The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-18
Acknowledgements.


Mr.. A. Nj. Horn, of Masten street,
has presented golden pipin apples
and Chinese cling peaches. They are
as fine as we ever saw, and another living H.
lustration that these fruits can by proper at
tention be easily brought TO an absolute state
of perfection in Texas. Average weight of
peaches 10 ounces, apples II ounces.
Colonel Q. B. Stephenson, of Ross avenue,
has sent specimen OF what is called
"a second crop of peaches" but
the appellation is misnomer. This growth,
or dwarf, for they are not larger than hictu-
ry nut, are produced by double bloom
which generally either in bud or early .ruit
decay and drop from the tree, but sometimes
they live to mature.
Mr. w. Warner, of Mountain Greek, Fort
Worth road, has presented several ears of
"Long John" corn, the seed of which he
bought last spring. They are an average of
thirteen inches in length, almost pure white,
and the present crop estimated at the basis
of rs bushels to the acre. 1t ia u new pro-
duction from seed imported last year. In
mems shown are deficient in gluten, that
eed and n which the st. Charles
of the world. But the St. G. w. is indigen-
Gus to small scope of country at the juno
ion of the Missouri and the Mississippi
rivers
James NJ. Cox, of Mesquite, Dallas county,
presented the most remarkable cucumber
perhaps ever seen. 1t vas, in the first place,
exactly in the shape of rattlesnake in
body and while the reptile is in motion.
Thara uac flo oona-ehano1 bo,l ~
rough ridges, the neck falling and following
behind, a trife smaller, and thence gradually
larger until the junction of the body, which
is in the snake eliminated in its greatest
breadth exactly one-third the length of the
whole body from the neck From
thence it gracefully tapered to the tail, to
which the stem was attached in lieu of tho
rattles the serpent. The extreme length
was nine feet one inch As this snake.cu.
cnmber lay upon the table it at casual
glance SO much resembled the repulsive form
and even the color Of our venemous serpent.
the sight caused an Involuntary shudder,
and so exact was the likeness some visitors
even exhibited tremor in handling it.
Our thanks are due T. G. Williams, Of
Cedar Springs, Dallas county, fora basket of
peaches of the variety commonly known az
shO WoiAh. iIfN dIc VI uOllClOuS
flavor, and come nearer the excellencies
of the renowned Tins'ey, of Georgia, than
any we ever saw in Texas. It's doubtless the
best for dish of peaches and cream we
grow in the state. And Just here We may
relate the history of the Tinsley, referred to
above Half a century ago an immigrant
from North Carolina to Mississippi stopped
at the house of James Tinsley, in South
Carolina, and was given some peaches. He
remarked, "These things amt flt to eat. Let
me. give you seed of good peaches" Going
70 his wagon he presented Mr.. Tinsey with a
dozen seed. he planted them, and afterwards
Drought them to Bib county, Ga, and from
thence they have spread over that whole
state and west 70 the Mississippi river. They
can be obtained from any Georgia horticui,
From an unknown correspondent we have
received per mail splendid heads of German
millet Judging from the postmark il i
from Eolan, Texas, but that city il moi
down on our map. The millet Is All right
however, and 50 far ahead Of its naren,
country "the Faderland," we wifi bs
gin to call it the Texas millet directly.