. Descriptive catalogue of fruits, ornamental trees, flowering shrubs and plants : cultivated and for sale by Ellwanger & Barry, at the Mount Hope Botanic Garden and Nurseries ... Rochester, Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) New York Catalogs; Fruit New York (State) New York Catalogs; Trees New York (State) New York Catalogs. CATALOGUE OF Fig. Joe. This is a new Seedling Apple from BloomSeld, Ontario Co., and originated in the sirae orchard a* the famous Northern Spy. It is of a beautiful bright red color, on a pale yellowish ground ; rlesh. crisp, tender an
. Descriptive catalogue of fruits, ornamental trees, flowering shrubs and plants : cultivated and for sale by Ellwanger & Barry, at the Mount Hope Botanic Garden and Nurseries ... Rochester, Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) New York Catalogs; Fruit New York (State) New York Catalogs; Trees New York (State) New York Catalogs. CATALOGUE OF Fig. Joe. This is a new Seedling Apple from BloomSeld, Ontario Co., and originated in the sirae orchard a* the famous Northern Spy. It is of a beautiful bright red color, on a pale yellowish ground ; rlesh. crisp, tender and juicy; of e*qukite aavx>r ; indeed it is esteemed the very best apple of its season—Augurt to September. APPLES. Price, 25 Cents Each: $18 to $20 per 100. The Apple is decidedly the staple fruit of this country. Our soi! and climate seem so conge- j', nia] to it, that in no other country does it attain such perfection. American Apples are the first ' in the world. Its importance to the American Husbandman is eyery year increasing, in couse- ji quence of its value as an article of domestic cookery, for feeding and fattening farm stock, and for j, sale and exportation as an article of commerce. / The fine new improved varieties, now so easily obtained, leaves no excuse for poor orchards. S Every cultivator should see that his varieties are the most valuable to be had, that his labor, care, \\ and capital, may be advantageously expended. I1 • Soil.—The Apple prefers a deep, heavy loam ; on such a soil it is generally most productive, |, and attains the greatest perfection; but it accommodates itself to almost every soil. Henne we i[ find it bearing fine crops on neglected gravelly spots and dry sands. Am| we often find orchards i on steep hill-sides, and rocky places, unfit for general culture. ! Distance.—Thirty feet apart in orchards, as a general thing, is sufficient. Where the grounds ? are deep and rich, and the trees likely to attain a large size, forty feet is
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