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not that they have more sympathy with nature than with 

 humanity, but they feel that man must enjoy more happi- 

 ness among the simple scenes of the natural world than 

 among the ambitious works of art. Hence comes that serene 

 pleasure that always attends us, when we behold the Rural 

 Deities resuming their habitation in grounds once despoiled by 

 man, and making known their presence by knolls tufted with 

 moss, by plats of wild flowers, by tangled bowers, and the 

 voice of the solitary bird, who flees the haunts of luxurious 

 wealth, and sings only to the children of the swains. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF SELECT VARIETIES OF PEARS. 



BY THE EDITOR. 



Twelve varieties of pears were described and figured in 

 our last volume, (XX.) The season of 1854 was not so pro- 

 lific of new sorts as the previous year, but several varieties 

 which had before only ripened a few specimens, bore a more 

 abundant crop, and enabled us to form a better opinion of 

 their real merits. Those which we now describe are among 

 the number. 



176. FoNDANTE DE NoEL. Albuni de Pomologie, Vol. II. 

 Belle de Noel. 

 Belle Apres Noel. 



This new pear {jig. 9) is one of the seedlings of the late 

 Major Esperin, and is one of his most valuable varieties. It 

 has now fruited in our collection three or four years, improv- 

 ing in its appearance and quality With the age and vigor of 

 the trees. It is a late variety, as its name indicates, and aids 

 in making up a good collection of winter fruits. The tree is 

 a good grower and naturally takes the pyramidal shape, requir- 

 ing but little pruning to what many other kinds do when 

 trained in this form. It does not appear to be very vigorous 

 upon the quince, and so far we consider it not well adapted 

 to that stock ; it comes into bearing early upon the pear, and 



