June, 1880.
THE WEST SHORE.
73
TWO APPLES.
We give in this istue engravings of two va
rieties of the apple which are not generally
known, but have points of excellence in some
respects. The engravings are from specimena
and handsomest applos in regions adapted to
its growth. The description of the lied Bietig
heiiner is ss follows: "Fruit large to very.rotind;
roundish to conical; stalk short, stout, in a deep
cavity, oalyx dosed in large deep basin; skin pale
oream colored ground, mostly covered with
purplish crimson; tlcsh white, tlrm, sub-acid,
wilu a brisk, pleasant Uavm, lrev a uue
grower and abundant bearer.
Oleomariiahink appears to he coming largely
into use in mauy parts of the East ami in
Kuropo, and, so closely is it made to imitate
butter, that a loud demand is being made to
provent, by legal enactmont, the growing dis
position to palm off this oompouud for the gen
uine produot of the dairy. It is claimed that,
while the fullest liberty should be given to every
one to smear his bread with whatever he may
choose to put thereon, some law should be de
vised to protect people from even the chance of
ignorantly swollowmg tbst which, knowingly,
they would not tako into their stomachs; that
whon hog, and dog, aud cat arc thrown upon
the markut in such minute division that their
anatomy cannot be plainly made out, their proier
placo in nature shall be plainly mule known by
labels. Iiot oloomsrgeriiio go from factory to
mouth as oleomargarine, and not let it lie passed
off for its country cousin. Make it slander, if
desired, to call it "bull-butter," but make it
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THE "STUMP" APPLE.
grown by Ellwanger 4 Barry, the well-known
nureerymen and fruit growers of Rochester,
New York.
The remarkable productiveneaa shown in the
laden branch ia a oharaoteristio of tho " Stump
apple. No wise fruit grower would let applie
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ripen in sucn a usa -i' - -curiosity;
but it is weU enough to know that
a tree has suoh a bearing disposition. It is
easier to pull off apples than to put them on.
Tha " Stump " apple originated near Rochester,
New Vprk, and is described by Ellwanger A
Barry aa followa: "Fruit medium site, coni
cal, skin yellow striped and shaded with light
red, resembles Sherwood's favorite; flesh llrrn,
crisp, juioy, tauder, sprightly, sub-aciiL The
fruit, from its uniform site, fine eppoaranco and
mild pleasant flavor commands a ready sale at
a good price. A decided acquisition to the
list of profitable markstand good garden varie
ties. Trae of handsome, sttoky growth and
very prolific Fruit ripens at the East in
September and October.
The handsome apple shown in the other en
graving ia tha "Red Uietighcimer," which is de
scribed by the growers aa a raiw and valuable
German variaty. It is an early fall apple and
aa its picture shows ia 00a of ths largest
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felony to say that it is Alderney. Many ways
have Imeii suggested for the detection of olen
margariuu, one of tho best of which la tha
microsoopio test. L'nder the glass, milk butter
shows a mass of globules similar in sine and ep-
Iterance, with intermediate layers 11I salt anil
water. Oleomargarine shows a mass of what
appears to be fan-shaped and fibrous crystallisa
tions entirely different in cliaracter and appear
ance from butter.
Si-untakeoi-'h (Iekeration. Bsstian hss
again visited Psris in ordsr to try to demon
strate his views with regard to spontaneous
generation. Being unable to come to any agree
ment with Pasteur aa to the manner ot con
ducting his exieriments, he decided to return
to lindon. But before setting out he descnlwd
his operation in detail, and Pasteur asked him
how he cleansed his retorts, lis replied "by
rinsing them with very pare water." Pasteur
assured lum that there were bacteria area ia
the purest water, aud adviaed him to repeat
hia experiments after having heated all the ap
paratus thoroughly in ths fire. Nothing has
since been heard of spontaneous generation
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Voracious Hinim. Ostriches are known
to l.n vary voraoloue. They will snatch
a bright button off one's ooat or swallow pipe,
tobacco, fire and all, if you approach too near
to laem whilst smoking. Ostrich breeders
have an unlimited stock of atoms aa to tha line v.
ing aad digestive faculties of ths ostrich. Aa
ueirioh that died recently at Roma was a (air
unplo of this kind. It bad been long 00 ex
In bit n 11, aad an (Toes lad Itself a day or two ago
by thrusting its Back between the ban of (la
enclosure. A poet-mortem examination took
place, aad thera were found la ita stomach four
large stones, 1 1 smaller ones, 7 nails, a aeotie
pin, aa envelope, 13 oopper coins, 11 heads, I
French franc, two small keys, a place of a hand
kerchief, a silver medal of the Pope, and tha
rose of aa Italian order.