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Great Citron of Bohemia, Gendesheim Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Hericarte, Henri Quatre, 

 Jalousie, Long Green, Lewis, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Long Green of Autumn, Messil 

 d'Hiver, Muscadine, JMarie Louise nova. Paradise d'Autumne, Pacquency, Princess of 

 Orange, Poire Rameux, P. Gerande, Queen of the Low Countries, Rousselet Precoce, St. 

 Andr6, Summer Rose, Surpasse Virgalieu, Ghislain, Seckel, Seedling Maria, Surpasse St. 

 Germain, Sucre Vert, Spence, (from Rivers,) Smith's Pennsylvania. Thompson, Urbaniste, 

 Winter Nelis, Wilkinson. 



From Thomas Dowse, Cambridge, four dishes of Bartlett Pears, and three of Gansel's 

 Bergamot Pears. 



From Josiah Gilmore, by G. L. Gilmore, Newton, Apples, viz. : — Blue Pearmain, Blush 

 Apple, Bellflower, Egg Apple, Hubbardston Nonesuch, Lady Apple, Roxbury Russet, 

 Spitzenberg. Pears — Flemish Beauty, Seckel. 



From John M. Ives, Salem, Pears, viz.: — Andrews, Bartlett, Beurre Remain, (1), B. 

 Bosc, Belle Lucrative, Bezi de la Motte, Cushing, Columbia, Flemish Beauty, Fulton, 

 Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Harrison's Fall Baking, Hacon's Incomparable, Jalousie, Long 

 Green, Washington, Winter Nelis. Apples — A superior late Apple from Stratham, N. H. • 

 a fine tender sweet, Essex County variety. Plums — Green Gage, Reine Claude Violet, Red 

 Gage of Downing, Sharp's Emperor. Peach — Ives's Early Melacoton. 



From I. Fay, Cambrigeport, Pears, viz. : — Williams's Bon Chretien, Capiaumont, 

 Chaumontel, Easter Beurre, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Napoleon, 

 St. Michael, Seckel, and one unnamed. Peaches — Cooledge's Favorite, Jaques's Rare- 

 ripe, Lemon Rareripe, Owen's Rareripe, Pike's Rareripe, Red and Yellow Rareripe. 



From Parsons & Co., Flushing, Long Island, New York, thirtytwo varieties of Apples, 

 viz. : — Autumn Bough, Court of Wyck, Esopus Spitzenburg, Fallawater, Franklin's 

 Golden Pippin, Fall Harvey, Fameuse, Fall Pippin, Federal Pearmain, Golden Russet, 

 Herefordshire Pearmain, Hawthornden, Kilham Hill, Long Stem, Michael Henry Pippin, 

 Marigold, Morris Sweeting, Maiden's Blush, Newton Pippin, Newton Spitzenburg, None- 

 such, Pennock's, Pickman's Pippin, Rambo d'Ete, Scheenmaker, Seek-no-further, Tolman's 

 Sweeting, Trimmer's Russet, Vandevere, Willis's Sweeting, Yellow Bellefleur. Pears — 

 Lawrence, from the original tree. 



From George R. Russell, West Roxbury, Grapes, viz. : — Black Hamburg, Chasselas de 

 Fontainebleau, Muscat of Alexandria, Royal Muscadine, Red Frontignan, Syrian, Wilmot's 

 Black Hamburg, White Frontignan. 



From Thomas Liversidge, Dorchester, Black Hamburg Grapes. 



From M. H. Ruggles, Fall River, Pears, viz. .- — Bartlett, Durfee, Hull, Phillips, Seckel, 

 Wilbur, all fine specimens. 



The following note from Mr. Ruggles accompanied these Pears : — 



DuRFEE, OR Shawl Pear. — This variety originated on the farm of George Durfee, in 

 Tiverton, R. I. The trunk of the parent tree is some eight or ten inches in diameter. It 

 may be thirty or forty years old. It is a good bearer. 



Wilbur Pear. — Originated on a farm owned by William Wilbur, in Somerset. It has 

 been undergoing a change in some trees ; the fruit is much larger and the flavor not so 

 good as when the fruit was smaller. 



Phillips Pear. — Originated on the Phillips farm in Newport, R. I., or I found it there, 

 and have been able to trace all synonyms to that stock. The tree from which I took the 

 grafts is quite old — perhaps one hundred years, or more. 



Hull Pear. — Originated in Swanzey. The Parent tree was found by Mr. Hull, and by 

 him brought home and nurtured. On the same farm was found another native variety, 

 which was called Mason Pear.* By some means the names have become confounded. 



*The variety under cultivation in tliis region as tlie " Hull." 



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