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The following American varieties are uniformly hardy, productive, and excellent in 

 quality ; all well adapted to orcliard cultivation : Howell, Sheldon, Dallas, Collins, 

 Wadleigh, Meriam, Kingsessing. 



The Lawrence will, ere long, be universally esteemed, as one of the best winter 

 Pears ; invariably rich and delicious, keeping to the present time, without difficulty. 



The Beurre cVAremherg still stands, with me, at the head of the list of late sorts ; 

 uniformly ripening in perfection, and with little care. On standard trees, with high 

 cultivation, this variety will probably never be surpassed. 



In closing this chapter, which has already been extended beyond my original in- 

 tention, I subjoin a list of a few other sorts, which have come into a bearing state the 

 last year. None of these have borne before, and now only on imported trees ; but, 

 from appearances, some of them will probably command especial ftivor. 



Pie IX. — A large pyramidal, or turbinate, high-flavored, buttery Pear ; ripe the 

 first of October. 



CoMTE DE Paris. — A large, obtuse-pyriform fruit ; handsome and prolific. October. 



CoRNELis. — Large, pyriform ; excellent. September. 



"WiLLEBMOz. — Above medium size, handsome and good. Piipe middle of October. 



Retocr de PtOME. — A russet Pear, of good size and excellent quality. November. 



Emile d' Heyst. — Large, form of the Dix ; very melting and juicy. October. 



Beurre Berckmans. — Regular pear-form ; second size; first order. December. 



MoNSEiGNEUR Affre. — Middle size ; a rich, melting Pear. November. 



Marquis de Bedmar. — Second size ; Bergamot shape ; fine quality. October. 



Madame Eliza. — Large and handsome ; a late fruit, of good promise. November 



GRAPES AND GRAPE CULTURE. 



BY W'il. CIIORLTON, GAPvDE^^:R TO J. C. GREEX, KEW BRIGHTON, STATEN ISLAND. 



If we were all to take the same course that your correspondent, Mr. Messer, has 

 done, viz., give our experience at the end of each season, through the pages of the 

 Horticulturist, there might be collected an amount of information which would be 

 very valuable in a collective form. Taking this view of the subject, allow me to follow 

 in his wake by recording my own progress the last year ; and as the cold grapery is 

 his main point, I will confine myself for the present to the same consideration. 



The house at this place has not had any artificial heat, and has given satisfaction, 

 notwithstanding the wet summer and the more than usual tendency to mildew. The 

 total number of bunches ripened off were 918. The first ripe, out of a collection of 

 over twenty kinds, were Muscat Blanc Hatif, Malvasia, and Royal Chasselas, and 

 were cut in good condition on the 2d of August. Other sorts were ripe as follows : 

 White Frontignan, lOtli Aug.; Gromier du Canial, 16th; Black Frontignan, 27th ; 

 Austrian Muscat and Black Hamburgh, 10th Sept. ; Muscat of Alexandria, 12th; 

 and others later, according to habit. 71ie vines were uncovered on the 1st of March, 



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