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and surpassed by but few, ripening at or near the 

 same period. I also send you specimens of the 

 Esten apple, which we believe to be worthy of cul- 

 tivation.* Its flavor is so mild and agreeable as to 

 lead to some ditference of opinion whether it should 

 be called a sweet or acid fruit. The following is a 

 description of the 



Trescott Pear. — Originated on the farm of Niles 

 Trescott, in Cranston, R. I. Fruit medium size, 

 roundish obovate, in some specimens a little flat- 

 tened laterally ; surface even ; skin pale green 

 when fully grown, becoming a light orange yel- 

 low as it ripens, covered with minute gray dots, 

 with occasional cinnamon russet blotches ; stem 

 from an inch and a half to two inches long, slen- 

 der, bent, and inserted by a fleshy nob in a very 

 slight depression ; calyx large, open, and placed in 

 a slightly plated basin. Flesh white, very fine 

 grained, melting, juicy, with a pleasant saccharine 

 flavor. It ripens from the middle to the last of 

 September. 



Abbott Pear. — Originated in Prondence, R. I., 

 from seed planted by Mrs. Thomas Abbott. Fruit 

 medium size, oblong obovate, resembling in form 

 the Washington pear ; surface even ; skin smooth, 

 dark green, with a reddish brown cheek, changing 

 as the fruit matures to a bright scarlet ; stem about 

 an inch in length, moderatel}' stout and slightl}' 

 curved, inserted in a very slight depression ; calyx 

 small, closed, and placed in a shallow basin ; flesh 

 melting, sprightly and very saccharine. It ripens 

 from the middle to the last of September. 



Esten Apple. — Presumed to have originated in 

 Burrilville, R. I., on the farm of Judge Esten. 

 Fruit large, oblong, tapering roundly to the eye, 

 and slightly ribbed ; skin smooth, of a lemon color, 

 with an occasional blush, dotted with large green 

 and red dots ; the stem slender, an inch in length, 

 inserted in a very deep cavity ; calyx closed, plated, 

 and set in a shallow basin ; flesh white, fine grained, 

 mild, with a pleasant champagne flavor. It ripens 

 from October to January. 



The tree is extremely vigorous and very produc- 

 tive, with light brown smooth shoots. 



L. C. EATON, 

 Chairman of the Committee upon Fruits, 

 R, I- Horticultural Society. 



Providence, Oct. 1st, 1847. 



The Druid Hill Peach. — This fine late fruit 

 was originated by L. N. Rogers, Esq., of Druid 

 Hill, near Baltimore, and was first described and 

 made known in our Fruits and Fruit Trees. Mr. 

 Rogers also sent us buds of this variety, which 

 were propagated and disseminated in various parts 

 of the country. 



From the fact that the trees grown from these 

 buds bore leaves with globose glands and not with 

 reniform glands, as stated in our published descrip- 

 tion, we entertained doubts of the correctness of 

 the sort. Our description was prepared from fruit 

 and leaves sent us when we first named the variety, 

 " from the original tree." And subsequently, when 

 we communicated our doubts of the correctness of 



* [By some accident these specimeiis had not reached us 

 when we sent tliis to press. — Ed ] 



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the .sort sent us under this name, to Mr. Rogers, 

 he sent us leaves for comparison. In both those 

 cases the leaves bore large well marked reniform 

 glands. On soliciting buds again this season, froii) 

 trees of the genuine sort, we received from Mrj. 

 Rogers the same variety originally sent us, viz. 

 that with globose glands. And having called Mr. 

 R.'s attention particularly to this fact, he ascer- 

 tained that leaves had been sent us by mistake from 

 trees in an adjoining row, but that the buds were 

 of the true sort. 



In this state of doubt we naturally looked for the 

 ripening of some fruit on one of the trees here, of 

 the stock in our possession, with no little anxiety. 



We are glad to be able to say, on examining and 

 tasting four specimens (one of them measuring nine 

 inches in circumference) that the buds and trees 

 we received from Mr. Rogers with globose glands 

 are all the true Druid Hill peach. And a very 

 delicious, high flavored fruit it is — certainly one of 

 the very finest of late freestones. The description 

 in our work is perfectly correct, in all respects ex- 

 cept that the leaves have globose glands — and cor- 

 respondents to whom we sent it will be glad to 

 know that they have not lost a couple of seasons in 

 cultivating this most excellent variety. 



Bottling Insects. — We have 'seen in the 

 nursery of Mr. S. Pond, of Cambridgeport, the 

 plan adopted with success which was recommend- 

 ed in the Cultivator of June 6th. In many trees 

 common glass bottles were hung in the trees, and 

 filled to their necks with sweetened water, and it 

 proved to be an excellent and convenient mode of 

 destroying insects, &c., for the bottles were gener- 

 ally well filled with various kinds of insects, such 

 as beetles, millers, wasps, hornets, bees, bugs, 

 flies, and various other varmints of divers sorts, si- 

 zes, ages, colors, &c. 



Enough would be caught in a few days to furnish 

 an entomologist of common industry with subjects 

 for investigation during a long life. This mode of 

 destruction is so easy and sure, that if generally 

 pursued, it must rid the world of many depredators 

 so as to greatly reduce their numbers. Mr. P. ob- 

 serves that since he practiced this plan, flies and 

 other in.sects have become more scarce about the 

 house. 



We noticed one important fact in regard to these 

 bottles. Those that were of dark colored glass had 

 no insects in them, while the clear transparent bot- 

 tles were nearly full. Sometimes bottles bcome 

 so full in a lew days, that it is necessary to empty 

 them. 



Mr. Ives catches a great many in his garden by 

 hanging pitchers up in trees, filled about half or 

 two thirds full of sweetened water. When hung 

 tipright the insects do not get in ; but wlicn hung 

 by the handle, about at an angle of 45 degrees the 

 plan is successful. Boston Cultivator. 



A New Cherry. — My neighbor, Zera Burr, 

 well known for his fine collection of fruits, has ori- 

 ginated a cherry, which is, in my estimation, quite 

 superior to most of the kinds now under cultivation. 

 Unlike many new kinds, it is essentially distinct in 



