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iiig and fruiting until checked by frost. If protected in-doors 

 it would undoubtedly produce fruit during the winter months. 

 The great advantage of this fruit over all other varieties of 

 the raspberry is, that, if the stocks should be accidentally 

 broken or cut off, or should be killed by winter frost, it is all 

 the better for the crop, and if all other fruits should fail from 

 the effects of spring frost, we should have this to rely upon 

 during the fall month, as its fruit is produced on the shoots 

 made from the ground the same year. Another great advan- 

 tage is, that, from a small space of a few yards of ground, a 

 daily dessert for a small family would always be at hand dur- 

 ing the autumnal months. 



POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP 



Poire Briffaut. — This is the name of a new early variety 

 recently introduced to the notice of pomologists in the Revue 

 Horticole, of Paris. It is a French variety and was raised by 

 M. Briffaut, gardener at the manufactory of the Sevres porce- 

 lain. It is stated to surpass, by its size and brilliant color, 

 "all the summer pears known at the present day." The fruit 

 begins to ripen the last of July : the size is medium to large : 

 skin showy, at first green, changing to yellow, with a brilliant 

 red cheek on the sunny side. The flesh is white, very fine, 

 with an abundant juice, slightly acidulated, and of a flavor 

 very agreeable. It does not keep long. In general form it 

 approaches the Louise Bonne of Jersey, with the brilliant col- 

 oring of the French Jargonelle. " Notwithstanding all our 

 researches," says the Editor of the Revue, " we have not 

 found a variety which possesses the size, color, &c., of this 

 pear at the period of its maturity." M. Briffaut proposes to 

 offer it for sale during the present year. 



The Musque' Verbal Grape. — This is a seedling raised 

 by Mr. J. F. Allen of Salem, and promises to be a very fine 

 musk grape, not quite so large as the Frontignans, but early, 

 a good bearer, forces well, with the rich musk peculiar 



