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Jmerican Summer Pear main. —First rate. 



King of the Pippins. — Second rate. 



Summer Hagloe. — Distinct from the Hasrloe crab ; 

 first rate, but not unanimously. /• J- Thomas. 

 Macedon, 9th month. 



Raising Pear and Plum Stocks.— Friend 

 Downing : Having been rather unsuccessful in 

 raising pear and plum stocks, on account of a 

 blight or rust, which deprives them of their foliage 

 soon alter mid-summer, we tried the effect of bone 

 dust on a small lot of seedling pears last season, 

 both in the trench and for a top dressing. The 

 young plants grew vigorously, and retained their 

 foliage through the growing season. 



Not being able to obtain bone dust the present 

 season, we tried the following method with our 

 plums and part of the pears : A gravelly and rather 

 moist soil was trenched six or eighi inches deep, 

 and well manured with a compost of about two 

 parts muck and one of barn manure, — the whole 

 being well rotted and pulverised. The seeds having 

 been exposed to the action of frost, were planted 

 early in the spring. Those thus treated are now 

 in a vigorous condition ; having made twice as 

 much growth as another lot manured with light 

 yard manure and no muck. On examining the 

 roots, we find those to which muck was applied, 

 strong and fibrous, while the roots of the others are 

 nearly as straight as the stock, and deficient in 

 fibres, and the few remaining leaves rusty. 



The plums, which were from the seeds of the 

 horse plum, or Sweet Damson, have grown from 

 three to three and a half feet. We consider these 

 decidedly superior to other kinds for nursery stocks. 

 They grow more rapidly, and withstand our rigor- 

 ous winters much better than imported ones. Re- 

 spectfully thine, S. N. T. Vassalboro, Sth month, 

 1848. 



Notes ON Strawberries — ^. J. Downing. Esq. 

 — Dear Sir : Permit me to correct two errors, 

 (doubtless unintentionally committed ;) one of 

 which Mr. Prince labors under, in his article in 

 your August number, on the ^^ Strawberry Culture 

 and Selection of Varieties." In speaking of the 

 " Taylor's Seedling," he says, it '' is another prai- 

 rie variety." This is a mistake ; it was originated 

 from seed in this neighborhood by a Mr. Taylor, 

 now of Baltimore. Of him I purchased the entire 

 stock, and also named it. Finding it to be highly 

 worthy a place in every good collection, I have not 

 failed to recommend it, and also to send plants to 

 my horticultural friends abroad ; among them, I 

 think Mr. Prince was not neglected. 



The other error is in your September number, 

 under the head of " Domestic Notices." Mr. F. 

 R. Elliott, in speaking of the proper spelling of 

 the " Willey Strawberry," is probably correct in 

 that ; but, I apprehend, it is not so certam that "it 

 is an old variety, originally brought from New- 

 York," and I am sure it is not the " Hudson uf 

 Longworth," (which is the same I sent you.) The 

 foliage of the two is quite distinct. That of the 

 Hudson is a light yellowish green, with a rich vel- 

 vet appearance on the upper side of the young 

 leaves. The foliage of the Willey is a dark blue- 



ish green, with none of the velvet of the Hudson, 

 but quite glassy on the upper side of the young 

 leaves. Both are deeply serrated, but less obtuse 

 in the Willey. I feel equally confident that I never 

 could have designed, in speaking of the colour, &c., 

 of the fruit, to have conveyed the idea that I " could 

 see no dilference between them." The history of 

 it, to me, is simply this : Several years since, my 

 friend. Dr. Kirtland, of Cleveland, sent me some 

 plants, saying that it was a new seedling, produced 

 by Mrs. Willey, of that place. On fruiting it, I 

 found it all the Dr. had said in its favor, and I did 

 not hesitate to recommend it as worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. Of this, I have had no reason to change my 

 mind. From a recent conversation on the subject 

 with my friends, Dr. Kirtland, and Mr. Elliott, 

 I have reason to feel that they have either lost the 

 Willey, or they have not the true Hudson. 



In your remarks on the neck, which a part of the 

 fruit assumed, of the Hudson I sent you, I presume 

 you design to be understood, that this is its sporting 

 habit, and not strictly a neck fruit. I noticed a 

 greater tendency in my fruit, the last spring, to 

 this sporting than I remember in any previous sea- 

 son. As a general thing, it is of rare occurrence 

 with us. With much respect, I remain yours, ./?. 

 H. Ernst. Spring Garden, Cincinnati, September 

 18//1, 1848. 



New Bedford Horticultural Society. — The 

 second annual exhibition of this Society, which came 

 off" at the City Hall, on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of 

 September, was one of great interest. The show 

 of fruits was especially fine — and with respect to 

 the size and the excellence of the varieties shown, 

 compared favorably with the great show at Boston. 

 Many of the Pears were so fine as to awaken the 

 admiration of the best judges present. 



Among the principal contributors were James 

 Arnold, Esq., President of the Society, who showed 

 a fine collection of foreign Grapes, including remark- 

 ably fine bunches of the Victoria Hamburgh; John 

 HowLAND, fine grapes and pears, including, among 

 the latter, large and handsome specimens of the 

 delicious variety — the Beurre Bosc ; Wm. T. Cook, 

 a variety of choice pears and apples, among which 

 were specimens of Stevens' Genesee, worthy of 

 note ; Henry H. Crapo, who showed the Doyen- 

 ne Boussouck, a very handsome pear, which pro- 

 mises to be first rate, and 25 fine others of the 

 choicest varieties, as well as many other fruits ; 

 Charles W. Morgan, who brought forward very 

 large and handsome specimens of the old White 

 Doyenne, and fourteen other varieties, as well as 

 grapes, apples, and quinces, and John M. How- 

 land, who exhibited 14 kinds of pears. Among 

 the leading exhibitors of fruits, were also, Andrew 

 Robeson, Wm. P. Jenney, R. N. Swift, N. 

 Stetson, Joseph Grinnell, Georgk Randall, 

 Samuel Rodman, R. Manning, of Salem, and 

 about 60 others. 



The floral and vegetable departments were fully 

 supplied with choice productions, which we would 

 gladly enumerate did our space permit. We must 



