The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-06-22
EarIY Frnits.

Throughout the Gulf States this
season is remarkable, not only for
the earliness but the abundance
and perfection of the fruit crop
AIr. Isaac Donovan left at this Of
fee two perfectly ripe peaches, Of
Hale's Early variety, on the 10th
of May. They were grown in his
orchard at Kushla, eleven miles from
this city, on the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad. On the 2sth of May he
and Mr.. P. Powers, of Beaver Mea-
dow, brought several boxes to the
city, and placed them on the mar
lect. On that day, also, Mr.. Dono
van made a shipment to Chicago
Four days later, to-wit: on the I'd
Of June, the Early Tillotson, in
abundance and perfection made its
appearance in our market. This is
two or three weeks earlier than usu-
a >, and at least ten days earlier than
ever before known. The fruit is Of
good size, and, the Tnlotson espe-
cially, perfectly sound and fair, and
entirely free from worms. A more
perfect and beautiful crop was new
er grown anywhere. The Hale,
however, we regret to say, is inelin-
ed to rot, and in some instances,
especially on the older trees, near
" half the crop viii be lost from
this cause. We greatly fear it is
going the same way as in the North
and West, where its propensity to
rot has caused it to be, to a con-
siderable extent discarded. But
for this defect the Hale would be of
inestimable value as it is larger and
more beautiful than the Tillotson,
ripens a few days earlier, and, from
its late blooming habit and large
flowers is less liable to destruction
from spring frosts. We are in
clined to the opinion, however, that
after all, the "old reliable" Early
Tillotson will still maintain the po-
sition it has long held without a
rival as the best early peach for the
South, all its qualities considered.
Apples are equally early with the
peach, though the crop does not
promise to be SO abundant. We
had the Red Astrachan fully ripe,
in all it's matchless beauty and ex-
cellence, on the oath of May.
Pears too give promise Of great
abundance, and are also much ear
lier than usual. Quantities of the
Little Muscat" (too small however
to be Of much value) were for sale
at the various fruit stands in the
city during the last week in May,
and are had ripe Madeleines on the
first day Of June. The trees of the
Bartlett are bending under the
weight of the growing fruit, indi-
eating an unprecedently heavy crop
and an early ripening-say by the
first of July. The Duchess dan
gouleme, Belle Lucrative, st. Mi
chael Archangel, Beurre d'Anjou
Doyenne BoussocB, Lawrence, and
many other varieties are equally
promising
The Grape crop, which, two weeks
ago, was the most promising we
have ever known, has been already
greatly injured, and We fear ruined
10y the warm cloudy weather ant
daily rains of the last ten days
Although there is yet but little rot
still the Concord and some othei
varieties, are cracking badly, and
Of course all such are ruined. No
thing, we imagine, but uninterrupt
cd dry weather for the next three o
four weeks can save the crop from
utter ruin. The wet weather is al
so iujuring the peaches, causing
them in some localities to rot badly
But notwithstanding these draw
backs, we think, on the whole, Their
will be a fine crop of most kinds o
fruit in our section; and, with ia
vorable weather the balance of tn
season, we have no doubt. it will b.
the largest and best ever befor
produced in the South.-Ao5l
Register.