The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-04-23
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Meeting of III. v. horticultural
Society.
HORTICULTURAL Rooms, i,AxrAsrEn, o., I
March % lRGR

HoRrrcuLrunAL Rooms, LANCASTER, o.,
March 2s, 1868.
Society met. pursuant 10 adjoumments and
was called to order by President Ewing.
Tho minutes ofthe preceding meeting were
read and approved.
The Corresponding Secretary presented lot
OF Agricultural monthly reports, for February,
received from Hon. Horace caprop, Commls'
sioner Of Agriculture, which were distributed
among the members present
The formation Of a list of pears, peaches,
cherries and grapes, suitable for cultivation in
Fairfield county was taken up, and after very
full listsof each fruit had been gone through,
and duly marked according to the expression
ofthe views ofamajoriiy ofthe members pres
ent, on motion it was resolvedthat Messrs j..
d. Clarke and S. A. Griswold be appointed a
committee to euibody the conclusions Of the
socl,tvin a report, and publish the same as
part of the proceedings of this meeting.
The report Of said COMMITTEES is as follows;
Varieties Of Pears worthg of gener-
al cultiuation ia Fairfield County.
Jutisrne; medium sweet; productive; July
Mddotdine; good grower. "
BioodgOod; small; best quality; August
Bartlett; largo, excellent everywhere; Sept.
Belle Lucrative; fair size, best quality
Doyenne Gray medic large, good bearer "
Doyenuc HThiiS profitable, good, Sep
Duchess dc AngOuIeme; large, valuable for mar
ket; October.
Eomish Beauty; large, beautiful, good s pit
Louise dc B9nne Jcrsey great bearer, grows
we'll; lst October
Ononddgd; large. good quality; valuable, last
OF September.
Eeskel; small, tree hardy, very sweet. lst Sep
Stephens Genessee; large, snowy, good, Sept
Glom Moreeau; large, not very productive; Oct
Vicar of ITiakfcldi large, best for baking
Nov. to Jan.
Winter Neltis; med, sweet, best quality, Dec
Easter Berre; large, sweet, best keeping
pear, Feb. 10 April.
| FarictieS of Peaches worthy of gen
erdl cutivation in Fairfield Coun
] ty.
Bernd rrs relIoto; large, good quality, Sept.
cocicdgc's Faroute; med, very productive, SCI
cra0tords Early large, yellow, best for maj
ket, 10Th August.
oragtords Late; large, yellow, snowy, goOt
September.
Crosse MignonnG med, good all the time; Avs
Large Early York; good bearer, tirst.qualitS, Il
August.
Heath Cling; large, hest late white cling, oct
AotriS White; med. to large, white flesh, goot
, Sept
oId MipsE Cling large, great bearer, hue 70
market, September.
Tellow Mcloeoion; med, old reliable sort, Sep
Snor; med, white le sh, not best quality, SCI
Yards Late large, one Of the best late free
stones, Goth Sept.
SmockS Free; large, yellow flesh, valuable,
{ Sept
i YctroD Rarsripe; very large, sweet, good; lot
Sept.
= Fetters' Seeding; large, white flesh, good qua
: ity, 10th September.
VdrietieS of Cherries WOrthy Of. gen
eraI cultivation in Fairfield Coui
III.
4 Black Eagle; large, excellent quality, produ
= tive, LIST July.
Black Tartdrian; very large, sweet and goo
last Of Juno.
q Delicate; med, beautiful, good bearer, last
Juno.
/. Early Purple Gmgno; med, first quail. LIST Jun
Elton; ye-y large, gr eat bearer ,one ofthe bet
' goth Of June.
Gov. good; large, grows we'll, sells wei, 20
June.
D. Black Hdirk; large juicy, sweet, rich, LIST Jul
4 Cleveland; large, yellow, fairqual., last ofJur
n Rockport; large, good grover, good bearer
June.
Earty Richmond ed.,yery productive, 20 Jri
u May Duke; large, best of all cherries, hard,
10th June.
If Refine HorteusG very large, juicy, y,rieh' 10 Jul
Red Jacket; promiseswsll, new, July.
canbsrIandi large, black, good, 10th Of Jul
!. Listef Vine Grapes.
y catarba; old and WE'LL known sort, large sii
- dark red, very Juicy and rich makes VII
vino ofcxcollopt qualit, butif fermented
n She Ieey Tor Pomacc) makes AIRED wine Of inte
1T or quality add dstrRgenb NJ
nfl The vine fruits best on high, dry soils q
are comparatively poor, and the Fruit tn
. least affectedwith rot " nnidcw.
u Thisvariety has succeeded better the !
10 ten years,in Fairfield county than IN any Q
g er portion Of the e,Fsst.
y Concord large bunch, large berry, bls'
~ early,Iaicy andsveebrich, truity aroma, d
! y Z welIupon high or low lands, growFall
oi' time. epostvaluable ofAll grapesforwi
AZ Tor table useor for market; bears eysryy'