70 it strong on as few number Of
CT Dice va iees nc cOui consent 10 rely upou This
the great secret of Take good thing,
ard make the mOst Off.
Tie fJs afternoon lecture AZ 2:l5 p. was by DR..
c. w. Grant, the eminent vgneron of iona Island,
ia the HUDSON; and the second lecture by hr r. q.
Par6ee the great wbouy authority of the Amer
lean Institute Farmers Club. DR.. Grants lecture
illufua with a number Of artistic and excellent
drawing OF vince, fruis, end vine treatment. Being,
quite veil, his voice feeble
TO be head with difficulty even at the reporters
bel ch ss be ito be fully ss-quessioned at the
informal discussion Tonight defer any mention of
his ,nbleet until tomorrow. hr. PaIdse lecture
was ls'eIed 10 with much APP aren't interest, but
the substance of IL has bsen fully given by Mr..
ROBIN soD, in bis Farmers Club reports, that / will
not uespass upon yoar SSace at this time.