Market Value Of Cherries

A greater number of varieties of cherries have been noticed in our market this season than usual. The first cherries that arrived from the South were the May Dukes, from Delaware, about June the 1st, and sold for twenty cents per pound. From that time to July 1st, they were followed by the Gov. Wood, Black Heart, and Black Tartarian. The last is a favorite variety, and large quantities are received from Rochester and Central New York, selling from fifteen cents per pound upwards. Pie Cherries, Morello, Early Richmond, brought six to ten cents per pound. By far the finest cherry for amateur culture, is the Napoleon Bigarreau. It is more firm, but not as juicy as some of the others, yet is very handsome and large, and receives an extra price, rarely ever falling below twenty five cents per pound. Cherries are apt to spoil worse than any other fruit, hence are valuable only for a near market.

Marketing Fruits

We pay special attention to this subject, often visiting the markets of this city to see the arrivals of fruit, and see the different methods of packing and shipping. We have the aid of good commission men in giving us suggestions, and we aim to lay all their excellent ideas before the readers of the Horticulturist, in order that they may be well posted. We think that every fruit grower in the country will get more than his money's worth, regularly, who will stick firmly to the Horticulturist, and learn each year what our contributors have to say on the proper way to grow and market fruit and vegetables.

The Marly Beatrice

The Beatrice is the "coming Peach." The Hale was just right when it was introduced, ripened two weeks before everything else - now comes the Beatrice, three weeks before that, and by and by some genius will invent one which ripens a month before we get up. However, Mr. D. S. Myers, of Bridgeville, Del., says it is "the thing."

Fruit was shipped from the original Beatrice orchard as early as June 25th, that the trees are very productive (though the fruit is rather small), handsome and entirely free from rot. They carried well - reached New York in good order, and sold at $4.50 to $5 per box, with one orate at 98. The price averaged $1 per crate more than any other sort. What a fine chance now for any one with trees to sell!

Marly Beatrice Peach

It is now discovered that this new variety of peach, concerning which fruit growers anticipated rich prospects, is considerably injured by the curculio. Colonel Wilkins, of Kent county, Md., who has a very large peach orchard, says that the Early Beatrice Peach have all fallen from the sting of the curculio.

Marly History Of The Tomato In America

This is said to have been introduced into America by a Mr. Bolton, of Philadelphia. He is said to have introduced it 90 years ago, having brought the seed from South America, and distributed them among his friends in Philadelphia, who cultivated them for the singularity and beauty of their appearance, but rejected them as an esculent, regarding them as poisonous when grown in this climate.

An Ohio lady tells an amusing story of their appearance years ago upon the table at a fashionable watering place in Pennsylvania, in the form of pies, producing the greatest consternation. No one was found so daring as to risk his or her life upon the experiment of eating them.