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ing descdption, and Ivave named it after the raiser, -w^ho deserves 

 the thanks of all horticulturisis for his labors in e\ideavoring to 

 produce new varieties. 



Locke pear, — Pruit pretty large, roundish, oblong, somewhat 

 similar in shape to the Doyenne blanc or St. Michael, but rather 

 more pyramidal, two inches and three quarters in length, and 

 two and a half in diameter. Stalk one inch long. Eye small, 

 contracted, and very slightly depressed. Skin yellowish green, 

 with spots of a darker hue intermingled with russet. Flesh but- 

 tery, with a little grit at the core, exceedinsly sweet, with an 

 agreeable aromatic flavor. In eating in December. 



The seeds were either from a St. Germain or the Doyenne 

 !blanc; but which, Mr. Locke is uncertain; the wood has the 

 <ippearance of the former variety. As the trees advance in 

 age tlie specimens will probably be larger than they were this 

 season, — Cond. 



The Mahille Pear. — This most excellent winter fruit came 

 Into our hands throtigh the late Dr. Hosack, of Hyde Park, New- 

 York. The doctor cut the graft, in our presence, from a dwarf 

 at that time growing in his garden, and which he stated was ob- 

 tained by him from Messrs. Buel &. Wilson, of Albany. Judge 

 Buel has lately informed us, in answer to our queries on this 

 subject, that it was imported by him four or five years since 

 among one hundred new varieties from Vilmorin, Andrieux & 

 Co., Paris, and that duplicates having been received, one of each 

 kind was sent to Dr. Hosack. INIessrs. Buel & Wilson, it ap- 

 pears, have lost sight of their tree, which has not fruited or been 

 propagated from. Whether the tree at Hyde Park is yet living 

 we are unable to say — our graft was inserted upon a large tree, 

 where it produced fruit abundantly the past season. From the 

 fact that this variety has had no reputation in pomological works, 

 we have not hitherto propagated it, but shall endeavor to do so 

 largely the coming season. The fruit, as you will recollect from 

 the specimens exhibited by us before the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, is of large size, fine golden yellow color, and of 

 the richest and most delicious flavor: ripe in December. We 

 think it approaches the Colmar in form more than any other va- 

 riet}^ though much superior in every respect to that kind. It is 

 decidedly different from any of the new European sorts hitherto 

 imported by us. C 4' •^- J- Doivning, Botanic Garden and 

 JWrsery^ jYewburgh., JV". Y. [Our correspondents have antici- 

 pated us in the notice of this very superior fruit; and we are 

 glad to hear that they intend to propagate it largely the present 

 year. In our opinion it is the very best December fruit we have 

 ever tasted. — Cond.] 



