Identifier: horticulturistjo1869alba (find matches)
Title: The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste
Year: 1846 (1840s)
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Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : Luthur Tucker
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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n, must it come? From somewhere, like the oranges and pine-apples of thetropics. Southern Illinois has been noted for its abundant supply; indeed, one would al-most think they fed the people, to see the amount of green fruits they send abroad. Weof Wisconsin arc in a favored climate in this respect; with Illinois fruits at least a monthearlier than our own or even Michigan ; then come the very late-grown sorts we receivefrom the different peach-growing districts of Michigan ; and who could wish for more ? It isfor its fruit that Michigan is becoming noted ; and nowhere more so than at St. Joseph andBenton Harbor. I took a hasty look at these places a (q.sn weeks since, and was agreeablysurprised at what I saw and heard; and though the people are very reticent, and dont liketo appear in public, I shall venture to say that the fruit yield of every description is veryflattering. St. Joseph lies high and sightly from the lake, affording a beautiful sight either The Star of Sethlehem Tear.
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The Star of BetMehem Pear. ^_4?=- 336 Zygodium ^atmatum—Climbing JFern. from land, upon vessels and steamers upon the lake, or from the latter to the city. Landing,we find the soil exceedingly sandy for some distance from shore, yet suificiently calcareousto give it strength for vegetable growth ; and upon seemingly the most sandy portions,vegetation looked uncommonly healthy. Never saw thriftier clover than there. Peach-trees were a sight to behold. We were there but one day, which was improved to thebest of our advantage; but we took no notes. We were told the largest orchard measuredabout sixty acres. Went through quite a number of orchards, and did not see a sickly orinjured tree caused by severity or changeableness of the climate. And here we might say,their location upon the lake is such that our Wisconsin winds blow to them its dampness,so modifying zeros cold that the tender buds of many tender plants stand unharmed.But this dampness is not without its results and effects on

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