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Glout Morceau. A new Flemish pear; the 

 size is sometimes large, the form rather oblong, 

 round at the crown, diminishing suddenly to the 

 stalk, which is inserted in an oblique cavity ; the 

 skin is a dull green, nearly yellow when ripe, 

 mixed with russet blotches ; the flesh white, juicy, 

 and excellent ; the growth of the tree is crooked 

 and bending; it produces well, and the fruit 

 ripens gradually from December to February. 

 The French nurserymen still continue the culti- 

 vation of this pear under the name of the Beurre 

 d'Aremberg. M. 



[This fine fruit we cannot recommend for general cul- 

 ture, as the greatest proportion of growers complain of its 

 shedding its fruit soon after it has set ; with us, it has in- 

 variably done this. We think that, unless placed in a 

 strong and highly manured soil, it is not worth culti- 

 vation.] 



Muscadine. A New York seedling, brought 

 into notice by A. J. Downing, of Newburgh ; it is 

 a fine early fruit ; the tree makes thrifty upright 

 shoots ; as good a grower as any in our collection. 

 Fruit of medium size, flesh white, and buttery, 

 with a good flavor. Ripe here in September. 



Paradise d'Automne. A new and fine fruit, 

 resembling the Beurre Bosc in form, and equal to 

 it in flavor ; has recently been grown at the Po- 

 mological Garden of Mr. Manning, and which is 

 considered there to be a greater bearer than the 

 Bosc ; it is, without doubt, a valuable acquisition to 

 our fall pears. Flesh white, fine grained, butte- 

 ry, with a high and rich flavor ; ripening in Sep- 

 tember. 



Lawrence. This new variety, a native of 



