CONTENTS 



TRANSACTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PAGE. 



Preface, --..--.----3 



Camellia Japonica, var. Wilderii, (with plate,) - - - - - - 11 



Camellia Japonica, var. Mrs. Abby Wilder, (with plate,) - - - - 12 



The Van Mons Leon Le Clerc Pear, (with plate,) - - - - - - 13 



Character, History and Culture of the Pear. By Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, - - 15 



The Williams Apple, (with plate,) ... - - - - - 27 



Some Remarks on the Superiority of Native Varieties of Fruit. By A. J. Downing, Esq., 29 

 The Baldwin Apple, (with plate,) .......33 



The Hybridization of the Camellia Japonica and its varieties. By Hon. M. P. Wilder, 35 

 The Dix Pear, (with plate,) - - - - . - - . - 41 



Analysis of the Forms of Pears, ..-.-.--43 

 Simple Forms, .---... ..45 



Compound Forms, - • • - • - - • - 47, 49 



The Andrews Pear, (with plate,) - - - - - - • .51 



The Tyson Pear, (with plate,) . . - - ... 53 



Results of the Cultivation of six kinds of Garden Pea. By J.E. Teschemacher, Esq., - 55 

 Downer's Late Red Cherry, (with plate,) ...... 59 



Historical Sketch of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. By Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, CI 

 The Beurre D'Aremberg Pear, (with plate,) . . - - • - 93 



The Dearborn Seedling Pear, (with plate,) ------ - 97 



The Heathcot Pear, (with plate,) -..--- • 101 



The Red Astrachan Apple, (with plate,) - - - - - ' * 1^3 



