New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-15
,vrRrcAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB

"a usual at midsummer-about Az OF " Peison' f-
Mr.. GoRE of Jersey City, was called to the cna,.
.rd the meeting opeued with miscellaneous Dus,iess
Apoies an Ssos0a--WM. s. CARPENTEK oi Wv. Wv
chester Counsy exhibited ten varieties OF 3; he
m saason among which is q seeding Iounu 10 IL of
,rcods on his arIn, very delicious subacid aPf ba
gnod i've very suitable for the table or cookiDk.
ssnpIes exhibited, are known by the following SIM.
Epe de Mai, Drop de Or, Early Strawoeriy, y,,rcon
mer Queen, Sumner Rose, Eany nJ yseedllins. Sodlli
Eor1s, psa,s MIR. CARPESTER also eXhoi.eu %, suo
following four early pesrs: Benie arnsntsr spoe i
Summer, OFT, and Jargoneiis ~, M ,Sat we are now in
congratuory onn aoy new fruits that riren at this
ssarIy dan In The Summer. lie saho the eee'v e'
cnlt in ilauting an orchard u The waht VI
su,'s ., orv men in sending out trees, ~ many oi
among noI0 ~ 70 he the kiud which were ordered
1 uttered delay of ten years In obtaining tone
ies;Ted sorts ia consequence OF the earsIesscssoi
something worse-of those ne purchased ees , .,Vo'
m rishes TO impress upon farmers who may be about
Ianti o ont apIh pear trees TO te very cIeiul OF
whom they purchase trees and not buy at any gce OF
sny one who has not obtained character OF s'nct
THe GasgonntHe PeGr.-Jons G.: BERGEN OF
Iong Island. Mr. Carpenter has named the Gasgon-
pelle pear among the early varieties: Inc nauohai
Pouoo ical Society have discarded 1t nom Their t OF
yanabe Sorts bat, as thiuk, erroneonsiy Az least
w;,b me II j. one of the most valuable that have
amopg q hundred varieties and make growing pears
for market branch Of my farming business IL grows
A strong thrifty tree and bears hne, healthy rulI IL
mnst be gathered before fully rpe and matuIed In
fruit room. 1t may be that my Gasgulneiies are the
Windsor Belle, as tie form Of the fruits much alke
and the two are often eontounded, but they were
bought for the former.
Dr. TR.MBLE-The kind Of pear that have OBJ
tanned from nurssrymen in this country, and from
Frauce upds the name of Sasgonnele is not worth
cutivasg; the fruit is very apt TO rot at the core
and when they drop from the tree they 50 TO mash
Mr.. BkReEx-This pear shown by Mr.. Carpenter
think is the Windsor Belle, and 1t must be picked
green and rifened in fruit-room as well as the
G2sgonnele, If the two are not, as some suppose,
identical, and is then good irnlt.
Mr. RJEGEss Gardener, of Brooklyn, said that the
pear here exhibited is the English Gasgonnslle.
That must be picked aud eaten the very day II reaches
maturity and that is tie gIeatest difficulty III growing
it. be ase u requires such c0netant attention when
rinetinq but If taken when perfect II Is az excellent
SlIpaer pear don't tiDk the one described by Mr.
Berreu en- be what know as the Gasgonneile.
LELhij,tioH Of F0werS.-ASDREw BRIDGEMAN,
gardener and hoist OF this city, made exhibition
o, Gladiocs forty varieties, which were greatly
admired for their remarkable argesi4ed howers and
colntlI alton Of cOlOis, which made up al unusual
ependld show, sufficient, we should tmJk, 10 luuOce
every owner Of garden sp0' III town or country, TO
cultivate such hardy and beautiful flower.
