Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-01-05

morseless winds Of winter sweep over tree
less prairies. They are superb, and in ev-
ery sense magnificent apples for Vermont
Knov;no also that the most beautiful shin
ing crab-applcs--sOHe quite large and
suited for eating and cOoking-as well as
the small preserve sorts--come to us from
the cold belts of the frozen North, these
with their unainching constitutions, 'oa'
f,ce "the blasts around our mountain that
rares."
Besides these, we have many like the
Fameuse, St, Lawrence, Golden Rasset,
and Red Astrachan, that will give US
succession of noble fruits,-nearly or
quite filling the year,-with earth'S cholc-
est gifts,--splepdid apples. These are
kings among fruits.
You who are fruit-growers of Lamoille
County ask for ''my reasons for believing
that our trees grown here in Vermont
will mature in Lamoille County" In an
swer to you, say: The trees, if fairly
tried, and have a fair chance, will show
for themselves. Should any of you con-
sent to visit our nurseries, the evidence
will be made plain to you, as believe 1t
was to Col. 4. b. Sawyer, and our agent,
A. Cobleigh, Esq, whom had the pleas
ure to welcome and show over our ground
We aim to select,--out Of all our ex-
tensive varieties, we have on trial, only
or mostly those that have proved entirely
hardy, and worthy of culture in Vermont
Seven thousand of our trees are here il
one orchard, and they will show what va
rieties are hardy, and those which arc
tender. One hundred and fifty thousand
or more, are budded and grated, stand
ing in nursery. Nearly every variety hal
passed through several winters. Here
are also ono half million of seedlings
should any one be 50 unwise as to prefc.
the latter for orchards.
And it is true when | assure you
have in one fall planted out fifteen hun
bred Budderd and Grated Trees, not on
of ,chich has died soithin gear, very few
within succession of years. Should an,
of you seek to know all that can be know
more than | can herein name as fact
and proof, l invite your investigation
Come and be welcome"
, See for yourselves. To any and all
you, [ shall rejoice to give you my ham
and point out the living proof Of all thes
= truths. So my motto is Giuc as home
gro,cn, hardy Vermont trees.
We have varieties as fully adapted t
our Northern Vermont climate and soil
=. as ever ripened and delighted the Frui
Growers in the latitude Of New York an
Philadelphia. They have their sort
and we have ours. Let us seek out an
= prove those adapted to US.
And l tell you the truth, when l affirr
:, to you, fruit-tree is sensitive to tn
q - n -i:---4-- III III ~ tl,:nL al
> experience of all of you will bear me on
in asserting this for wel-established fact.
= Southern and South-W Western fruit trees
!, transplanted to the North, are more diff
, cult to make live, are shorter-lived, an
bear less, while they do live, than home
! gro,oa,,. hardy Vermont-raiscd trees, an
, that it isa thing nearly impossible t
! build up healthy orchard from Souther
: trees. | repeat it, gentlemen, they ar
unwelcome guests in our soil and climate
Were | setting up an orchard, l would
not stock it with Southern fruit trees, fire
o OF cost, if could get Northern varieties
When L set out orchards, | do not wisl
to soc them die in two or three years, an,
then be compelled to start anew, and wal
for another to grow.
The most intelligent fruit-grower il
this country declared in my hearing h
would not give Southern fruit-trees til,
ground to be planted on.
And now | ask of you, is it not wise
and best-is it not better to encourag,
home enterprise ;? retain the money anon!
ourselves,--search out and grow tn,
Northern varieties, that will bid defanc,
to our stern and unrelenting winters?
Let us not think frnit.tree, because il
is tree, should ever live, and mere,
perish. They are subject to the changes
seen in nature. Then let us have nurse.
ries and orchards among us, that shall
show our resources, and build up our
Green Mountain State, and advance our
Horticulture.
BY beautiful adaptation to climate,
it is most certain that fruits of an Apple,
Pear, Plum Tree, or Grape Vine, like
men, can travel on parallel lines of Lati-
tude, as they mostly do, suiting them