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known and cultiv^ated, we may bcc how slowly the 

 lal)ors of the pomologist are crowned witli success, 

 l)iit this period may be abridged one-half by working 

 upon tlie Quince. 



In Mr. IIovey's splendid collection of American 

 Seedling Pears are some of remarkable promise. 

 Among those termed by Mr. IIovky, Dana's Seed- 

 lings, are several which are admitted by such excellent 

 judges as Mr. Louis Berckmans, to possess signs of 

 rare goodness. 



Many seedling collections would amply repay the 

 labor and cost bestowed upon their cultivation ; while 

 in others, labor would be entirely thrown away upon 

 thousands of worthless varieties, without securing one 

 valuable sort. 



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It is often desirable to combine the cpialitiesof two 

 peai-s in a new variety, and this is practicable only 

 through their flowers. When the blossoms are about 

 to open, inclose the cluster selected with a lace bag, 

 and wlien perfectly expanded, cut away the stamens 

 or male organs of the blossoms, and with a small color- 

 brush gather the pollen from the anthers of the variety 

 with which it is designed to cross, and impregnate 

 the pistils left standing in the blossoms — which should 

 again be inclosed in the lace bag until the petals fall 

 (Figs. 1 and 2). The seeds taken from this fruit, when 

 ripened, should be planted with care, and a full detail 

 of the double parentage noted. It by no means fol- 

 lows that tliese seeds will all produce the same fruit, 

 for the original varieties from which they have been 

 derived will exercise more or less influence in causing 

 them to vary. 