Mr. Bril- -ensn stated that every bulb sends ont one
priudpa and several secondary STALK aho each branch
produ1e es secondary and plnciial noMers. lie gave
the Cies pre .eut much interesting Inflammation Ia re-
par,i TO their prop gaiiou lie VIII bloom tlls year
some s. 900 bulbs. Some small bulbs will give io Soyd
flowers large DulOSi IL ucptlics ulVh .ho NailS'I'
In ulapting AID growing GlaOolus, every shoot pro-
duces new bulb, which, If planted next year, goes on
increasing in the same way Inc bet soil Tor Olldlo
ius is Iieh loan, fertllized VITA btne dust ihey
require considers Moisture and not very hig fertllz
alton and il is wei not 10 plant them wlicie they viii
be too much exposed to the hot sun, particularly IL
drouth. Varieties are produced by seedlings ana by
bridling aua the extent to ch il be carried is
almost unlimited. TIE proper time 10 plant huibs Is
April and May thou they may be Kept uniil first oil
Juue il the bulbs kept dry. Bulbs may remain IN
the ground Winter without danger OF Winter sill
ing but 1t is better to take them up when they
fully ripe and store them in day place where they will
rot freeze 1t s good plan 10 take tie bulbs ont OF
tie beds hen the salks begin to dry, aud place ne
in aower-gOts with EARTH TO fully npen aid Remain
there un ii the approach Of Winner My principal
flowers tins year their fullest perfection curing
July. Tbosc from the principal sIikes these are
mostly rom secondary spikes aud beautiful as they
NAV appear, 10 those not perfectly acquainted witt
tlas plant they do not compare IN splendor with tlose
OF my collection, which bloomed mon earlier.
SoLoN hoBiSsoN-I find that good onion soil is
good soil for Gadiolus, and that they are as easily
grown. That is, tie bulbs may be taken up as one
would take ap seed Oniors, and store them out OF the
way of frost, ia dry room, aud plant them out in
the. Spring for produChg fowers, just as we l,nt
onions to produce 'eed. Any good loainy sou viii po-
duce good show OF flowers, without iuanuriDg II II
is finely pulyerized, and not allowed to suffer by
drouIh
JoKS G.. BERGEy-I regre, that there are not as
uaIy ladies as uenal here to-day. i esh the room
was full 10 see this fine collection, and share ia
distribution, ss think that all who and heard
bow easy such beautiful flowers be produced
would not sufer another year TO 90 by without pro-
vdiOg for the oruamentaon Of their places; und
think the Club owe Mr. Bridgema vote Of
thanks for the trouble he has taken 10 give it such
treat us this exhi ition has afforded hope it viii
produce effect upon all now pre-ent, and be the
means OF lare III increasing the cultivation Of plant
that produces such flowers.
The Drout,-Its EDeets and Rencdtes.-Mr CAn-
PEsTER stated that the drouth in Harrison township
Westches er Coauty, is more than lie
II before that section Of country and s likely do
great deal OF daage to pastures, corn and potato
crops gardens shrub cry, fruit etc.. and il is in
poriaat question how 70 counteraea it.
The est remedy for dTouth Wi bin reach Of most
farmers is understanding, subsol blowing aud treuch
iDg, ana keeping the surface constantly stirred.
have one piece plowed twenty inches deer, planted
IL CARROTS tnat is Suffering much less than shaower
powed soil Plaster spread upon grow ing crops OF
yNy great advantage IL droub A nei shbOr OF nine
has applied plaster TO his four times during this
droutb, With very great benefit.
JoHY u. DERGES-I have never found anythiug
better for crops than stirring the soil very frequently
during d drollh In our section the lad is sandy
loan, naturally underdraiOed, and Only requires mod
erie plOwng ind frequent stirring the surface in
dry tiuie There is 10 moIe profitable land, In my
epiuion, for cultivation, than what is called the bar
rens Of Loug island," which used to believe from
w1at heard reiterated, were really larreD; but
nov hnd them producing excellent crops aud although
nderald with coar.e gravel, the toil and manure
not run away and the land bears such drouth this
most admiralty.
Or PrcH-Whhout irrigation the only remedy we
have is deep nlage. 70 my opinion we have no land
near tnS ciy ht cannot DO kept irom suffering much
brought tie matter OF tie barren or waste Long Iisnd
Lands 10 notice GEAR twenty years ago and have oh.
served item since. | now believe tb,n, i M
lands this city that stand drouh as well ma thew
d. The soil If some OF these barrens four or Eve ft
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