The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-05-18

black raspterries have furnished nearly al The vane
-; ,,,;r. t.-i in this country The Ohio Ever-bear-
;,g 10 a species of the Black Cap. Excellent as
cul,fv,.;ou will preserve bearing QUALITIES sno'
increase II In size and favor |
The wild Service berry is an excellent, very eA'c /
fruit much resorsed 10 BY birds and boys oe'ooes
to the rose family and is germen-eousn 70 sne ps~
ban, j, M hardly Be- said of the Service berry that 1t
l. "teayy fruit that mus; be "boiled OF baked Dc
fore eaten.
Already our native gooseberry has given US the |
Houghton fine little fruit, very prodigy ior Dear
;, and perfectly hardy Being native II Is free from
diseases and defes alike, insects and weather 10
one daubts but we are to look TO indigenous vare
ties 70. our future gooseberry
The American grape has already indicated Itself
No e thinks of looking outside Of the native varieties
for this future vineyard The Catawba, the Conco'o'
the Delaware are an earnest Of the Black Hanoofes,
and Mnseat of Alexandrias, into which this run WIN
day be developed
have not the time to write, nor you the paNsnee /"
hear seriatim description Of all cur naive i'ai'
Among those, worthy attention may be enunae u -
wild plum wild cherry, service berry, GRAD APpe' ~
thorn. sheppardia huckieberry, cranberry DiaeN"'
raspberry gooseberry, strawberry, oeroerf!' peis
mon mulberry paw paw, dew berry eideroerfy'
ncan. hckorynut chestnut, black and white walnut
chinkapin, hazienut-
To these others may be added, certainly very re-
srec,,ble catalogue Most of these are equal, some
81 them superior to the original varieties from winch
our Garden and orchard fruits have been derived.
The pae-pae belongs to the custard apple fanny
and has no counterpart in the Old world. onsel H.
smith saws it is better than the peach tastes oss
~, "a for myself know of few fruits prefer to the
paw-paw.
In this catalogue, have mentioned no fruit mat
not edible in its wild state Many OF them nave az
ready been nsplaned into the garden and orcnaro
Thu, the rest will ultimately find place there have
! M Doubt And having ones obtainsd footing' tnes
| ILL ,s,aio Il for the one sufficient reason-mey ~H
pay. ,
The euerprsiug horticulturist who first introduces
them will be a benefactor of his race.
An new varieties and therefore, all improvements IN
fruit are produced from the seed The seed s' "'e'
affected by the surrounding conditions OF the growing
plant and BY the kind of pollen which may ran ." "'
| nist,l of the plant while in blossom cuttings pre-
..-vs varieties new varieties produced from the
| seed.
Nature preserves the original type, ou' sne mas
great tendency to produce variations. nc "'eiis
fruit grower seizes this fact to improve n.s "
cbard and garden. Sometimes the young fruit has
deteriorated 1t has ''cried after its ancestors '
ing if an apple 70 the original crab But occasional
l. ~, vopn0 fruit is superior the parent IN sa1e ia
o- nroductiyeness its keeping qualities, or per
I, all of these In this the young radeai
formally introduced into horticultural society
mi,,ees are appointed wait upon it. IS put an'e
nrobatou 1t is hefted measured, tasted ITS fea'ures
.-.f,,v examined and its history and habits enqnir
| al into with great circumspection. Ana " pass
the ordeal and is found to have behaved Itself wen
,erallv il is placed in the catalogue OF fruts "ne
: will keep its place until something better supercede'
ncture /: and horticultural papers and magazines s
is likeness to all parts of the country.
N o.n Il he doubted that the careful attention
! h;b has made the Bartlett's and the Green uage
would if applied to native fruits, produce super'o
sxca,lence-somethng pleasant to the taste anu oau
| tiful TO look upon
Thas. fruits. already adapted to our climate an
.o7 exhaust none of their energies IN the Proeess
acclmation When 60 to this work wish w"
and apply TO it the skill and experience "h'eh y"
thousand years have taught us, we may eApe'' =
suits As much superior to the native runs as -
c,I,.n p;,pu surpasses the sour crab. 1t is the dc
s;on of the Creator These fruits are his benehce"
Gifts to man and their cultivation and consequent
| velopment are but acts of obedience.
Whom this earth becomes great garden, CLOWN
with the beauty and loneliness of Gods precious gii'
our native fruits developed TO their highest
will grow. and bloom and SMILE embodied exen
nbfcaticn of the law Of universal progress
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The following resolutions were then proposed
| N;J.,c K,S1EY and unanimously adopted
WHEREAS In common with other organizations
deem i, our duty to express our feelings, on this o.
first meeting since the death of our worthy chi
Observation-Disclosures LIscoLs, therefore,
RESOLVED That mourn the event. and denoun
the horrid crime that resulted IN the oea'n o.
President of the United States
RESOLVED That while we weep with the nation
its bereave ment, we extend to the family OF the
ceased especial sympathy
RESOLVED, That we have full confluence IN she
tsyritv and administrative ability of Andrew Johns'
Identified by education, habit and interest with aoc
, ;pg men, we confidently hope to see, under ms
: ministration honesty respected industry reward
and the whole country prosperous
specimen of the Roxbury Rasset, was e1hioi
by Irwin Reed, in beautiful state OF preserSAus
Then adjourned, to Saturday, May y, at 2P n.