Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-27
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PENNA. FRUIT GROWERS SOCIETY
Report Of the Fruit committee
Interesting Discussions on the Pear, Grape,
Pssoh. and Apple Culture.
Will TREES FREEzEq

tRsportea for the Ds'apays Tribunal
The Society met in the Orphans Cour
Room, in the City Of Lancaster, on Wed
nesday, January 10Th, at . o'clock, P. M
Delegates were present from different part
of the State, but the meeting was mainly
composed of Eastern Pennsylvania Frui
Growers.
Josiah Hopes, of West Chester, Presi
dent of the Society, called it to order at the
appointed hour.
The reading of the minutes of last ses
sion was dispensed with, and the roll o.
members called.
Alexander Harris, of Lancaster, and IL
NJ. Engle, of Marietta, were appointed as
sistant Secretaries.
Thomas Meehan, of Philadelphia, the reg
ular Secretary of the Society, then pro
ceeded to read the Report of the Genera
Fruit Committee, appointed at the last an
nual session of the Society, as follows: =
TO the President and Members of til,
Fruit Gro,oer's Society Of Pennsylva
MIA.
After lapse of several years, our section
of country has been blessed with an abun
dant crop of fruit of nearly all kinds, tn,
past year; and have endeavored by circu
lars addressed to the Chairman of cacl
county and other members who are inter
ested in fruit growing, to get information
and advice in regard to the different varie
ties Of fruit to plant, their cultivation ant
care, modes of planting, trimming and pru
ming, preservation from disease, destruction
of injurious insects, situation and soil TO
orchards, the keeping and ripen,ng of fruits
&C., and have received a number of an
swers, but they have not been so general,
responded to as l had hoped, fiom which
and other information, / make the following
report:
No. l. APPLEs-Best ~ varieties, ripen
ing as follows: 3, Summers, Fall-G, Win
ter-with description and outline drawings
of new sorts.
Atnamer-Rud Astrachan, Bough, ant
Early Harvest. Fdlt-Maiden Blush, Por
ter, White Doctor. Winter-Fallawalte
Smiths Cider, Baldwin, Smoke House
Ridge Pippin, Long Island Russell.
In addition to the above, would present
to the notice of the Society; some variete.
which, having but local reputation, ant
not generally known, have not been recon
mended as much as those above named, ant
desire their trial Connell's, fancy, X noub'.
Early, Jefferies, Summer IIagloe, Summer
Rambo, Carver, Mcclellan, .Princely Irisf
Pippin and jackson. Also, new large
early apple called the Starr, from Woodbri.
ny, New Jersey, which was brought to the
notice of the Fruit Committee of the Penn.
sylvania Horticultural Society and reported
favorably.
No. 2. ORCHARDS. Show prepared, plant.
ed, and cultivated, and best situation.
|. is recommended to prepare the ground
with deep fallow in corn and potatoes, well
MANFRED the previous season; plew deep
and plant 30 feet apart, cultivate well with
potatoes or other low growing crops, 10 keep
the soil open and mellow afterwards keen
in good condition by manuring frequently,
not allowing the ground to remain in grass
more than one or two years at time; fol
by letting it remain in grass, the roots are
encouraged to come near the surface, and
then blowing deep and cutting them off, the
trees are much more injured than by fre
quent shallow cultivation.
Best situation-A good loan soil wei
drained, with protection from the cold wind
by natural or artificial shelter. Some re
commend planting when the rains caus
frequent surface deposits neither cultiva
ton nor manuring arc needed under thes
circumstances.
No. 8. PEARS. Best ~ varieties, (S,and
ards ripening as follows: 3, Summers
Falls, Winter.
Summer-Doyennedelte, Osband's Sum
mer, Tyson.
FdlI-BsItlett, Seckel, Bell Lucreta
Howell, Urbanist, Sheldon,
Wsnter-Lawrence is the only ono gene
rally recommended, but some notice th
Vicar Of Wakefield and Winter Netis.
To those desiring a larger collection,
would recommend the Julana. Brandywine
Manning's Elizabeth, Doyer Bossick, BeuI
relays, Buerre Bose, Buffam, J. Rutter.
No. 4. PRARs-Best 6 varieties Dwarfs.
Manning's Elizabeth, Bell Lucrative, But
fam. Duchess d'Angouleme, Howell, Vica
of Wakefield.
No. s. STANDARD TREEs.-How planted
with the preparation of the soil and afte
culture.
Same as for other Orchards except close
planted, 20 to 25 feet apart.
No. 6. DWARF TTEEs. How planted an
cultivated, and are they profitable for gene
raj culture.
Ground prepared by ploughing and sui
soiling. The pear should be budded nea
the root Of the ounce, so that the point {
union can be covered with earth, withou
planting very deep, thus preventing tn
borer from entering the ounce. Keep III
soil well cultivated.
In cities and sheltered situations, wit
good clean culture, they have sometime
been profitable, but have not general
proved successful.
No 7 pRACupa --Paet IN vor;ot;ae ,,;,
the preparation of the soil, how planted an
pruned, and how to prevent the yellow
and curl of the leaf.
Hales Early, Large Early York. Susqu
hanna, smock, Troth EARLY, Old Mike
Free, Stump the World, Crawford Earl,
Wards Late Free, Crawford Late
Dry, warm soil and well cultivated, seen
essential to success in peach growing. Pla,
from 10 to 20 feet apart, prune with 10
heads; no prevention or cure for the yt
lows, but to destroy all trees as soon as thu
appear diseased, thus preventing IT fro
spreading to others, which it is thought
does by the poelen of the blossom and
contact with the roots. Curl Of the leaf
thought TO be produced by cold, early
the spring, and that shelter prevents IT,
is also stated that the yellows will not so
affect the trees on light, dry, sandy soil
hSiy tliuate Wucle tnt mercury uOtS N
fall below zero.
No. s. OUNCES. Which are the best n
most profitable varieties, how cultivated a
how to prevent attacks of the borer.
Orange is recommended as the best
Augurs is later variety and the fruit ket
better than the Orange, and sometimes 81
ceeds well.
Prevent the borers by wrapping ian
felt, such as is used for roofs Of buildin
round the tree eight inches above the gror
and two beneath, in the spring, remove
the fall to harden the wood
No. 8. PLUMs, APRICoTs AND NRcTARiN
Which are the best varieties, how GU
vated and how 10 prevent the black k
and the attacks of the curculio.
P'unl-Yellow Gage, Jefferson and Ri
land.
APricOts-Moorpark, Breda and Pea
Nectorines-Not much cultivated on
count Of the trees being generally destro
by the curculio.
The Yellow Gage IN the list above
distinct fruit from the old variety of
name ii is cultivated in Lancaster cou
and described as the earliest and most
sirabte of all their plums.
Black EnOts-Begin in time and
them off and burn them, and they ca
subdued. No known preventive from
curculio except jarring, shaking down
sheets or cloths and destroying them
being careful to prevent them from pr,
eating from the fallen fruit which has