The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Fig. li)l.—Hornet. but where they had given it a little protec-tion, we think the time and labor were morethan twice repaid in the crop. Fastolff we did not find as favorablyspoken of as of olden time. One cultivator,however, regarded it yet among his strong and stocky; partially large, abundant, tolerably firm; notsufficiently so for long carriage, however. Franconia, like the last named, we foundwith only a few friends, and they amongthe amateurs, where large and fine fruit,without much to regard to cost, wa
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Fig. li)l.—Hornet. but where they had given it a little protec-tion, we think the time and labor were morethan twice repaid in the crop. Fastolff we did not find as favorablyspoken of as of olden time. One cultivator,however, regarded it yet among his strong and stocky; partially large, abundant, tolerably firm; notsufficiently so for long carriage, however. Franconia, like the last named, we foundwith only a few friends, and they amongthe amateurs, where large and fine fruit,without much to regard to cost, was a pointto gain. KiRTLAND, for so wc must name the sortnow grown under this name, although thegentleman whose name it bears lays no. Fig. 108.—Kirtland. claim to having grown it. Theperfectly hardy ; a light yellow ; bright red ; pretty firm ; large grains; fruitsets abundantly, and matures well; it isnot of the highest flavor nor the largestsize, but, with many who have grown it inquantity, proves very profitable. We learn, also, that the little originalpatch, from which Doctor Kirtland oncegave away plants, now propagated underhis name, yet continues in fruitful bearing,and has never had a hoe or manure appliedto it. The Allen, or what is known by the mar-ket gardeners about Cleveland, Ohio, as theRed Antwerp, we found in many hands;and everywhere that they had eradicatedthe barren plants, it proved a profitablesort. One grower from a little piece ofthree rows, four rods long each, gatheredand sold this year to the amount of overforty-five dollars. Where the Hornet orKirtland can be got, however, we thinkthe Allen will lose cast. Red Antwerp.—This old sort, where ithad been protected last winter, we foundgivi
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