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counties, without the assistance of walls. Long-keeping Pears, such 

 as the Easter Beurre, Passe Colmar, Glout Morceau, Winter Nelis, 

 and Beurre Ranee, are, however, equally as deserving of a wall as a 

 Peach-tree. 



1. Comte de Lamy. Rather below the middle size, roundish ob- 

 ovate, having full swelling sides like the Bergamots ; narrow at the 

 stalk, and often a little oblique. Eye large, in a wide depression ; 

 segments short and broad. Stalk very short, inserted in a shallow 

 cavity. Skin yellowish green, with a little russet sparingly distri- 

 buted over it, thickly dotted with greyish ])oints, and occasionally 

 very slightly stained with red on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh 

 buttery and rich. Generally fit for table in the early part of Octo- 

 ber, and is not excelled by any Pear of its season. 



2. Seckel. A small roundish-obovate fruit, with a convex crown, 

 and a broad oblique base. Stalk short, deeply inserted in a regular 

 cavity. Eye not sunk ; segments particularly short. Skin yellowish 

 brown, studded with small grey dots, and thickly covered with deep 

 red on the sunny side. The flesh abounds in juice, and is almost 

 of the sweetness of honey ; but combined with this there is a slight 

 muskiness, which to some palates is not agreeable. It is fit for 

 table from the middle to the end of October, and should be eaten 

 directly it becomes soft, or its flavour will be quite lost. One of 

 the very few American fruits that succeed in this country. 



J. B. Whiting. 



REVIEW. 



The Orchard-House, or the Cultivation of Fruit-Trees in Pots under 

 Glass. By Thomas Rivers. Longman, London. 



This is a pamphlet of twenty-seven pages, written in Mr. Rivers' 

 usually instructive style, and containing information which must be 

 acceptable to every one who has a garden ; but more especially to 

 persons of limited means, who, while they would like to have fine 

 fruit, and with certainty, cannot afford the expenses of putting up 

 costly erections for its production. For the latter class Mr. Rivers' 

 orchard-houses will be found invaluable, not only for the growth of 

 fruits, but also for that of many things which a little ingenuity will 

 very soon suggest. In houses of this kind Mr. R. has ripened 

 Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Vines, Plums, Cherries, Pears, and 

 even Apples, Figs, and Strawberries, which succeed well on the 

 borders, into which their roots enter and feed, while they have 

 plenty of light and air to give colour and flavour. In fact, any 

 thing that does well in the open air about Provence may be pro- 

 duced in perfection in these orchard-houses, whose climate (without 

 artificial heating) is stated to be equal to that of the south of France. 

 The cost of such houses may be judged of from that of one 21 

 feet long, 12 feet 6 inches wide, 2 feet 9 inches high in front, and 

 7 feet 6 inches at the back, being only 1 7/. S^. 9c?. The pamphlet 



