276 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Size, large, about four inches long, and three in diameter : 

 Form, pyramidal, full around the crown, rather suddenly con- 

 tracted near the stem : Skin, fair, slightly rough, dull green- 

 ish yellow, thickly covered with very large russety dots, con- 

 nected in many places so as to form irregular patches, and 

 slightly tinged with pale red on the sunny side : Stem, long, 

 about one and a half inches in length, moderately stout, 

 curved and twisted, somewhat fleshy at the base, and obliquely 

 inserted without any very perceptible cavity : Eye, medium 

 size, open and moderately sunk in an irregular open basin ; 

 segments of the calyx, very long, pointed, diverging : Flesh, 

 yellowish white, rather coarse, buttery and juicy : Flavor, 

 rich, sugary, highly aromatized and delicious : Core, large : 

 Seeds, large, long and pointed. Ripe in October. 



THE PRODUCTION OF SEEDLING PEARS. 



The following excellent hints on the growth of seed- 

 ling pears are by M, de Jonghe of Brussels, communicated to 

 the Gardeners^ Chronicle. It is well known that our nurse- 

 rymen import a larger part of their pear stocks under the im- 

 pression that they cannot easily be raised here. We hope 

 M. Jonghe's remarks will eradicate this erroneous idea, and 

 that ere long our cultivators may be enabled to raise stocks in 

 sufficient quantity and of better quality than can be obtained 

 abroad. To amateurs, who are amusing themselves with the 

 production of new varieties from seed, M, Jonghe's article will 

 be especially welcome. — Ed. 



The essential properties of a new variety of pear exist in 

 a rudimentary state in the seed. Time and favorable circum- 

 stances will develop the embryo plant, but cannot change its 

 specific nature. Its existence dates from the time that the 

 pistil is fertilized by the pollen before or after the opening of 

 the corolla. In dissecting a flower before the corolla is open. 



