The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-22

strongly in its favor. Maiden's Blush
and Early Harvest ore nearly equal for
their success in all regions the former
having twenty eight stars, eight of them
double ; and the latter tscnty. with
nine double ones. Fall Pippin has "A +;
Graveustein, Early Strawberry, Sweet
Bough and American Summer Pearmain,
each 90 Summer Rose has % Primate
and Carolina Red June each have 81;
and Tallman Sweet, Famcuse, Porter aud
Duchess Of Oldenburgh have each 20
votes. 1t will be seen that only fourteen
out Of two hundred and sixty are so for
tunate as to get twenty votes or more
frcm the City states or territories and
these fourteen are not always the best
sorts for quality, but their general CON-
mendation is owing to wide adaptation to
different regions. The vote is not always
proof Of value, such fine sweet apple,
for INSTANCE, as Munson, does not get
solitary vote. But usually these stars
are n fair approximate indication of ner-
it.
The wide blank space, sparoly occupi.
cd with remarks in the Report for 1871,
is properly filed in this one with the Ia
buar character, and the few remarks are
placed in small type at the bottom.
These are attached to 60 varieties, hav-
ing the remaining eco without sny-wc
do not quite understand the reason of the
difference nor can we quite agree with
all that are given-as tor example, the
only remark that is made on Tallman
Sweet, is that it is valued for stock feed
ing We have known thousands Of
bushels raised, but never knew single
separate bushcl of this sort especially
employed for feeding stock. The same
remark will apply partially to Golden
Sweet and Jersey Sweet, to which the
same remark is attached. Out Of the
whole two hundred and sixty, Ridge Pip
pin is the only one mentioned as "a long
keeper. Bullock's Pippin is stated to
be valuable wherever known. we have
found it perfectly worthless from scab 10
New York. Autuu nal Sweet is mention
ed as mot ,howy'; on the contrary it is
with US very smooth, fair, fine looking
apple. We wish to avoid captiousness,
but desire to assist little in improving
the catalogue, when we mention these
few defects, and also the Inappropriate
ness OF the remark that the Onondaga is
emincntlv the more esteemed and
more known; or the Implied statement
that the Madeleine is the only sort re.
ported liable to blight, in the remark
some say liable to blight, us if this and
no other sort possessed this liability and
this only in the opinion of few. The
general perfection Of the catalogue is how.
ever admirable, and those who point ont
its very few defects could not probably
make one nearly 70 good,
1t is interesting in looking over the
star market to observe the local high
character attached to some varieties
Rhode. Island Greening, for example, has
double stars (the highest commendation,)
in most of the New England and Middle
States, but no stars at the West. Near.
y the same is Of Roxbury Russet. The
Baldwin is marked high in the New
England and in some of the Middle States,
and in Ohio and Indiana, receiving six.
teen votes, nine Of them double stars.
Ben Davis is nearly its counterpart at
the West, receiving nineteen votes most.
ly in the western regions. and six of these
are double stars.
PEARs.-Wc well remember when the
| first pomologica convention was held at
New York (Which subsequently became
the American Pathological Society," that
committee OF nine was employed to
make out "A list Of fruits worthy OF gen.
eral cultivation aud that but two pears
received the the unanimous vote Of the
committee, namely, the Secke and Bart
lett, 1t is an interesting fact that in
this Report, after a lapse OF twenty-five
years attended with great enterprise &c.
tivity in fruit culture and the trial Of
many hundred sorts, these identical two
sorts lead all others in general favor.
Seckel has 80 stars Of which Is are dou.
bic, Bartlett has 80 with Is double
Next to these in general popularity, are
Lawrence, Angouleme, and Anjou, each
starred in 20 States, about half of which
are double. Doyenne d'Etc has 30,
mostly single Among those ranging
to 2S inclusive, are Diel, Giffard, Super.
fin, Bloodgood, Buffum, Dearborn's Seed.
ling, Boussock, Flemish Beauty, Howell
Louise Bonnie Of Jersey, Onondaga, Ros
tiezer, Sheldon, Tyson, and Winter Nells
The fact that such an excellent pear as
Doyenne du Comice has bu. three votes
and one Of such moderate quality as boy.
enne d'Ete has twenty uine will serve to
show that it is not merely the quality,
but the general and thoroughly proved
adaptedness of a sort that gives it pro.
minent position in the ii-;
OF the thi:ty.eight sorts Of cherries
Early Richmond, as a matter Of course,
receives the most extensive yote-being
named in 26 States or Territories, and
doubled starred in five of these. and rang.
ing throughout the East and West, but
not in the Southern States where cherries
generally fail. May Duke comes next,
and receives % votes, Then follow
Black Tartarian with Is, Arch Duke and
Belle de Choisy with II, Morello and
Napoleon each with l6, and Yellow Span
ish and Black Eagle each with II votes
OF currants, Red Dutch has %, Cher
ny 81, Versailles 20, White Dutch and
) White Grape each Is Victoria II, Black
Naples II, Red Grape aud Fertile de
Anglers each 8, Fertile de Pauau 7,
Knights Large Red 5, aud Prince Al.
bert 2. Houghton's is the most widely
commended Of gooseberres.
The Concord among grapes, takes the
; lead for wide popularity, receiving stars
in 81 States, II of which are double stars.
The Delaware is nearly its equal. having
80 stars, l3 of which are double, Hart.
ford Prolific has ~, Clinton %, aud Ives
= %. Walter receives % dagger marks,
indicating high promise.
Crawford's Early and Crawiord's Late
; have the widest range among peaches