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that as early as 1830 he procured trees from Prince at Flushing, and that 

 he had procured them of Bradick (an English nurseryman) also, that he 

 procured others from Buel & Wilson of Albany. Mr. Manning inade pears 

 a specialty, and doubtless freely circulated scions, and trees produced 

 from the original English trees. 



As fruit culture in New England received great impulse by the forma- 

 tion of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and as Mr. Bartlett was 

 an active vice president, and was in possession of the "new and famous 

 pear," without doubt very many trees were grafted from his, but we 

 must presume that, as Mr. Manning was convinced of the fact tiiat his 

 Bon Ciiretiens were identical witli tlie Bartlett, lie hardly troubled him- 

 self to go outside for grafts, but was entirely willing to accept the name 

 Bartlett, as it was being generally received, and by common consent 

 adopted as a new name for an old pear. It is quite an interesting fact, 

 that while Pruice and Buel I. Wilson, and other nurserymen of repute, 

 all sold Williams' Bon Chretiens, and supplied thousands of gardens, yet 

 the Koxbury name. Bartlett, gradually crowded out the other, and now 

 anywiiere and ev(!rj'\vhere tb(; original is so little hiiard of or honored, 

 that explanatioM-i are made, uiid the public have to be informed that the 

 two are identical. 



KiEFER — Originated near Philadelphia, from secil of the Chinese 

 sand pear, accidentally fertili/.i-d witji Hcurre d' Anjou, or some other 

 kind grown near it. The tree is vigorous, having large, dark green, 

 glossy leaves, and is an eaily and prolific bearer. The fruit is of 

 large size, golden yellow, sprinkled thickly with small dots, and often 

 tinted with red on one side ; (le.sh a little coarse, juicy, with a [)ro- 

 nounced quince flavor.' — Condensed from Catalogues, 



PLUMS. 



Bradshaw, Greely, Green Gage,, Jefferson, Kingston, Lombard,* 

 McLawjhUn, Moon's Arctic, Niagara, Pond's Seedling, Prince's 

 Imperial Gage, Purple Gage, Rivers' Blue Prolific, Shropshire 

 Darason,* Washington, Yellow Egg. 



UESCKIl'TION OF VAKIKTIES. 



[((^Hkaushaw— Tree an upright, vigorous grower; branches smooth, 

 brownish ; fruit large, oval, obovate, sometimes with a slight neck ; 

 suture half round, broad, shallow; apex a little sunk; skin reddish 

 purple, covered with alight blue bloom ; stalk rather stout, curving, 

 set in a'sraall cavity ; flesh yellowish, coarse, juicy, brisk, pleasant ; 

 adheres partially to the stone ; good to very good. — Doioniiig. 



