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TWO NEW I'EAlfS. 



lure you along until j'ou suppose the place 

 thrice as large. An old quarry was con- 

 verted with excellent judgment into the 

 garden. It is quite a bijou. 



It is said that those enterprising sons of 

 England and Scotland, who emigrate, after 



accumulating wealth in distant climes, most 

 frequently return to their native country, to 

 pass away tranquilly the evening of their 

 days. The heart is wont to tremble back to 

 the pole of its early aflections. 



Evelyn. 



ONONDAGA AND OSWEGO BEURRE PEARS. 



We have made the acquaintance, the past 

 autumn, of two new pears of such admira- 

 ble qualities, that we hasten to make them 

 known to our circle of pomological readers ; 

 which we do with as much satisfaction as Mr. 

 BuKRiTT, the " learned blacksmith," has in 

 bringing his variety of joJmny cakes on the 

 table in every house he visits in Great Bri- 

 tain. 



One, and probably both of these pears, are 

 American fruits, and they possess a vigor, 

 hardiness, aud productiveness, characteris- 

 tic of varieties originated on our own soil ; 

 and which, joined to their truly excellent 

 flavor, will undoubtedly render them great 

 favorites in every part of our country. 



We shall describe, 



I. THE ONONDAGA PEAR. 



Onondaga Seedling, 

 Swan's Orange, 



Of some Western New- York 

 gardens. 



A fruit of the first size and quality, in all 

 respects ; supposed to be an American varie- 

 ty. It takes its name from having been in- 

 troduced to notice by cultivators in Onon- 

 daga county, where it is still chiefly known, 

 though it was first brought there from Far- 

 mington, Connecticut, by Henry Case, Esq. 

 As a productive and vigorous tree, and a 

 large and most excellent fruit, it has proba- 

 bly not one superior as an October pear. 



Tree very vigorous, with strong upright 

 olive-colored shoots. Fruit large, having 

 externally a good deal of general resemblance 



to the Bartlett. Form obovate, swollen in 

 the middle, and tapering a good deal to- 

 wards the eye, as well as the stalk. Skin 

 fair, smooth, pale yellow at first — golden 

 yellow at full maturity — sprinkled with nu- 

 merous grey-russet dots, and tinted with a 

 faint wash of reddish-orange on the sunny 

 side. The surface of the skin is slightly 

 uneven, like that of the Bartlett. Sialk 

 rather short, slightly bent, from one to one 

 and a half inches long, inserted with little 

 or no depression, but with the lip of the 

 fruit folded unevenly round it. Calyx quite 

 small, closed, set in a narrow basin of mo- 

 derate depth.-^ This basin is usually marked 

 with a patch of light cinnamon russet. Flesh 

 white, fine-grained, very buttery, abound- 

 ing with juice ; flavor rich, aromatic, and 

 very excellent, uniting the consistency of 

 Bartlett and the flavor of the finest Beurr^ 

 Diel. Core very small, nearly solid ; seeds 

 small and often imperfect. The fruit keeps 

 well, and never decays at the core. Season, 

 October and part of November. 



This fruit was first introduced to our no- 

 tice by a specimen sent by Mr. Bissell of 

 Rochester, N. Y. Afterwards our friend, 

 E. W. Leavenworth, Esq,, of Syracuse, 

 sent us nearly a bushel of the fruit. The 

 latter gentleman, an enthusiastic cultivator 

 of fruit, upon our solicitation, undertook 

 to investigate the history of this pear, a 

 knowledge of which seems as vet to be 



