340 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



the present season, while there is scarcely a place within a 

 large area near the sea board which can boast of an exemp- 

 tion from the general destruction of the crop. This, to us, 

 and we think we may say to our pomological friends, will be 

 a serious loss, in some respects ; for we shall not have the 

 opportunity, for at least a year, of testing the qualities of 

 several new and reputed fine pears, which, the present season, 

 would probably have afforded us excellent specimens. For- 

 tunately, we have a quantity of drawings on hand, which 

 will enable us to give, from time to time, a continued account 

 of many good things, until another year, when we may look 

 forward for a bountiful crop which will amply repay our 

 present loss. We now are enabled to present the descriptions 

 and engravings of six American seedlings, some of which are 

 of high merit. 



109. MoYAMENsiNG. Dictionary of Gardenings Am. Ed. 



Smith's Early Butter, of some. 



The first account we have of this very fine pear, {fig. 29,) 

 is a brief description of it, accompanied with an engraving, 

 in the American edition of Johnson's Dictionary of Garden- 

 ings published in Philadelphia, and edited by Mr. D. Lan- 

 dreth. As no higher eulogium was passed upon it, than that 

 it was a " desirable variety," we did not immediately add it 

 to our collection ; and it was not till last year, when several 

 most beautiful specimens were sent to us by J. P. Gushing, 

 Esq., from his fine collection, that we were aware of the su- 

 perior qualities of the Moyamensing pear: Mr. Gushing does 

 not keep a variety in his collection which does not rank 

 among the very best, and that he highly appreciated this va- 

 riety, we considered sufficient to establish its merits : but, 

 upon tasting the specimens, we found them even better than 

 his good opinion of its qualities had led us to expect. The 

 following note accompanied the specimens sent to us : — 



Dear Sir, — I send you a few of the Moyamensing pears, 

 produced from scions, received from Dr. Brinckle of Phila- 

 delphia, which he represents as a seedling produced in the 

 garden of J. B. Smith, Esq., of that city. It does not ripen 



