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The Idaho Pear. 



A BOX containing two specimens of 

 the Idaho pear have just come to 

 hand, from Mr. John Evans, Secre- 

 tary of the Idaho Pear Co. These 

 samples were unfortunately delayed 

 in the customs until one was en- 

 tirely gone, but the other was just in 

 prime condition, showing the rich 

 golden-yellow skin of our colored 

 plate in January No., and in every 

 respect fulfilling the characteristics 

 there given. (See page 2). Its large 

 size, its delicious buttery flesh, melt- 

 ing and juicy, and its high flavor, 

 equalling the Bartlett in this respect 

 without its muskiness, must win for 

 it a high place among our leading 

 varieties of pears for market. This 

 sample measures eleven inches in 

 circumference. 



Fapmers' Institutes. 



The following is a list of gentlemen 

 who have been recommended as 

 speakers at Farmers' Institute, on 

 subjects connected with fruit cul- 

 ture : — 



A. McD. Allan, Goderich ; A. M. 

 Smith, St. Catharines ; T. A. Race, 

 Mitchell; P. E. Bucke, Ottawa ; John 



Croil, Aultsville ; Thos. Beall, Lind- 

 say ; G. C. Caston, Craighurst ; A. 

 N. Pettit, Grimsby ; M. Pettit, Win- 

 ona ; Rev. Geo. Bell,* Kingston ; W. 

 E. Wellington, =■' Toronto ; J. K. Mc- 

 Michael,*W^aterford; J. A. Morton,* 

 Wingham ; J. M, Denton,* London ; 

 E. Morden, Niagara Falls. 



The BuflFum Pear. 



The American Garden, for October, 

 gives a very good photogravure of the 

 original Buffum pear tree, still standing 

 on the estate of Mr. Henry, Bedlow, 

 Newport, R.I., and now about one hun- 

 dred years of age. The tree is still very 

 strong and healthy and bears most 

 abundantly. 



The tree was a chance seedling, and 

 took its name from Mr. David Buffum, 

 who was then a tenant of the farm, and 

 a horticulturist. We have a good many 

 trees of this kind at Maplehurst Fruit 

 Farm, most of them over thirty years ot 

 age ; they are vigorous growers, and 

 very upright, almost suitable to be 

 planted for ornament. They are good 

 and regular bearers, and the fruit grown 

 upon the standards is usually better than 

 that grown upon the dwarfs. When 

 well grown, the fruit is of medium size, 



*Tliose marked with an asterisk have not yet sia;nified their willincjiiess to act. 



