T24 JVotcs and Gleanings. 



one of those things that will not disgrace any position, and will prove equally at 

 home in the mixed border, in the sheltering angle of a wall, or projecting in front 

 of a shrubbery. Its quality of retaining its leaves till the end of the season is a 

 strong point in its favor ; and it is just one of those plants which, if a suitable 

 spot for them can be found, are best planted and suffered to grow on undisturbed. 

 Hence, as it is moreover liable to suffer from extreme cold without it is provided 

 with some protection, such a position as the front of a greenhouse or conserva- 

 tory, close to the sheltering wall, would be just adapted for it. We need add 

 nothing in praise of its beauty, which is well indicated in the wood cut. 



M., in Florist and Poinologist. 



Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie. — Following closely on Mr. Down- 

 ing's revision of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, we have the second vol- 

 ume of Mr. Leroy's Dictionary of Pomology, completing the pears, of which he 

 has described nine hundred and fifteen varieties. The next volume will contain 

 the apples, services, medlars, and quinces ; the fourth, the stone fruits ; and the 

 fifth, the grapes. The descriptions are very full, and every one is accompanied 

 with an outline, while of kinds which are apt to vary in form, two types are 

 given. 



The number of varieties of pears described is very nearly as large as given by 

 Mr. Downing, but the apples, unless the descriptions are very much condensed, 

 must be far less in number than in the American work, to be comprised in a 

 single volume. 



Although such a work, from its size and price, can never come into the hands 

 of the majority of fruit growers, and indeed contains much that would be of little 

 value to those who only wish to cultivate a select few of the best varieties, those 

 who have given their hves to the study of pomology will not fail to appreciate and 

 admire the industry and research which have drawn from every source, ancient 

 and modern, the materials for what we may pronounce an exhaustive history and 

 description of all these multitudinous varieties of pears. 



