120 



Among the items are the following : 



Apples. — 242 varieties. These are grouped according to the 

 month when they ripen — from July to December-June. Of num- 

 bers 141-242 the proprietor says, " The following very good new 

 kinds I received from Europe." At the end of the apple list is 

 the following note : 



" About fifty kinds of table apples are grafted on paradise stocks 

 for dwarfs, and which are warranted to produce fruit the second 

 year after planting. They are very ornamental, and make a fine 

 show in a small garden, both when loaded with their beautiful 

 blossoms, and afterwards with fruit." 



Of the first 140 varieties of apples some are designated with a 

 B as " the best table fruit," others are marked with a C, as cider 

 fruit. Number 16 is marked " double blossom, ornamental." 

 Among the names of local color and interest in this group are: 

 71. Vandervere B, 72. American vandervere B, 73. Long Island 

 russet, 110. Flatbush sweeting, 62. Newtown spitzenburg B, and 

 96. Large yellow Newtown pippin B. The latter apple originated 

 at Newtown, which is just south of Elmhurst, Long Island, and 

 now within the Borough of Queens. 



Pears. — 190 varieties are listed, designated as melting, buttery, 

 baking, good, and the best. These, like the apples, are grouped 

 according to the month of ripening, from July to January-May. 

 The still famous Bartlett (No. 51, good) and Seckel (No. 22, very 

 fine, melting) are on the list. 



Preceding numbers 83-190 is the following note, which further 

 suggests the extent that Parmentier was in correspondence with 

 European growers, and thus, at this early date, enriching Ameri- 

 can fruit orchards : 



" I import every season many valuable new kinds of pears, prin- 

 cipally from the Netherlands, which is the real nursery for the 

 best Pears. They are sent from thence to the London Horticul- 

 tural Society, by my eldest brother the Chevalier Parmentier, or 

 by my old correspondent and friend Mr. the Professor Van 

 Mons." * 



* Jean Baptiste Van Mons was born at Brussels, Nov. 11, 1765, and died 

 at Louvain (where he was professor), Sept. 6, 1842. 



