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Of all those described, I should recommend as best the 

 Rivers's Early Favorite, English Wheat, and Drap d'Or. 

 They would unite all the good qualities of the others, ripen 

 in proper succession, and give a pleasing variety of color and 

 flavor. 



Salem, January 31, 1849. 



Art. III. Pomological Notices ; or Notices respecting new 

 and superior Fruits, worthy of general Cultivation. By 

 the Editor. 



The deep interest, which is felt in the subject of pomologi- 

 cal science, is most apparent in the continued introduction ot 

 new varieties, notwithstanding the large number already in 

 cultivation. The foreign catalogues abound in names of new 

 sorts, and many native seedlings have been added to the great 

 number which, within a period of twenty years, have swelled 

 up the catalogue of American varieties. To fully and satis- 

 factorily test the qualities of these almost numberless sorts, is 

 a labor of time ; many of them will, undoubtedly, after a 

 while, be rejected as worthless : while others will be retain- 

 ed as deserving a place among the choicest which we now 

 possess. 



The task of rejecting is a difficult one; especially as some 

 fruits do not show their real character, only under peculiar 

 circumstances of soil, locality, and management ; and, without 

 due caution, a variety might be thrown out, which, in reali- 

 ty, may claim a rank with the very best kinds. But, on the 

 other hand, there are others which soon show such good evi- 

 dence of their excellence, that they deserve to be brought to 

 the notice of cultivators at once. It is our task, in these 

 notices, to enumerate all which promise to become valuable, 

 that they may claim the early attention of zealous cultivators, 

 and become more generally introduced. 



Pears. 



We commence with a notice of some American varieties : 

 Ott's Seedling. — A Pennsylvania pear, sent to the Massa- 

 voL. XV. — NO. m. 14 



