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Dr. Wendell also informs us that he has this 

 winter piotectcd with straw bunds many of his 

 most valuable yount^ trees, and we iiope he will 

 give ns in due time the result of this experunent 



In conclusion we repeat that we now believe the 

 pear blij^ht lobe caiised in three ways, viz: by 

 insects — by alternate freezing and thawing in win- 

 ter — and by tlie sun's rays in summer. The inge- 

 nuity of all good cultivators must be tasked to in- 

 vent simple preventives and remedies for these va- 

 rious forms of a disease which this tree, cultivated 

 with so much ease in some parts of this country, 

 suffers so greatly from in others. Ed. 



Notes of Raspberries. — In your Dec. number, 

 page 266, you have corrected two supposed errors 

 in mj' article, but in both cases you labor under 

 misconceptions. You have a common red rasp- 

 berry at Newburgh, which is the Jiubus strigosus, 

 a native growing abundantly in your vicinity, and 

 which propagates itself by suckers ; but the com- 

 mon red raspberry, long enumerated as such in the 

 catalogues, and grown in immense numbers for 

 market around New York, and especially on this 

 Island, where acres on acres are to be found, and 

 which constitutes 19-20ths of all the supplies of 

 the city of New York, not only for the table but 

 for raspberry brandy, is a totally distinct species, 

 [Will Mr. Prince tell us what species it is ? Ed.] 

 having no affinity to the RuLus strigosus, but pos- 

 sessing the characteristics named in my last article, 

 and it is allied to no other in habit but the com- 

 mon black cap, (Rubus occidentalis.) to which it is 

 so similar in growth as scarcely to be distinguisha- 

 ble when the fruit is not on the plant. Its 

 shoots are perhaps of not quite so deep a red, and 

 rather Jess spiny. The fruit is red and larger than 

 the black cap. It is the same variety that is still 

 called •' English red" in some catalogues, and was 

 generally so called until I exposed the error about 

 15 years ago. This inexcusable misapplication of 

 title had sprung into existence when our States 

 were colonies, and were in the habit of receiving 

 the fine varieties of exotic fruits from England 

 alone, and when the silly idea prevailed of Euro- 

 pean superiority in the vegetable kingdom, which 

 some were even weak enough to apply to the ani- 

 mal kingdom also. Our best native grapes, the 

 Bland and others, were then termed *' English ;" 

 the Persian Walnut or Madeira nut was called 

 " English Walnut," and so of other fruits. Even 

 the Isabella Grape, when first brought prominently 

 before the public, was claimed by a French writer, 

 (whose article was published in the American 

 Farmer) as an old and familiar acquaintance from 

 some part of France. 



I'he '' Common Red" Raspberry of this Island, 

 which is a native of the Catskill mountains, is not 

 adverted to by Torrey and Gray, which would in- 

 dicate that they deemed it a variety only, and as I 

 have already stated it is allied to none other than 

 to " Rubus occidentalis.'' The " Rubus Pennsyl- 

 vanicus" spoken of by me, is not the " Rubus Penn- 

 sylvanicus" referred to by Torrey and Gray, but a 

 totally distinct species, which they appear to have 

 omitted to notice. It has doubtless escaped their 

 attention on account of its being so rarely met with. 



I never have yet seen the true Rubus Pennsylvani- 

 cus, but at one garden besides my own. The Ca- 

 nadian Raspberry referred to, is also a distinct spe- 

 cies wideiy diffcM'ent in its habit, and very distinct 

 in the flavor of its fruit from all others. It seems 

 also to have been omitted by Torrey and Gray. 

 Among my seedlings, I have two plants which are 

 hybrids between the Fastoiffand Ohio Everbearing. 

 They are of remarkable character, having all the 

 vigor of growth and color of the wood of the for- 

 mer, but singularly enough, they possess the Ame- 

 rican propensity to throw down the ends of the 

 branches and form new plants therefrom. They 

 withstood the last winter unprotected, and are left 

 exposed the present one. 



While discussing as to the Raspberry, I will ex- 

 plain a point but little understood concerning the 

 " Red Antwerp" variety. Many suppose, from its 

 title, that it is of Belgian origin, and consequently 

 very hardy, whereas in fact it is a native of the 

 Island of Malta. The great object to be attained 

 in our attempts at seminal improvements, is the 

 production of varieties equal or superior to the 

 largest and finest kno%vn, and at the same time so 

 perfectly hardy as to endure our severest winters. 



The most hard}' of the European varieties, are 

 the Franeonia, Knevetfs Giant, Fastolff, the Black 

 hybrid (of Rivers,) and the German Black. The 

 White and Red Antwerp require to be somewhat 

 protected by binding in straw, or covering with 

 earth, and in very severe winters it would be bet- 

 ter if the others were protected also, as it preserves 

 every part of the canes in a perfect state, and it in 

 reality exacts very little extra labor. — IVm. R. 

 Prince. Flushing, L. I. Dec. 13, 1S47. 



Wm. Penn Chrysanthemum. — I observe a que- 

 ry in the last No. of the Horticulturist, respecting 

 origin of the " Wm. Penn Chrysanthemum."' 



This favorite Chrysanthemum originated with 

 Mr. Robert Kilvington, one of our most enthu- 

 siastic gardeners. It was exhibited for the first 

 time, before the Pennsylvania Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, at the stated meeting of November 16, 1841, 

 and received, as it justly merited, the premium for 

 the best American Seedling. The committee re- 

 mark in their award on the occasion, " that this 

 prize Seedling Chrysanthemum is decidedly the 

 finest variety ever presented to this society, of a 

 beautiful Rununcul us form, and pale shaded pink 

 color." In all our Chrysanthemum shows, this va- 

 riety enters into every collection and is considered 

 one of the choicest. Very respectfully, j'ours, &cc. 

 Tho. P. James. Philadelphia, Jan. 14. 



Notes on Dowjning's " Coloured Fruits and 

 Fruit Trees." — Among the various admirable fea- 

 tures of man's inner constitution, there are few pro- 

 ductive of more pleasure than the power of associa- 

 tion ; that faculty by which a picture, a word or a 

 tone, will bring before the mind, with life-like re- 

 ality, scenes, persons and things, entirely uncon- 

 nected with present circumstances. 



The exercise of this faculty has just been called 

 into requisition ; as, seated by u glowing fire, and 

 with a strong impression of cold and dreariness 

 without, we have turned over these highl}' finished 



