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it disappears, immediately to supply its place in the des- 

 sert. Beautiful dwarf trees may be formed by grafting 

 on the common white thorn, which, however, are not very 

 patient of transplanting. The French jargonelle is green 

 on one side and red on the other, and is a fruit of inferior 

 quality. 



The Ananas d 1 Ete is scarcely noticed by our horticul- 

 tural writers ; but it seems a good variety to succeed the 

 jargonelle. In the Experimental Garden at Edinburgh, it 

 ripens on a standard in the second week of September. 

 It is of middle size, about two and a half inches broad, 

 tapering a little towards the stalk, round at the top, eye 

 small, slightly sunk in a cavity ; red on the exposed side, 

 green, and somewhat russety on the other ; flesh white, 

 melting, with a pleasant sweet juice. Sometimes called 

 King William Pear. 



The Summer Francreal, or the Yat of Holland, may be 

 noticed as another pear to follow the jargonelle, as it ripens 

 about the middle of September. The tree proves, in gene- 

 ral, a great bearer. 



The Longueville. — Some very ancient trees of this varie- 

 ty exist at Jedburgh ; and in the garden of the Regent 

 Murray at Edinburgh there are several which apparently 

 are coeval with the times of the Regency. Though the 

 name is now unknown in France, it is conjectured that the 

 tree was brought over from that country by the Douglas, 

 when Lord of Longueville, in the fifteenth century. The 

 fruit is large, of a thick conical shape, green, and of con- 

 siderable flavor. It ripens in September. 



The Sec/de, of American origin, deserves a place ; for 

 the tree is of dwarfish size, and suited for a border stand- 

 ard, and it seldom fails to yield a crop. The fruit is small, 

 but melting and perfumed. It does not keep. 



