Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-14
Cincinnati Horticultural socIety-Inter.
estinG PrOceediBEs-LewIs Davis and
GIahnuw AnnIn.ac,d 9, I


estiDg ProceediBEs-LewIs Davis and
"JOhnny Apple. seed"
The Society met this morning, Vice-Presi.
dent William Orange in the chair
Mr.. Pierson stated that he had met Mr.
Gill, of Columbus, who informed him tha,
there was to be a sorghum convention on
the first Tuesday in January next, the day
preceding the meeting OF the State Board OF
Agriculture. and recommended the appoint.
ment OF delegate or delegates to represent
this Society at that convention.
Messrs. E. P. Oranch and George Graham
were accordingly appointed.
Mr. ieTson read a communication from
John II. James, of Urbana, Ohio, in refer
eDce to the early history of fruit gro wing in
Ohio, and especially in this vicinity. He
related particularly the observations that
had come under his observation near Belpre
while the State was yet territory. Apples
brought into this country at first were much
more hardy than in the place from which
they were brought, so that in many instances
they appeared to be an entirely different
variety of fruit.
The Putnam Russet, so called from being
introduced by one of the Putnams, though
1t passed under this name for a long time.
was found at last to be nothing but the Rox.
bury Russet. The great difference was il
ripened two weeks sooner here and had
more OF the russet appearance. These trees
were gratis. Other facts mentioned indicated
the decline of the fruit since that early day.
The first fruit trees planted in the Miami
Valley were in what is now the town OF
Columbia, by Lewis Davis, an associate OF
Jacob Burnet, who died few years ago in
Logan County, Ohio. The first fruit was
planted in the State by an Indian, who
brought some pear-trees from Detroit in his
own hand, and set them out on what ia now
known as Solomon's Farm, near Urbaua.
They were shown to the writer, as large as
forest trees. Some interesting facts were
given in reference to those trees which were
grown at an early day near the Detroit
River.
Mr. PiersOn remarked that one of them
was still standing on the farm of Joseph
Cox, below this city, on the river bank.
Johnny Appleseed," or Jonathan Chap
man, In 1901, brought load of apple. seeds
from New England on horseback, and
planted them in Licking County, on fertile
spot, on the river of that name.
This nursery was on the farm now owned
by Jacob Station. He cleared aud enclosed
small piece of land for the purpose, and
when the trees had commenced their growth,
started for new supply Of seeds, leaving
his cid nursery in the hands of some person
to dispose of for him. Thus he established
nurseries in Licking, Knox, Richmond and
Crawford Counties, and finally died in Ft.
Wayne, Ind
The above communication was ordered to
be printed, and the thanks of the Society
rendered to Mr.. James for the same. MI.
HEAVIER remarking that be felt grateful to
him for rescuing the name of Johnny APP
pleseed" from oblivion.
Mr.. Cranch read communication from A,
L. Moore, formerly of this city, in reference
to new variety of red raspberry. 1t would
bear fruit from June to October, aud the fol-
lowing table of the amount of fruit gathered
from four lots of twelve hills each was given
First lot plants, six years old-July, l2%
qts.; August, qts.; September, l2T qts;
October, 8 qts Total, 461l qts.
Second lot plants four years old--July,
~ qts; August sqts; September, II qts.
October, IA qts. Total, 44A qts.
Third lot, one year old-July, 81; Au-
gust, lOI; September, l5A; October, 9H.
Total, 40A.
Fourth lot plants, two years old-July,
eN; August, 81; September, NJ; Octo-
Der, AZ. Total, 3O21 qts.