84 Remarks upon the Cam-panula. or Bcll-Flozver. 



At another time I may give my plans for producing fine pears under all 

 the adverse influences of climate. 



P. S. Jan. 13, 1S70. Since writing the above, T have read Mr. Hovey's 

 article, in the Journal for January, on the Pear question. So far as I am 

 concerned, the course of the argument runs fairly enough. If desirable, 

 I may at some future time discuss the subject in the aspect presented 

 by Mr. Hovey. I now desire to amend the sentence quoted from my 

 essay, to which (chiefly) exception is taken. It is that in relation to 

 the value of pears from ordinary standard trees. It should read thus : — 



" On standard trees in Pennsylvania, even in the best condition, one 

 half the usual crop is scarcely marketable, at Philadelphia, in the months 

 of September and October, when the bulk of our crop is gathered, at 

 one dollar per bushel ; and not over one quarter of any crop is suited to 

 the first-class fruit store." 



We have here such a perfect glut of strawberries, blackberries, 

 peaches, early apples, and pears, in August, September, and October, 

 when our chief crop of Bartlett, etc., comes into market, that nothing 

 but selected fruit will sell at any price worth naming. Medium fruit is 

 only worth about two dollars and fifty cents per bushel. When fine 

 peaches are only one dollar to two dollars per bushel, how can we 

 expect second quality of pears to bring much more money ? Boston is 

 evidently a better market for fruit growers than Philadelphia. 



REMARKS UPON THE CAMPANULA, OR BELL-FLOWER. 



Part II. 



By Joseph Brkck, Ex- President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



While all the phlox tribe are American, about all of the campanu- 

 las are European plants. The only indigenous bell-flower with which 

 I am familiar is C. rotundifoHa^ the American hare-bell, and this is 

 rarely found in gardens. Formerly I had it in my collection, having 

 discovered it growing in great profusion on the banks of the Merri- 

 mack River, above Lowell, from whence it was transferred to my gar- 



