Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11
correspondence of the n. Y. Post
The Frsrit-sdrOVy iu Council.
A NEW CATALOGUE or FRUITS.
BosToN, September 1S, 1862.
TIE roMoloorcAL SOCIETY.

streets Here the contributions Of Mir. |
Wilder lead the van, both in number and
quality There are no less than three hun-
drcd and forty varieties from his gardens ut
Dorchester. Among the number are twelve |
Bartlett seedlings William Reid, Of Eliza |
beth, New Jersey, shows two hundred and |
ftty-iiyc varieties of pears. but to disadvan-
tagc, the transportation of the fruit having
materially injured it, Elwangcr and Barry,
Of Rochester, n. Y, displayed one hundred
and seven varieties of pears and fifty of
plums. r. r. Lyon. of Michigan, Contribu
ted one hundred and twenty five varieties Of
apples and J. T. Elliot, of the same state,
has forty varieties. The most noticeable Of
the new apples is the "Washingt0n,' grown
by Mr.. Clupp. of Dorchester. and compared
by some to the Gravcnstcin. although cyi-
IDENTIFY not equal to that choice variety.
The ninth bi-annual meeting Of the society
convened in the room adjoining the ENhibi-
tion Hall, at noon yesterday. There was Il
large attendance Of the members OF the
Society every loyal state having its repre-
sentative. Mr.. Wilder received the dele
gates with his usual urhanitv, and proceeded
at once to business. The names Of long
list Of new members were proposed ald
approved, and the report of thc treasurer
showed fair balance in his hands.
At the opening Of the afternoon session
The President made the customary annual
address. Ii was Wci-tmcd. ani warmly
commended Dy the members. After brict
introduction. thanking his associates for
the many honors conferred upon him, he
proceeded to speak of the great advance
which pomological science had made in
America within the past few years He
treated at length Of the cultivation of fruit,
speaking first of seedlings lie referred to
the aspect and cultivation Of trees as Of
great consequence, and Gwclt upon the i'm
portance OF thinning the fruit, especially of
apples and pears.
committee appointed in the morning to
nominate officers for the ensuing year re
ported list. There was quite warm
though kindly discussion upon the propricty
Of naming vicC-prcsidcnts for the southern
states, some claiming that, as the society
had no proof Of the di,loyalty Of its officers
in those states, they should be retained; and
Others ohTcting, on the ground that there
is no loyalty in the South. Mr.. Hoycy
held this view, but it was on vote deter
mined to let the names stand a reported by
the committcc-or in other words, to con
tinue the southern officers.
4 CATALOGUE OF FRUITS.
Al Il meeting bl INC SDtltlN Ilti'l at NM
delphia in 1860, Il committee Of five persons
from each state was appointed, of which
Samuel Walker, Of RoXbury, Massachusetts,,
was chairman. TO prepare list Of fruits
adapted to the various local districts OF our
widely extended country. Owing to the
death Of MI Walker the chairmanship of
this important committee doyolycd upon
Mr.. Barry, Of Rochester, New York. That
gentleman reported that he had heard from
the members Of the committee in twenty
four states, and had prepared a catalogue 50
far as possible from the information derived.
The work had involved great labor, and
must necessarily be imperfect.
The plan Of the catalogue is alike ingcni-
Gus and an improvement upon any ever
attempted in this country President VII
li,, very properly dcnominatcdi it the corner
stone upon which our pomological temple
is to be erected. He pronounced Mr.. Barry
entitled TO a monument for his excellent
beginning of a great and important work
The catalogue is intended to exhibit, in Il
form convenient for reference, the varieties
of fruits best adapted to the different states
and localities subject to future revision and
correction, as experience may render ncccs-
sary and proper. 1t shows that at this
time the apple best adapted to general cul-
tivation i'll the states is the Early Harvest
the two varieties next in order are the Red
Astracan and Fan Pippin. The Flemish
Beauty heads the list Of pears; the Bartlett,
Belle Lucrotirc, Bcurre d'Aniou, Louise
Bonnc dc Jersey and Sckcl following close
at hand. One hundred and twenty-five
varieties of peas and one hundred and Scy-
cnty-eight Of apples are enumerated in the
catalogue, though some Of the latter are
known to but very few localities, and others