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NEW AMKKKAN I'KAUS. 



rUlSIFEU PEAR. 



" We have a letter from Dr. Wakder, of Cincin- 

 nati, in which ho says that Dr. iMosiiEu, President 

 of their society, spoke to him in higli terms of tliis 

 pear. The Doctor was absent from Cincinnati, hut 

 he will no doubt give the opinion of the committee.'' 



The Pulsifer Pear. — We are indebted to 

 Smiley SiiEriiERD, Esq., of Hennepin, 111., for 

 specimens of this native Illinois variety. After 

 being packed for about ten days, they reached us 

 on the 10th of August in tolerable condition. 

 We are inclined to class this pear in quality and 

 size with the Bloodgood ; an'd as it is described as 

 being very hardy and productive, it will undoubt- 

 edly prove valuable, especially in the West. Mr. 

 Shepherd gave us the following account and de- 

 scription of this fruit in 1850, published at that 

 time in the Genesee Farmer : 



"In the spring of 1843, Dr. John Pulsifer, of 



Hennepin, i)lanted in his garden a pear seed, (kind 



unknown,) which sprung up, grew, and the present 



season bore a crop of fruit of great merit in different 



respects. Growth of tree — upright and vigorous. Shoots — dark olive. Buds — round, full, 



and prominent. Leaves — dark green, ovate, 

 reflexed. Size of fruit — hardly medium. 

 Shape — pyriform. Stem — short and curved. 

 Calyx — small, open, set in a shallow depres- 

 sion. Skin — dull golden yellow, covered with 

 an open network of slight russet. Flesh — 

 white, melting, juicy, sweet, and delicious — 

 much like, but superior to, Louise Bonne de 

 Jersey. The time of ripening, the present 

 backward season, was the first half of Aug." 



Mr. Shepherd says now : " The experi- 

 ence of two years more has but confirmed 

 us in this opinion of its superior merit — 

 first, for early and prolific bearing ; second, 

 for high and excellent flavor ; and third, for 

 hardiness and vigor of growth." We com- 

 mend this pear for trial in other sections of 

 the country. 



The Ott Pear. — This is a native Penn- 

 sylvania pear, originated on the grounds of 

 Mr. Samuel Ott, of Montgomery county. 

 Pa., said to be a seedling of the Seckel. It 



