Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-29


A NEW FARCE OF DIsUNIoN-An amateur
dramatic association uptown has recently
played, with much success farce entitled
the Dissolution Of the Union, which is said
to be capital piece of humor. II is not the
only farce Of the same name which is being
played at the present time.
CINCINNATI HoRT1cULTURAL Soo1ETY.-The
Society met at the usual hour last Saturday,
President VIM. Orange in the Chair.
A large collection of fruit was upon the
pears, exhibited by Gen. NJ. s. Wade, and q
collection of apples by Mr.. r. Buchanan,
formed a principal feature.
After the reading and adoption of the min
utes of the previous meeting, and the call of
the regular order Of business, Gen. NJ. s.
Wade proposed for discussion and remark
the following:
1.-THE best mode and time for the ripening
of pears" as pertinent to the present time.
Gen. Wade then said that the Glout Nor
ceau had been ripeniug with him for three
weeks; that pears never ripened in low
temperature. Gen. Wade has heretofore
stated that pears should be picked and ri
pened in the house. This morning, he gave
his experience upon the mode of ripening.
After first picking his pears he places them
in a cellar, on place with low tempera-
| wishes them to ripen he takes them up stairs
into higher temperaturey say $50 to 800.
Pears never get tender and buttery in low
| temperature.
Gen. Wade referred to pear on the table,
| the Passe Colmer, which he said had been
much cried down; the reason of which was,
that it had not been brought to any thing,
| owing to a want of an understanding of the
| proper cultivation and treatment of the tree.
This, Gen. Wade had before observed, must
be attended to. Now the Passe Colmer was
an excellent fruit and a good bearer. He
| had this season one tree upon which there
were not less than five, and there might
have been seven bushels.
The Vicar of Wakefield, too, was good;
he had tree, the fruit not ripe yet,
from which he expected fine result. The
tree was taken care of; he pinched back.
We would never have perfect fruit until we
cultivated our pears as we did our corn or
our gardens.
General Wade said he would go on ripen-
ing the Glout Moroccan until the 1st of De-
cember. AS fast as he wishes to ripen them,
he takes them from the cellar into an upper
room; thus he could prolong the ripening
time for six weeks.
Upon being asked, Gen. Wade said he had
an Easter Beurre nearly ripe; he keeps his
fruit cool, in a cellar in the northeast corner
of the house.
Mr.. B. F. Sanford here observed that the
pears Gen. Wade had here on exhibition
were overripe; pears were best not quite
ripe, but in the transition state. In expla-
nation, Gen. Wade said he designed bringing
the specimens he had to-day last Saturday,
but was prevented by illness.
Mr.. VIM. HEAVIER expressed his pleasure al
tie remarks of Gen. Wade. The subject he
had introduced was very important. He had
himself very much modified and changed hi!
opinion within few years, from the infor.
nation he had received since. He was salts.
fed that the former opinion-that pear;
could not be successfully raised in this neigh
borhood-proceeded from an ignorance o
the mode of ripening.
Mr.. Heavier had not raised the Passe Col
mSr for fifteen years, because he had nevel
succeeded with it, and so with the Vicar o
Wakefield. five could ripen our winter
pears, and get them as delicious and buttery
as our autumn pears, it would be very i'm
portant object accomplished.
Mr.. Heavier said he first got his informa-
ton from DR.. Warder on this subject. Fol
a number of years before, he had been in thC
habit of dissuadlng his friends from cult
waiting winter pears, because he was undel
the impression that they could not be prop
erly ripened. He then again alluded to thu
Importance ofthe subject, economically anC
pecuniarily.
Here there was pause, and DR.. Warle
asked whether no one had any thing more Il
say about winter pears; formerly they wer
like turnips, and they never ripened at all
DR.. Warder observed that the Passe Colme
directing attention to the specimen on th
tablet was not properly ripened until tn
lst of January. Then he expected to shov
some specimens.
He did not keep his pears in cellar; h
kept them in barrel. If pears were place.
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he kept them in barrel with potatoes; tn
potatoes seemed to equalize the temperature
DR.. Warder also observed, in connection
with the present ripening of pears, tina
there was no trouble about that our objec
was to get winter pears; have them ripene
and for use in the winter. Besides, he illus
} trated the effect of treatment by citing
number of different pears which had bee
brought into an excellent condition.
? Mr. Howarth alluded to the time of gather
ing the fruit.
Gen. Wade said he was by this reminde
/. of fact to which he would call Dr. Warder
attention, in reference to the ripening Of th
T. Glout Morceau. He took off the ripest peal
. on his trees on the 2sth of September, an
they had been ripening since. He had Il
same pears green on his trees yesterday, {
DR.. Warder had stated his were at this tim
Gen. Wade remarked that he had tried u
/
, threw them out when, afterward, rehectin
. upon the philosophy of the high recon
q mendations he saw elsewhere, he becam
convinced that a change of temperature WI
necessary, and by experimenting upon tn
: hint, he succeeded.
Mr.. George Gait asked whether light WI
all-important in the ripening ofpears.
!, Gen. Wade said that if you wish TO ripe
! you must bring them to the light; and if yC
, desire to keep them, you must place them
the dark.
DIR. Warder observed that this explaint
the matter. These pears were ripe no'
when the contrary (that is their late ripe
ingl was what they were seeking to accon
q plish.
= Mr.. Reilly observed that he had found II
/. Glout Moroccan three weeks ago fallen fro
y the tree. The reason for this ought to
: understood. He wished to know wheth
Gen. Wade considered this habit of Il
=, fruit.
\ Gen. Wade remarked that the Glout Mo
ceau iell off verylittle. Itdiffered, hOwevC
It according to the season, in this and 9th
respects.
A number of other gentlemen gave iteI
= of much interest and use on the interestil
:, subject which the lateness of the hour, al
II sba .raou of tnaftar mn voidal.iv erasVda M