EDITOR'S TAULE. 



to Mr. Bt'iST, of rhiladelpliio, lust season, who pronounced them the true Brilinh Queen. The 

 experience of the jiresent year, liowever, proves this to be a mistake, as the two plunttt are very 

 dissimilar, though the berries are somewhat alike. The Victoria is an early berry, fii.ely 

 flavored, and sports a groat deiil, jroducing niuth of its fruit of the cocks-eomb shape. Ih- 

 fruit rni:»ed here as the Bui.st's Prize is a valuable one for market, from its large size, finiiness 

 niul handsome appearance; yet it is quite tart, and not fo finely flavored asFcveral of the otiicru 

 The Bidon Pine (white,) is also raised here, and does well. It is desirable on account of its 

 color, to embellish the table. 



There has been a fine display of Strawberries here during the season, just closed. Prices 

 nuit'cd from 20 to 37i cents a quart, and although a much larger crop is now raised than for- 

 merly, the demand seems to increase with the supply. I doubt whether finer Strawberries are 

 raised in the United States than in this county. 



Much greater attention is given to the culture of good fruits of all kinds than formerly. Tlie 

 improvement is owing in a great degree to the establislnnent of Horticultural Societies, and not 

 a little to the character and efforts of your journal, the Horticulturist. "Would that its circulation 

 was commensurate with its merits. Our Cherry crop -was almost an entire failure, owing to the 

 late frosts. By the way, we are terribly annoyed by the slug on our Cherry and Pear trees 

 Is there no wholesale preventive or remedy? nothing but sprinkle, sprinkle? and must the 

 price of these fruits continue to be " eternal vigilance" ? Robt. McKnigut. 



" Chapter on Pkars" — Correction. — I write you to correct an error or two in the article pub- 

 lished in the July number of the Horticulturist, as well as to offer a few amendments. 



Signorct should be Sigarel* 



Belle de Brussclles, not identified, is the Belle et Bonne. 



Hoscnshcnk You say a variety of opinions exist as regards this Pear. We are aware of it, 

 and attribute it to the fact that there are two varieties, each grown by Mr. Schenk. Mr. Spaxgler, of 

 Pennsylvania, writes us most positively on this point. One he calls, and it is known, he says, as 

 " Schcnk's August" which is the pear described as not so good, while the " Hosensfienk" he says 

 has all the good qualities attributed to it, and is in his opinion the best Pear of its season. We 

 have both growing side by side. There is a difference in the wood and growth ; the poorer one, 

 Schenk's August, being the best grower. We feel confident that the correct Pear will be very 

 desirable. 



Doyenne d'Alen^on. If my manuscript says the season was the middle of October, a-nd I think 

 it did, I made an error, as ii is with us a winter Pear and a very late keeper.f A. Faunestock. 



To THE Victim of Happt Contentment. — Friend Atlicus — Tliink you the recital of the hard 

 things of your lot, and the much work to be done, will cause me to swerve from the benevolent 

 intentions by my kindly nature prompted? Oh, no! a western woman is not lightly turned 

 from a difficult path. I can but feel a little astonished at your exceeding slowness in accepting 

 my proposals. I fancied you would seize upon it as the drowning man upon a straw. I rest in 

 quiet confidence, however, of your final decision. 



Of the "gout" I must rid you, or you would accomplish little here. Receiving it in this pro 

 tern, way I shouldn't shrink from, and should without doubt soon vanquish it with my hydro- 

 pathic theories. Perhaps it wouldn't be best for me to take it, since this change being brought 

 about through my instrumentality I should feel great responsibility, and wish to be particularly 

 agile. But there is my husband — I never had the pleasure of nursing him, he is always so pro- 



* It is " Signoret," according to the best authorities. One catalogue, in which we do not place much confldence, 

 Sigarelle." 

 Hakohbtt's note elsewhere explains the cause of this mistake. 



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