Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-23
CULTURE OF FRUIT.
MEETING or THE AMERICAN POwo
LOGICAL SOCIETY.
virginia's Fine Exhibtt-Ths Fs"ess
bemaris Pippin-Othss sp'sssse
sDectms Tho Grapes.
uo,ro.noo,,uc Of the Richmond Dtspssch.j

corre.pon fence Of the Richmond Dispsscn.J
W.surxoroS, d. c., September 0.-.W
the three representative bodies wn'eR %
gan their sessions here to-day one nas
espec al interest Tor vircinlans. The con-
gress OF physicians ard surgeons met "
lony-.itled components' appeals to . Iimts.
ed class. The superintendents OK tne
railway mail service will be lauded
if they succeed in giving Virginia bot.
ter mail facilities. but the meeting o!
the American genealogical Society VIII
doubtless result IN some dement, 70
the Old Dominion II the suggestions maze
public AZ rs deliberations are followed.
Thomas Jefferson, that eminent VIZ
gilman. was not only one OF the hrst Dem.
ocrats OF this country. brt also one 0! tho
first pomologists. lie knew what adven.
taDges Virginia. with its diverstued GU.
mate. had for the culture OF fruits. ana 70
his efforts IL due not little OF tie success
IN pomOlogy IN that State.
ADVANTAGES.
From the lowlsnds in Iidewater where
the strawberr fiourishes to the mountain
regions Of the Vest and Southwest Of VIZ:
GINA there is something about the soi! and
temperature which gives the state auvsn:
tages not only IN the successful culture OF
fruit which may be said to be indigenous
hut IN improving varieties from the semi.
tropical regions farther south and the colo.
or northern climes To be sure this edvan.
taye had no, been fully realized In the
past. but the growers are becoming more
and more impressed by it ever. year.
II all OF them could study the display
made by the Virginians in the exhibit IN
one Of the halls OF the National Museum
~. 10. 20 AavpsA Al.
tcntion TO the subject. Thanked BY the
oranges. lemons, lines. and giant psrsim.
mons of Georgia. Florida, and California,
the pears and grapes Of New York and
specimens from other sections OF the
country, the products of Virginta's soil
have been so advantsgeously arranged by
Mir Henry l.. Lyman. Of Chariottesvuie,
OF the Committee Of the state Doaro OF
Agriculture. that President Berkmen in
appointing the committee OF AWARDS Voao
Mf. Lyman that he would oo likely 70 10
too deeply interested to serve.
rHK PIPPIS.
II all other fruits in tho country should
be forgotten the memory of the AIoe.
marie Plppln would survive. IL may %
said to stand at the head II the list OF VIZ.
ginia apples, but the exhibit includes also
the Pilot, Rawles Janet. Timber TwiR.
Winesap, Lady Annette. CREWS, 0old0.
Frvors Red. Romantic. Smoke house,
Buckingham. Fall and Winter Chosen.
Carter, Gloucester. White suffolk. kamoo,
Sweet CIDER. Belle tleur. Sheepnose,
lev. Maiden's Blush, Golden Grieny.
Spitzenburg. LAWYER, Nansemond Beauty.
and many others.
The importance Of Piedmont Virginia -
a grape. growing region is demonstrated IN
the specimens OF Gaertners. August
Grants. Downings. Eumetaus. Centen.
mails. Jeiersons, Barrys. Don Juans. Aga.
waws. Clothes, Early Dawns. Newtiheres.
| Empire State. Virgens. Alvas. Nlagsrass
Her Derts, brightons. Cottages, Arladnes
Mills, Lady Mashlngtons, Tomas. Eldora
dos. Lindieys. Exce!siors. Milders. Pirk
ins. Noom.s, luassms, Montgomerys'
| Jewels. lsraelas. Adlrondacks. Secretarys.
| Pizarros. Peaoodys. Golden Jews. Walters,
| Cvnth,as. Ducnesses. Highlands. Della
wares, Ives. Concords, Norton's Virainias.
| Charles DownIug's Diamonds, Advances,
and Jesicas. Iney are many -hued-deep
purple. blue, ligLt-red, pale green, snd a.
most white.
Among the pears are the Bartlett, But.
| finn. Laurence Daulou. Howell. Doyenne
dEte. Boussouck, Asbands. keiher. lie
Coute. Duchesse. Se0kel. Belle Lueratere.
Supertine. and Buerrs Foster. and while
their number may not equal the liz varie.
| ties sent by one man alone from Rochester,
IN Y. Their condition and size compare
fayorably with any in the collection OF
over thousand plates.
OTHER FRUITS.
Beside the fresh fruits. including peaches.
ounces ana plums, are sun-dried peaches.
pears. applos. and cherries.
| The Virginia counties represented IN the
| collection are Bedford. Amherst. Nelson.
| Albemarle, Greene Rockingham, Augusta.
| Fauuuier. Ioudoun, Clarke. Frederick.
| SHENANDOAH, llenrco. Chesterfield, Nor
| folk. Princess Anne. NansemoDd, and Lou.
| lsa.
EXHIBITORS.
Those who sent specimens from Virginia
are DR.. Charles II. Hedges, Henry l.. Ly-
man. G. A. Uber, }. LYMAN Babcock, A. j..
Hoed 4 Co., ii. Wallsrstcin 4 Co.. q. +.
Leighton. Il. Swineford. II. Paub, Wat
kins & Brother. j. W. Porter, II. j. Kintz.
w. G. Chamberin. ". 5. Ballard. ]. T.
| ONeill, j. NJ. Ellison. A. Gentry, Thomas
| Brown, T.. W. Robertson. J. q. Brooks. j..
| Is. johnson, and =. A. Birch.
The only display Of dried fruit and tho
whole collection is by II. Wsllerstein 4
| Co.. of Richmond.
| Among the officers elected Tor the en-
suing wear we're the following: President,
| Prosper j. Berkman. OF Georgia: Superin-
tendents for tho several States. j. =. New
man. of Alabama; ID. w. Adams, Florida !;
| Samuel Hope, Georgia; j. V. Lindley.
North Carolina Henry A.. Lyman, virginia.
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