THE FREDRIKA BREMER PEAR. 



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which increases upon them at a most as- 

 tonishing rate. It will therefore be neces- 

 sary to fumigate with tobacco very fre- 

 quently, and the best plan is to begin in 

 time; for this pest is injurious alike to all 

 plants — to the Cineraria especially; and 

 none need expect good formed flowers, or 

 clean healthy foliage, who are not particu- 

 lar in this matter. 



After the plants begin to throw up their 

 flower stems, a watering twice a week with 

 manure water will be found greatly to as- 

 sist them in expanding their bloom, and also 



to increase very much the size of the flow- 

 ers. At the time the flowers begin to ex- 

 pand, the plants should be kept rather close, 

 and the temperature raised a little, in order 

 to bring out as soon as possible the whole 

 mass. As soon as fully out, they should 

 be kept cool and shaded from the mid-day 

 sun; by which means they will retain 

 their beauty and the brilliancy of their 

 colours a much greater length of time. 

 Respectfully yours, 



John Cadness. 



Commercial Garden, Flushing, L. I., Feb. 12. 1850. 



THE FREDRIKA BREMER PEAR. 



BY J. C. HASTINGS, CLINTON, N. Y. 



This new pear, which has lately been a 

 good deal talked of among pomologists, was 

 brought to the notice of fruit-growers by J. 

 C. Hastings, Esq., of Clinton, Oneida co., 

 N. Y. At the last meeting of the Pomo- 

 logical Congress in New- York, it was ex- 

 hibited and examined by the committee on 

 seedling fruits, but no opinion formed of its 

 merits, as it was not then ripe. Since that 

 time, Dr. Brinckle, of Philadelphia, the 

 chairman of that committee, has written us 

 that his specimens, when ripened, proved 

 it to be " a most delicious pear ;" and other 

 pomologists of experience have rated it 

 equally high. 



Mr. Hastings obligingly sent us speci- 

 mens of this fruit. When these matured, 

 about the middle of October, we found the 

 pear in appearance smooth, fair, and pale 

 yellow in colour ; in texture, fine grained, 

 melting ; in flavor, sugary and very agreea- 

 ble, — far superior, indeed, to any new 

 foreign variety that we tasted in '49, and 

 worthy, as it appeared to us, to bear the name 

 of the most interesting woman of the age. 



We made a description and outline of 

 the fruit, but by some accident the paper 

 was mislaid, and we owe the following no- 

 tice of it to the kindness of Mr. Hastings. 



It is not possible to determine the value 

 of a new variety upon a single year's expe- 

 rience ; but, as Mr. Hastings informs us 

 that the specimens we received were not of 

 average size and quality, and were yet 

 what, in the new pomological standard, 

 would be ranked very good, we have lit- 

 tle hesitation in predicting that this will 

 take its rank among our finest American 

 pears. Ed. 



A. J. Downing, Esq. — Dear Sir: Your 

 favor reached me last evening; having been 

 directed to Utica, it was detained there. I 

 am sorry to learn that your outline and de- 

 scription of the pear are lost, as I should 

 much rather see your description than at- 

 tempt one myself. I will, however, cheer- 

 fully try to comply with your request. I 

 send you herewith a drawing, taken from 

 my book, and a copy of a memorandum 

 there entered. It may not be as full a de- 



