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of which was said to have been taken from a mummy. It will 

 produce sixty bushels to the acre. 



APPLES AND PEARS. 



Mr. Carpenter distributed fine specimens of the Porter and 

 Hawley apples. They are particularly deserving of attention 

 from the length of time they remain perfect in the market. The 

 Porter has been considered as a first rate apple ; but the Hawley 

 is superior to it. It would be well if nurserymen would pay more 

 attention to the kind of soil adapted to each variety of apple. 

 He had been compelled to abandon the cultivation of some vari- 

 eties of apple, as the Spitzenberg, while others, as the Porter, 

 would grow on his grounds to great perfection. 



Dr. Trimble exhibited some pears from Newark, X. J. Pears 

 are better ripened in the house, but should never be taken from 

 the tree until by bending the stem a little it breaks off at the 

 shoulder. If taken off too early the stem itself will break. Dr. 

 T. exhibited Seckel pears of a beautiful color. 



Mr. Robinson stated that the Seckel pears had been raised of 

 double the usual size, the grafts having been taken from an ordi- 

 nary tree. 



Mr. Carpenter said that the Seckel pear tree, as well as dwarf 

 trees, should be manured frequently and thoroughly. Where 

 they produce as freely as the Seckel, the soil is soon exhausted ; 

 and if the tree is neglected it will soon cease to bear and die. 



Prof. Mapes stated that Seckel pears could be raised of double 

 the usual size by the use of potash, in the form of unleached 

 wood ashes, and phosphates rendered soluble. This would not 

 cost more than two cents per tree. The color of pears depends 

 very much upon the iron in the soil. The color is very high, 

 particularly upon the Louise Bon de Jersey, in the belt of soils 

 in New Jersey, between New York and New Brunswick. Prof. 

 M. proceeded to narrate the arguments with regard to grafting 

 the pear upon the quince stock. 



Mr. Doughty related an instance of pear trees upon the quince 

 stock, which had grown so little that orders vv^ere given to thrc^T" 

 them away ; but their removal having been neglected, they began 

 the next year to grow rapidly and produced excellent pears. It 

 was presumed that they had thrown out pear roots. 



Prof. Mapes said that he had had occasion to move many pear 

 trees, and he knew it was not true that when the pear root is 



