NEW FKUITS. 



interest to tlio rcaiilt of his labors. The hahella is cultivated by Mr. Bull with the sanio 

 care that is bestowed upon the Concord,, but looks mean in comparison, "NVhile the Isa- 

 hclla was much injured by tlie winter, the Concord was not in the least damaged.* The 

 Concord is most vigorous in its gi'owth, with rank foliage, some f)f the leaves measuring 

 fourteen inches across. This Grapo will bo valuable for wine. His first attempts have 

 been quite successful, considering ho was ignorant of the art of making it. His great fault 

 has been, I think, in adding, sugar to the juice, his wino being rather too sweet for most 

 tastes, but still very i)alatiible and good. Ilis crop will be distributed to horticulturistfl, 

 and others, that they may see and judge of its qualities for themselves." 



Pears. — AVo have received the following note from Messrs. Tnoup, Smith, Han- 

 ciiETT, & Co., together with a couple of very large and beautiful specimens of the 

 Shenk's, or Schenck Pear, some account of which we gave in our last volume, pages 

 458 and 459 : 



"We send you by Express, this morning, (Aug. 11,) two specimens of the ffosenahenl: 

 "We wish we could send more, but our number is too limited, "We think that after tasting 

 them you will have but one opinion in regard to its value, and that that ojjinion must 

 nearly approximate to, if it does not quite keep pace with, our friend Garbek's in his note 

 to us accompanying the Pear. He says: "In the horticulturist for July, you remark that 

 you ' look upon it as the best Pear of its season, all things considered.' In this opinion all 

 lovers of the Pear here, where it is known, will coincide. The editor, in his note, says, 

 'there is a variety of opinions among those who know it lest.'' This is not the fact. I 

 have never heard any person dissent from placing it as the best Pear of its season, except 

 Dr. Esni.EMAN, of Downington, Pa. ; and he, I think, from his own admission, had not 

 tasted a true specimen in full perfection." He says, also, that the fruit is somewhat knotty, 

 which we can corroborate fully, as compared with the specimens we received last year. 

 We hope they will arrive in good order, and we shall be pleased to have your opinion of 

 them." 



The specimens referred to were large, three inches each way ; roundish ; greenish- 

 yellow, the sunny side marbled with light red ; the flesh a little coarse, but melting, 

 very juicy and sprightly ; but in every piece we tasted, there was one or more crude 

 hard particles about as large as peas. But for this defect, which we presume was 

 accidental, we should pronounce these specimens first rate. Dr. Eshleman has been 

 referred to in the foregoing note. We have a recent letter from Mr. E., in which he 

 says, "In most parts of Lancaster county it is a very good Pear, but here (Downington, 

 Chester Co., Pa.,) after its fifth fruiting it must be discarded. The Ott and Tj/son 

 are both in perfection, and a tree of either would be worth a plantation of Shenks.'" 

 We have some doubts of its being as fine in other parts of the country as in Lancaster 

 county, but it is well worthy of trial. AVe hope it will soon be tested in our State. 

 The specimens so far noticed have been grown in its native locality. 



Mr. Francis Dana, of Roxbury, Mass., has been very successful in raising seedling 

 Pears. Mr. Hovey says that three or four of them are among the best of our Amer- 

 ican Pears, and one in particular surpasses even the Scckel. This is enough to excite 

 the curiosity of Pear-growers. 



* The thennometer fell to 2S° below zero, last winter, at Concord. 



