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Bergamotte Heimhoiirg. — A very vigorous growing tree, 

 seems suited to the orchard ; described as a large, fine pear ; 

 from M. Bivort. 



Rousselet St. Nicholas. — Also from M. Bivort ; seems to 

 be a very hardy tree ; said to be, though small, of exquisite 

 flavor, and to bear well ; ripe in February and March. 



Henry de Bivort. — A remarkably vigorous grower, and 

 said to be a good pear. 



Poire de Tongres. — A very vigorous tree ; also said to be 

 a beautiful and excellent fruit. 



Poire Prince Albert. — Strong growing tree ; fruit ripens 

 in February and March ; first bore fruit 1848. 



Beurrc Cornice de Toulon. — Tree described as being of a 

 remarkable vigor, and very productive ; received the first 

 prize in 1852, from the Society of Toulon, 



Calebasse Tougard. — Dedicated to the President of the 

 Horticultural Society of Rouen ; described as large, and one 

 of the very best late summer or autumn pears ; said not to 

 answer on the quince. 



Poire delices de Froyennes. — First bore fruit in 1853 ; 

 received the first premium from the Horticultural Society of 

 Tournai ; produced by M. Courcelles, proprietor of Froyennes, 

 near Tournai in Belgium ; is described as a very vigorous 

 and very fertile tree, with fruit of a moderate size, whose 

 quality is best expressed by the word delicious ; ripens the 

 last of November in Belgium. 



This list might be much extended, but is already sufficiently 

 large to answer the purpose had in view in offering it, which 

 was to bring to the notice of cultivators some of the additions 

 more recently made to this branch of pomology. 



Apples. — The crop of apples in this vicinity, notwith- 

 standing the drought, was, as is always the case on the even 

 years when the Baldwins bear, average in quality and not 

 deficient in quantity. It is rather a subject for regret that 

 cultivators should devote themselves so generally to the 

 Baldwin, bearing as that variety does only on alternate years, 

 although then most abundantly, to the neglect of other kinds. 

 Some new apples have been exhibited ihe past year, but none 

 were noticed that seem to require a particular description. 



