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use the language of my note-book, " entirely bare of fruit and fruit-buds ;" 

 this was towards the end of last August. 



Tlie pinching system of M. Cappe, without root-pruning, is, therefore, 

 objectionable for small gardens, on account of the trees requirmg much 

 room, and becoming difficult to manage, from their great size and height; 

 for many of his trees are more than 15 feet high. The leading shoots of 

 the horizontal branches of his trees are often left in the winter-pruning 

 nearly one foot in length ; I observed this on the trees of Beurr6 Diel, De 

 Cur6, Beurr6 Ranee, &c. &c., so that the trees soon spread over a consid- 

 erable surface ; a tree of Louise Bonne, however, was most beautiful and 

 compact; also a tree of Beurt6 d'Amanlis, which was covered with fruit 

 and fruit buds. Sans Pepin was bare of fruit, but a most regular and 

 beautiful tree. It appears to me that the pincliing system, coupled with 

 root-piuning, will be all that can be desired in pear culture. 



For large gardens, the broad-based conical trees, on the pinching system 

 of M. Cappe, with t iennial or quartennial root-pruning, will be found ad- 

 vantageous; for smaller gardens, the more closely pruned pyramidal or 

 cypress-like trees, with biennial or annual root-pruning, are sure to be 

 annual sources of pleasure, as they will be always within the reach of the 

 amateur pruner, who can thus give his trees an occasional pinch without 

 inconvenience. — {Rioers's Catalogue.) 



Art. II. Domestic Notices. 



Evhibili ms of HnticuUural Socielies. — The annual exhibitions of sev- 

 eral horticultural societies will be held in September and October, as fol- 

 lows . — 



The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and 

 Thursday, September 19, 20, and 21. 



The New Haven County Horticultural Society, Tuesday, Wednesday, 

 and Thuisday, September 26, 27, and 28. 



The American Institute, New York, from Monday the 2d to the 21st of 

 October. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, on Wednesday, Thursday, and 

 Friday, September 20, 21, and 22. 



The New York Slate Agricultural Society, at Buffalo, Tuesday, Wednes- 

 day, and Thursday, September 5, 6, and 7. 



The Cherry Currant. — By our report of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, it will be seen that the president exhibited some specimens of this 

 new variety, which has been stated to be of very large size. We suspect, 

 however, that it has been overrated, as the bunches were only lioo inches 

 long, with eight or ten berries, and no larger than the White Dutch. We 

 have seen it stated that the berries have measured an inch in circumference, 

 but we have seen the White Dutch measuring one and a half inches. It 



