374 Domestic Notices. 



Belle de Bruxdles Pear. — Permit me to say, that the Belle de Bruss- 

 ells, or Belle d'Aout, usually cultivated in New England, is not the same 

 as that grown by EUwanger and Barry, which they prize so highly. I have 

 both growing in my garden. They are quite distinct. I have compared 

 mine with trees from Col. Wilder, Manning, and other sources, and find 

 none others like that from E. & B., but all of" them like each other, hav- 

 ing a more downy leaf than that from E. & B. It may prove, therefore, 

 that Elhvanger and Barry's is the true one, and that it will be as good here 

 as with them — Thy Friend, J. M. Earlc, Worcester, July, 1849. 



[We do not know how far Messrs. Wilder or Manning's trees are cor- 

 rect, but we knov? that our Belle de Bruxelles is the same as EUwanger 

 and Barry's, for we have seen the fruit of each, and examined the trees. 

 Messrs. E. & B. sent specimens of the fruit last year to the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, for exhibition, and we had an opportunity to try 

 them. We were satisfied, as well as the committee, of the identity with 

 the pear cultivated under the same name in many collections around Bos- 

 ton. In some cases the Belle et Bonne has been received from France as 

 the Belle d'Aout, and no doubt this has been often sold for it. The Belle 

 et Bonne has a slightly downy leaf. — Ed."] 



Munificent bequest to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. — We leirn 

 that the Hon. Theodore Lyman, whose death took place on the 17th of July, 

 at his residence, in Brookline, made some noble bequests of his ample 

 wealth ; among others equally liberal. Ten Thousand Dollars are given 

 to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society ; on what conditions have not 

 been made known, but, undoubtedly, to be used in such manner as will best 

 promote the interests of the society, of which he was an Honorary mem- 

 ber.— £rf. 



Horticultural Club at Flushing, L. I. — A Horticultural Club has been 

 established at Flushing, the meetings of which are holden weekly on Sat- 

 urday evening. The Flushing Journal, containing a report of the articles ex- 

 hibited at the meeting, July 30th, has been sent us, from which, we notice 

 that Messrs. Winter & Co. exhibited half a dozen bouquets, and Messrs. 

 Parsons & Co. twelve varieties of cherries, and three bouquets. 



Mr. Thomas McMinn, gardener to Mr. Wells, at Jamaica, carried off the 

 palm of the evening. He exhibited eleven dahlias, and two superb petu- 

 nias, one of which he has named Hoveyi, in honor of Mr. C. M. Hovey, of 

 Boston ; fourteen fine sorts of phloxes ; sixteen of pelargoniums, &c. 

 Mr. McMinn was highly complimented by the committee ; all the articles 

 exhibited by him proved his merit as a master of his profession. It is too 

 bad that our gardeners should permit Mr. McMinn to run away with all the 

 honors. Although we have among us all the material for a first-rate exhi- 

 bition, we have our doubts whether any gardener can excel Mr. McMinn. 

 {Flushing Journal.) 



[We must return our thanks to Mr. McMinn for the compliment intended 

 in naming his petunia after us, and we shall take especial pride in cultivat- 

 ing the plant which he has been kind enough to offer to send us. Flushing 

 must indeed have lost its renown, as containing the oldest and most exten- 



