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Ramsdell, of West Thompson, Connecticut, and were produced 

 from trees which had been grafted wiih scions which Mv. Rams- 

 dell had gathered in various parts of the country which he had 

 visited, and are supposed to be native seedlings. We have tast- 

 ed most of them ourselves; and, although we could not fully de- 

 cide upon their relative merits, we have no hesitation in stating 

 that some of them are equal, if not superior, to many of the old 

 sorts which have been so highly estimated. They are all worthy 

 of trial, and gentlemen who have extensive orchards would do 

 well to engraft such trees as now produce inferior sorts with 

 these varieties. 



We have perceived with great pleasure that some new varie- 

 ties of fruits have been produced from seed in various parts of 

 the country. In our reports of the various horticultural socie- 

 ties in the Union we noticed some new kinds which have lately 

 come into bearing. We certainly hope that this is but the be- 

 ginning. It is to our own native seedlings that we must look, 

 especially as regards apples, for superior varieties to take the 

 place of the great number, of foreign origin, which do not suc- 

 ceed in our climate. Many of the English varieties, which 

 have been reported to possess very high qualities abroad, have, 

 with us, been pronounced by good judges as only second or 

 third rate fruits. As yet, the Baldwin, Newtown pippin, and 

 some other American apples, stand before all foreign produc- 

 tions; and there is no reason why, with such parents, a progeny 

 should not be reared in this country, possessing all their vigor 

 and hardiness, with an increase in excellent qualities. We hope 

 our cultivators will pursue the subject with that zeal which they 

 ever manifest in the cause of horticulture. Aside from the 

 agreeableness which always attends the rearing of seedling fruits, 

 our gardens will be stocked with a hardy and vigorous race of 

 superior varieties. — Ed. 



Coe''s fine late red plum. — This fine and very late variety has 

 fruited with us for the first time this season, and is worthy of ex- 

 tensive cultivation. The fruit is oval, from three fourths to an 

 inch in diameter, and of a dull red color. It ripens here the last 

 of September and first of October, and if plucked from the tree 

 it may be kept in the fruit-room for a considerable time. The 

 flavor is high, and the fruit juicy and sweet, and it will, no doubt, 

 be a valuable variety for market. We received it from Miller, 

 of the Bristol nurseries, England. 



Frost Gage. — This plum, but little known out of this district 

 of country, we consider one of the most valuable varieties in the 

 whole catalogue of fruits. We can trace its origin no farther 

 back than to the farm of !Mr. Dubois, of Dutchess county, N. Y., 

 who found the original tree upon his farm, planted, as he be- 



