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•of the country, on which this fruit will doubtless succeed. It is not intended 

 to say that pears cannot be produced on lighter soil, but simply that soils of a 

 somewhat tenacious character are best adapted to them. 



The Secretary deems it proper to add, in this connection, that he received 

 in November, from Eev. Geo. IST. Smith, of Northport, very fine specimens of 

 the Beurre Diel pear, grown in his garden. They were of large size and excel- 

 lent flavor. Mr. S. also sent haudsome specimens of several kinds of apples 

 grown on his grounds, including Ehode Island Greening, Belle Flower, West- 

 field Seek-no-further, Newtown Pippin, Peck's Pleasant, &c. All the specimens 

 were well grown, fair, and in every respect perfect of their kind. Mr. S. also 

 sent specimens of the dent and several varieties of flint Indian corn — all 

 well ripened, though the seed was planted on the second day of June. It was 

 stated that the first frost to injure vegetation in the vicinity of Northport the 

 present autumn, was on the 22d of October. 



JSTo reason appears why cherries may not succeed over nearly the whole of 

 the Grand Traverse region. The comparative mildness and uniform tempera- 

 ture of the winter, together with the generally porous nature of the soil, may 

 be regarded as favorable to the finer kinds of this fruit, or the so-called '-'heart" 

 cherries. Several trees of these varieties on the grounds of Rev. Mr. Smith, of 

 Northport, were handsomely set to fruit, and the trees appeared healthy and 

 thrifty. 



The smaller fruits can undoubtedly be groAvn here in abundance. Strawber- 

 ries, however, requiring, as they do, much moisture, should be planted on 

 grounds selected with a view to a supply of this element. In raauy instances 

 there would be no difficulty in applying water by irrigation. 



