76 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1880. 



enougli. Of that Pear, — there is the following description by 

 tliose wlio disseminate it : — 



"Bonne du Puits d'Ansault — Andre Leroy, 1865. medium size; 

 melting ; juicy, and very fine-grained. One of the finest in quality of 

 all newly-introduced foieign pears ; fully equal to the best Seckel. 

 Tree moderately vigorous. September." 



High praise that, from Patrick Barry ! and what he should 

 have weighed well before proclaiming so widely. " Fully equal 

 to the best Seckel !" Have you ever seen such, or do you expect 

 that you ever will ? I put that upon record, here and now, that 

 you may refer to it when the variety can be tested. For other- 

 wise, how can you appreciate the keen perception of him who 

 sees what eye hath not seen ; or hold to his full measure of 

 responsibility one who assumes that which no man hath yet 

 proved ! 



Of '-'- Earles Bergamot^'' A. D. 1880, nothing further can be 

 declared with confidence. Owing to some unexplained reason, it 

 was not exhibited, at its maturity, by our associate,* who alone 

 has perfected it, as he alone preserved it. In response to a 

 request that he would furnish some specimens for your inspec- 

 tion, Mr. Townsend stated that he had none remaining, — as it 

 .had been gone for a week at least. Others of your members 

 have scions growing ; and from them a report may be expected 

 in due lime. 



What sliall we do with our Apples ? is a cry that increases in 

 intensity with each recurring harvest. Some have felled their 

 Orchards: — an effectual, but quite idiotic method of avoiding the 

 trouble that comes from having too much of a good thing. In 

 Vermont, they have learned how to convert cider into jelly: the 

 next step in the process, and one that is equally successful, being 

 the conversion of the jelly into Massachusetts dollars. But 

 palliatives only soothe : they are not remedies. Why shall we 

 not find a market for surplus Apples as well as for Corn and 

 Cotton ! Already, a large commerce has sprung up, that prom- 

 ises ere long to make the Mother Country an eager customer for 

 that staple fruit, as she ever was of those other essential products. 



*Mr. Velette P. Townsend, of Quinsigaraond Village. 



