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light crimson or scarlet; flavor, rich sub- j Mr. Jenney informs me that he sold of 

 acid, sprightly and good. This kind ripens i his seedling, from less than thru- fourths of 

 its fruit in succession for several weeks, — J an acre, this season, (including about one- 

 a good bearer for one of its class, and was fifth of the Virginia as fertilizers,) 2,700 



on exhibition this year as late as July 

 21st. 



Newland's Mammoth Alpine. — Many 

 thousand plants of this variety have been 

 sold the past year, and I doubt not honestly, 

 under the belief that it was really a new 

 and valuable sort. It is not, however, dis- 

 similar to the Old Red Alpine, Stoddart, 



boxes (quart size,) and that he packed at 

 least 500 boxes more, — making, in all, 

 3,200 boxes, or 800 dollars, at twenty-five 

 cents a box; the price at which his crop 

 was engaged. 



Boston Pine, I notice, has done well 

 with you. The present dry and hot sea- 

 son has been favorable for all the stami- 



Hasting's Monthly, and many others, raised j nate sorts. This is a fine flavored, hand- 

 directly from seed of that variety. The some fruit, but like most of this class, 

 bearing properties are all that has been must have a plenty of "sea room" and 

 warranted by the vender; and the secret good treatment to give satisfaction. 



of which is correctly explained by the " Old 

 Digger," in your last number of the Horti- 

 culturist, on deep and rich soil. 



Burr's New Pine proves equal in deli- 

 cious quality with the Swainstone, but, I 

 apprehend, is rather a moderate bearer. 



Burr's No. 1, (not named,) received 

 from Mr. Ernst, is a pistillate plant, and 

 bears enormous crops. Fruit rather too 

 acid. 



Black Prince is very unproductive with 

 me. Does it still bea- well with you, and 

 what is the soil and treatment ? [Very 

 fine and productive here ; requires a deep, 

 rich, and perhaps rather clayey soil. Ed.] 



I still entertain the opinion that stami- 

 nates, (or as they are termed by some, 

 hermaphrodites,) cannot be relied on for 

 large crops. I think if any one will com- 

 pare their bearing properties with the best 

 pistillates, he will find the ratio not greater 

 than as 6 to 10. There is, however, a 

 great difference with the staminates, in 

 this respect; some of which, unless kept 

 thin, and exposed to light and heat, are 

 almost barren and abortive. 



P. S. You are probably aware that we 

 have no pears or peaches, and very little 

 fruit of any kind in this region. The 

 " oldest inhabitant" cannot recollect a sea- 



Eberle:n. — Slightly staminate ; proves i son when, in proportion to the trees, there 

 a productive variety, with somewhat of the was so little. There may have been more 

 flavor of the Hautbois. j than one cause for this failure ; and I at- 



Cushing, Mary, and many of Dr. Brinck- ' tribute it to the cold of November — about 

 le's seedlings, are very prolific, and would the middle — when the thermometer went 

 no doubt be valuable as market fruits; but down to 12 D , the philosophy of which you 



in quality, hardly worthy of general culti- 

 vation. It seems now to be generally con- 

 ceded, that the Early Virginia, Hoveifs 

 Sealing, and the Hudson, are the most 

 profitable for this purpose ; but the Willey, 



understand. There are a few exceptions, 

 where the crops are tolerable ; but these 

 are on sandy, light soils, where the wood 

 and juices were early matured. I do not 

 think I shall have fifty varieties of pears 



(much like the Hudson,) and Jenney, are on my grounds, and in all not one bushel; 



even more productive. 



and I have scarcely a new sort to show. 



