The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-12

Major King.-Would it not be desirable
to turn our attention to the cultivation OF
the dewberry, and raise seedlings from that
rather than the others.
Mr.. Saunders.-The result would depend
upon chance. BY continued selections
new and good seedlings might be OBJ
| tanned.
Judge Gray.-Are not blackberries sue
cessfully wintercd here?
Mr.. Saunders They are.
Mr.. SAUL have known the Lawton to
be sometimes winter killed.
Major King.-Respccting the profits o
the blackberry crop l agree with Mr.. Saul,
but the raspberry is growing very scarce,
and is therefore more in demand.
Prof. Rowland. Two years ago last
spring went out into the woods, and from
different localities got some black raspberry
bushes. IL set out three rows in my gar
den, and when they came into bearing found
a number of varieties, some of them being
very fine, like the ever-bearing, while
others were worthless. Altogether, at one
picking, L obtained over three bushels from
the three rows, 100 feet long.
Mr.. SAUL The black raspberry will
bring only half the price of the red. The
latter is bought up Immediately in the mar
ket. In the Northern States it is some
what different, because they have not the
wild fruit in such quantities.
Mr.. Saunders.-Will Mr.. Saul state
which of the red raspberries he considers
the best?
Mr.. SAUL have found the ''Philadel-
phiao to be a very good, hardy raspberry.
The elm City" also is good variety.
Mr.. Saunders.--It is well for us to keep
in view the difference between the foreign
and our native raspberry. The foreign is
very superior to the native, but as you
come South the weather is too dry and the
sun is too warm for that plant. In short
time the leaves will drop off, from mildew,
the canes will not ripen, and the winter
will kill them. We can guard against the
mildew by mulching; and by laying down
and covering them up, protect them from
the frost. The Philadelphia is seeding
of the native raspberry, and is, therefore,
adapted to our climate. Culture will of
course do much for it, but it will grow
without any care. 1t has been cultivated
for many years, but it is only short time
since it was brought particularly into no.
ticc. Let us improve the native variety;
but before we can make any intelligent inn
proyement, it is first necessary that we
should understand it in all its features. In
some places on the Hudson the "Red Ant
werpo is very successful crop, but plants
brought South have proved failures.
Mr.. SAUL have known of its being
successfully grown on the Hudson, but |
can get no fruit from the same vines in this
locality.
Some very fine specimens Of the Kitta-
tinny, Lawton and Wilson varieties of the
blackberry were exhibited by Messrs. Clag-
gett, Sunny and Gillingham. The Law
tons by Mr.. Claggett were thought by
many to be the best shown.
A bough of a red raspberry was brought
by DR.. Snodgrass, and pronounced by Mr..
Saul to be of the "Belle de Fontenay"
variety.
There was fine display of apples of
the Stromberg, Sweet BENCH and Princess
Early Harvest, by Judge Gray and Wright
Curtis, and some very fine specimens of the
Red Astrachan by MIR. Snowden.
Mr.. Dillingham;, of the Mt. Vernon MUIR
sery, exhibited a large number Of both APP
pies and pears of the latter, the Kirkland,
Bloodgood and the Flemish Beauty varie-
ties. His apples were the Red Astrachan,
Summer Rose, Benoni, and Edwards Early
and the Red and Yellow Siberian Crab.
All were recommended as worthy of culti-
walton.