a good deal russeted at the base, and russet markings at the crown. Stem, 

 five-eighths to six-eighths of an inch long by one-sixth thick, inserted, with 

 little or no depression, by sometimes a fleshy termination. Calyx, medium ; seg- 

 ments, short and stiff, and set in a very shallow, slightly plaited basin. Core, 

 small. Seed, dark brown, acuminate, three-eighths of an inch long, three-sixteenths 

 wide, one-eighth thick. Flesh, somewhat granular in texture, and buttery. Flavor, 

 vinous. Quality, "good" — at least, perhaps "very good." Maturity, last of 

 September. 



Selleck Pear. — A box containing fine specimens of this Pear was sent, by 

 Mr. Albert Bresec, of Hubbardton, Yermont, to the recent meeting of the 

 American Pomological Society at Rochester. Having, however, been accident- 

 ally misplaced, it was overlooked till after the adjournment of the Society. The 

 specimens were accompanied by a letter from Mr. B., in which it was stated that 

 the tree, supposed to be the original one, was planted, between the years 1818 

 and 1825, on the farm of Mr. Columbus Selleck, Seedbury, Yermont, where it now 

 stands. 



Size, large, sometimes very large, usually 3|- inches long by 2 and ll-16ths in 

 width. Form, obovate-pyriform, sometimes roundish-obovate, with a more or less 

 distinct neck, and uneven surface. Skin, thick, yellow, with many large, russet 

 dots, and rarely a red cheek. Stem, \\ inches long by \ thick, curved, inserted 

 somewhat obliquely, by a fleshy termination, into a slight cavity, which is some- 

 times nearly obsolete. Calyx, small, segments erect, set in a shallow, contracted, 

 plaited basin. Core, medium. Seed, black. Flesh, rather coarse in texture, buttery. 

 Flavor, some resemblance to that ot the Bartlett, but more saccharine. Quality, 

 "very good." Matiirity, end of September and beginning of October. 



Watermelons. — The "Mountain Sweet" Watermelon has, for many years, been 

 universally conceded to be the best market variety cultivated in the Middle States. 

 Of late, however, it has lost some of the qualities that recommended it so highly to 

 favor. This deterioration has probably been owing to the influence of pollen from 

 inferior kinds gi'own in its vicinity. For the last three years, a member of the Com- 

 mittee has been procuring, from the South, and chiefly from the interior of South 

 Carolina, seed of many new watermelons of high repute, and disseminating them. 

 During the past season, fine specimens of some of these kinds were received, and 

 the opportunity thus afforded of ascertaining their merits has not been neglected. 

 At least four of them are unquestionably equal in quality to the Mountain Sweet 

 when in its highest state of perfection; these are the Clarendon, Souter, Ravens- 

 croft, and Bradford. Another, Odell's Large White, though not equal, in some 

 respects, to the four preceding, will, on account of its size and productiveness, 

 become a desirable and profitable variety for market purposes. 



Clarendon Watermelon. — This fine Watermelon is also known under the 

 name of the Dark Speckled. It originated in Clarendon County, South Carolina, 

 and, when pure, may at all times be readily recognized by the peculiarly charac- 

 teristic markings of the seed. 



Size, large. Form, oblong. Skin, a mottled gray, with dark green, inter- 

 rupted, longitudinal stripes, irregular in their outline, and comjiosed of a succes- 

 sion of peninsulas and isthmuses. Rind, thin, not exceeding half an inch. Seed, 

 yellow, with a Hack stripe extending around tlie edge, and from one to three black 

 spots on each side, the form and number corresponding on the two sides. Flesh, 

 scarlet to the centre. Flavor, sugary and exquisite. Quality, "best." 



Souter Watermelon. — This fine Watermelon originated in Sumptcr District, 

 South Carolina. 



Size, large, sometimes weighing twenty or thirty pounds. Form, oblong, occa 



