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eo<n\ for luiy po i son rd soW as pimplc rotation of crops, deep tilling, and animal excremcnta; and 

 drninin:.' and fivquoiit liooiiig for the acid or poiirness. Simplkx. — Albany, K Y. 



"We hftvo great faitli in the efficiency of rotation of crops, drainage, Jerp tillage, manures, 

 fuul general good culture, for exhausted or defective soils. Nevertheless, we cannot treat a 

 qni'stion that has deservedly attracted bo much the attention of ardent philosophic minds, 

 and one that however unsettled it may be has an important bearing on cultivation, so 

 li'Mitlv as our correspondent "Simplex" appears to do. 



Fritts at the Soutil — I have been cultivating pear trees for about 15 years, and during that 

 period, out of near one hundred varieties, I have found only the Eousselet de liheiins and Verte 

 lonqw panachee to escape entirely from blight; even the Bartlett has suffered on one tree. Both 

 these varieties are vigorous growers and good bearers every alternate year, and the fruits are good 



sometimes first rate — but uneven in quality, some being luuch better than otliers, though none 



below fully second rate. Tlio Jioicsselet (^£ Rhchns grows upon the quince equal to any variety. 

 I am still partial to the Winter Bonchrcticn, though it is not mentioned by Mr. Downing. It is a 

 very thrifty grower upon quince, and I suspect does best upon that stock. It bears early and 

 welL The fruit very rarely cracks, and is fully equal to any pear that I have yet tasted — superior, 

 in my opinion, to the St. Germain, which has also done well with me ; both last until about 

 Christmas. 



My friend, Mr. Robekt Harweli., was rated for saying that northern peach trees did not bear 



as well as southern grown trees. I am sorry to say that my experience fully coincides with his. 



I have found that pear trees procured from the continent of Europe grow and bear much earlier 



than trees from Long Island, and are much less apt to die. Some varieties procured from Loug 



I--land seem to grow smaller every year, and about one-quarter to oue-lhird die the first summer 



Robert Chisolm. — Near Beaufort, S. C. 



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Apples. — Mr. Chakles Downing, of Xcwburgh, in a private letter, lately received, 

 makes the following interesting statements : 



I have fruited the past year the following, which all prove to be Pomme Royal or Dyer, viz: 

 Tompkins, of Tompkins county, N. Y., Beard Burden and MygatCs Bergamot, of Connecticut, 

 Bullripe, of Oneida county, and Pomme Water, of ilonroe count}^ N. Y. I find upon inquiry this 

 is a variable fruit. In some sections and soils it is a poor bearer, and is apt to be spotted and 

 knotty ; in others, it is always fair and a good bearer. All speak of it, however, as one of the 

 very best for eating. 



Another fact is, that Fall Pippin, Holland Pippin, and Wliite Spanish Reinette, are three dis- 

 tinct kinds, although by many thought to be the same. Tlie first is the best apple, but generally 

 a moderate bearer. The Holland Pippin is a good bearer, fair and handsome ; it is an excellent 

 cooking fruit, and profitable for marketing, but not an eatii>g fruit. The White Spanish Reinette 

 is an excellent fruit and by many preferred to the Fall Pippin ; it is a good bearer ; the flesh is a 

 little coarser, but tender, with a bribli, juicy flavor." 



Notitts of BooH ^Dampliias, $ct. 



Eepobt of TnT, Fnrn Ajtoual Exraromox of nm McsKisGini ComsTT AGRicuLTnuAL SoctarT, held in Zanes- 

 \il'.e, Oliio, October 1S52 



A County Agricultural Society that can display such a list of members, and such endless 

 oolujiuw of entries, Ls in a hopefiU state. More than this, our Zanesville friends have added 

 a Horticultural department to their Society, and the commitee are to meet weekly during 



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