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AND HORTICULTURIST, 



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I am inclined now to give my vote for its being 

 the best in its season. It is of a great size liere, 

 well colored, and healthy, flavor excellent, and 

 altogether a telling market fruit. It is about a 

 week later than Early Rivers and Early Beatrice. 

 This is, of course, an advantage. Had Early Ri- 

 vers been of a constitution equal to Early Louise, 

 it would have proved the greatest acquisition 

 made to the Peach grower during the last twenty 

 years; as it is, I like it extremely. We want a 

 very early Nectarine, not too small. Hunt's 

 Tawny is our earliest here, but it* is extremely 



superior quality, that has not been pushed into 

 notice as its merits deserve. It originated in 

 Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y., on the farm 

 of Wm. Marshall, some forty years ago, and at 

 present is only known on Long Island. I have 

 grown it a few years, and fruited it this summer; 

 find it in every particular to correspond with 

 the description given it by my friend, whose 

 language I will give : " 



Deer Park, L. I., December 13, 1875. 



Mr. p. H. Foster : — Dear Sir : As you request I 

 will give you a bit of the history, and my opinion 



subject to mildew, which dwarfs the foliage and 

 renders the fruit small, unless carefully watched 

 and thinned. — Thomas Brehmd, Guernsey, in Gard- 

 ener's Chronicle. 



NEW FRUITS. 



Marshall Pear.— Se^ cut.— By P. H. Foster, 

 Babylon, L. I.— "The Marshall pear, is not a new 

 candidate for public favor, being an old fruit of 



of the Marshall pear. While in Washington Co., 

 I procured some grafts, which I have had grow- 

 ing for a number of years. Since they have come 

 into bearing, have cropped thein three years in 

 succession! The tree is a moderate grower, form- 

 ing a top much like an apple ; fruit above medi- 

 um, bell-shape, greenish russet becoming yellow- 

 ish when ripe, thin skin ; flesh white and buttery ; 

 flavor neither sweet nor sour; ten days after the 

 I Bartlett ; juicy ; is as good a bearer, and a better 



