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rably retarded in their growth. We hope ihat the past summer, 

 so favorable to the ripening of the wood, will be followed by a 

 spring and summer equally favorable to the development of their 

 fruit. 



A less number of fruits which can be deemed new have come 

 into bearing the past year than the season previous. Some 

 kinds, however, which are not new, but which have produced 

 their fruit in only two or three gardens, have again borne crops, 

 and afforded better evidence of their superiority. In England 

 some of Mr. Knight's pears have ripened good crops, and they 

 are pronounced superior fruits. We shall mention a few of 

 them in our remarks. 



The Dix pear has praved fully equal to the high character 

 which has been given of it: until the past year very few fruits 

 have been produced, except upon the original tree ; grafts 

 which have been taken from it not having come into bearing till 

 1836, and not in any quantity till 1837, It is a beautiful fruit. 

 Mr. Manning had not fruited the Dix when he communicated to 

 us the list of pears in our last volume. With Mr. Downer of 

 Dorchester, who has some fine old vigorous trees, with nume- 

 rous strong grafts upon them, the specimens were exceedingly 

 fine the past year. It should be in every collection of fruits. 



Benrre hose. — Specimens of this fine variety were exhibited 

 at the ainiual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, by Mr. Manning. It is pronounced a first-rate pear by Mr. 

 Thompson of the London Horticultural Society's garden, su- 

 perior in all respects to the Marie Louise. We shall expect 

 some account of this from Mr. Manning, who exhibited speci- 

 mens of the fruit the past season. 



Cabot. — A new pear under this name has been raised from 

 seed, the produce of a fruit of the brown beurre, by J. S. 

 Cabot, Esq., an amateur, of Salem. Mr. Manning states that 

 it is a great bearer, and a good fruit. 



The beurre Duval and Gloria have each produced fruit the 

 past year with Mr. Manning. Unripe specimens were exhibited 

 by him at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, in September. 



The Fondante d^AiUomne, Mr. Thompson states, in a late 

 article in the Gardener''s MagazinCy is a rich and most delicious 

 fruit. He highly recommends it. 



Winter JVelis, or JYelis d^hiver. — This variety Mr. Manning 

 has fruited for two or three successive seasons. He at first 

 formed a rather unfavorable opinion of its merits, but subse- 

 quently, in our last volume, he pronounced it a superior fruit. 

 Jn this opinion he is supported by Mr. Thompson, who highly 

 commends it as one of the best winter varieties. 



The Louis bonne (of Jersey,) is taking the place of the Ma- 



