EDITOR'S TABLE. 



Ad Inteeui Report, Mat 17. — Tlie Fruit Committee respectfully submit^ as usual, an ad interim 

 Report on the specimens of Fruits submitted to their examination since the last meeting of the 

 Society : 



From Cn^iRLES Kessler, Esq., of Reading, Pa. : — The Pfeiffer apple — noticed and described in 

 the Report for April, but not then sufficiently mature for testiug, has since been cxajniued, and is 

 regarded as of " good " quality. 



From Mr. John Gorgas, of Dela-ware : — The Freeze aiid Thaw apple — grown on the farm of his 

 father, in Roxbury Township, Pldladelphia County, Pennsylvania. Size medium ; conical ; pro- 

 fusely striped and mottled with bright red on a yellow ground, with a number of light dots, and 

 frequently one or more wliite splashes near the base ; stem three-fom-ths of an inch long, slender, 

 inserted in a wide, deep, acuminate cavity, partially russetted; calyx small, closed, set in a 

 moderately wide, superficial, wi-inkled basin; flesh of fine texture, but deficient in flavor, and 

 on that account can scarcely be considered of "good" quality, if the specimens were cut at the 

 proper time. Mr. Gorg^vs informs us that it may be left on the tree till it repeatedly freezes and 

 thaws, without sustaining injury : hence the name. 



From Charles Kessler, Esq., of Reading: — A red apple — below medium size, which originated 

 on the premises of Mr. Hains, of Pricetown, Berks Co., Pa. Form roundish-oblate ; skia thin, 

 striped and marbled with bright red, and marked with numerous whitish dots near the crown ; 

 stem long, rather slender, inserted in an open, deep cavity ; calyx large, set in a wide, rather 

 deep, slightly plaited basin ; the bright red stripes remain imprinted on the fruit after the deli- 

 cate skin has been removed ; the coloring matter penetrating and partially staining the otherwise 

 whitish flesh, which ia exceedingly tender and of fine texture ; flavor agreeable ; quality " very 

 good." 



From CiL\RLKS Kessler, Esq., of Reading : — The SpeeUed Oley — from 01 ey Township, Berks 

 Co., Pa. This apple is said to be beautiful when in perfection, and usually one-tliird larger than 

 the specimens sent to us. Size two and a half inches by two and five-eighths ; roundish ; striped 

 and mottled with red on a greenish-yellow ground, and thicldy covered with large white dots, 

 most of which contain a russet speck in the centre ; stem three-eighths of an Inch long, by one- 

 tenth thick, inserted in a very narrow, acute cavity, sometimes russetted ; calyx small, set in a 

 shallow, furrowed basin ; seed long and of a light yellowish-brown color ; flesh rather diy and 

 meally, but with a pleasant flavor ; being over-ripe, an accurate judgment could not be formed 

 of its quality. 



From Charles Kessler, Esq., of Reading. — A large greenish-yellow apple, with a faint brown 

 cheek ; roundish, inclining to conical, and somewhat anguJar ; stem short, rather stout^ and 

 fleshy at its junction with the branch ; cavity acute, narrow, russetted in rays ; calyx small ; 

 basin moderately deep, not wide, furrowed ; flesh tender, juicy ; as the specimens were over-ripe 

 the quality could not be ascertained. 



From CnARLE.s Kjssler, Esq., Reading. — Newtown Pippin, from Berks County ; large ; roundish 

 oblong ; greenish yellow, with faint broad stripes of red on the side exposed to the sun. Kot true 

 to name, and not equal in quality to the genuine Ncwtoion PlppiTU 



From Mr. Sllngluff. — Beautiful specimens of pears, from a tree purchased for the Catillac, but 

 which proves to be Uvedalc's St. Germain. The latter is distiJiguished fi'om the former in being 

 pyriform, while the Catillac is broadly turbinate. Both are valuable only for culinary purposes 

 and one of them ( Uvcdale's St. Germain) is familiar to us under tlie name of Pound Pear. 



From Jonathan C. Baldwin, of Downington. — Pears labelled St. Germain ; which we regard as 

 not true to name. They were not in good condition when received, and we were consequently 

 unable to test theu- quality. LIr. Baldwin, however, who is a distinguished pomologist, has 

 expressed so favorable an opinion of the variety, that we have drawn up the following description 

 of it from the specunens he sent us : Large ; obovate pyriform ; greenish-yellow, witli a brownish- 

 red check ; stem an inch long by one-sixth thick, inserted without depression ; calyx set in a deep. 



