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trial, while many others are comparatively recent, and, to this region 

 nntested novelties. 



Planted in rows with the foregoing are three apricots, one being an 

 importation by Professor Budd from eastern Asia; the others, Russian 

 varieties. 



PEARS {Pyrus communis). 



Thirty-seven varieties of pear have been planted, all on free stocks. Of 

 these, five varieties are from the importations of Prof. Budd, of eastern 

 European varieties. 



So far as observed, these have not yet been attacked by either insects or 

 fungi. 



PLUMS {Prunus). 



Of these there have been planted: 



Pour varieties of domestica. 



Six varieties of Prof. Budd's importations, which are also, no doubt, of 

 the domestica class. 



Seven varieties of native Americanas. 



Three CMcasas. 



Two Japan varieties. 



One Pissard. 



None of these, of course, have yet produced fruit, and none have suffered 

 from insects or fungi, except that a few of the Budd varieties have dropped 

 their leaves, though not to a serious extent. 



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QUINCES {Cijdonia). 



The plantation included five varieties of the quince, none of which have 

 yet fruited. 



These were attacked in June by the slug, selandria cerasi Peck; but a 

 single application of an infusion of white hellebore in water put a quietus 

 upon their operations for the season. 



APPLES {Pyrus malus). 



Forty varieties of the apple have now been planted, of which twelve are 

 of Russian origin, nearly all which are varieties of Professor Budd's 

 importation. 



None of these have suffered from the attacks of fungi, and the only 

 injurious insects have been aphides, which in June appeared in such num- 

 bers as to threaten to wholly arrest growth. The spraying of the trees with 

 an infusion of buhach at once arrested their attacks and growth was very 

 soon resumed. 



MULBERRIES. 



Three varieties of this have been planted. 



Russian miilberry (Morns nigra?) as received from a western nursery, 

 proves to be of two varieties. Of one the fruit is dark, reddish purple ; the 

 other creamy white. The fruit is freely produced, but quite small and of 



