256 Notice of a New Seedling Apple. 



duced in his collection, from which we made a drawing at 

 that time. Wishing to have another trial of it before giving 

 a figure and description, we last year had some very fine 

 specimens from the collection of Mr. Cabot, and we were grat- 

 ified to find it prove a very excellent pear, — not first-rate. — 

 but a good-sized, handsome variety, worthy a place in a large 

 collection, — its productiveness and hardy character giving it 

 a claim over some of the better, but more delicate foreign sorts. 



The Pennsylvania pear is a seedling found on the ground 

 of Mr. J. B. Smith of Philadelphia, the original tree of which 

 is stated to be nearly forty feet high, of a pyramidal form, 

 and remarkably robust habit. Its origin and age are not 

 known. It received its name from the Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Society. As an American fruit, it may be ranked 

 with the Buflum, Gushing. Fulton, — other not strictly first- 

 rate varieties. 



Size^ large, about three inches in length, and three inches 

 in diameter : Form^ obovate, largest in the middle, lit- 

 tle swollen on one side, and tapering to the stem, where 

 it ends obtusely : Sk'w., fair, and slightly rough, dull yellow, 

 very rnuch russeted, particularly around the crown, with a 

 ruddy tinge on the surmy side : Stem^ long, about one and a 

 half inches, stout, straight, wrinkled, brown, slightly fleshy 

 at the base, and inserted with scarcely any cavity, but with a 

 swollen projection on one side: Eye, small, closed, and rather 

 deeply sunk in an uneven, ridged, contracted basin ; segments 

 of the calyx, short, pointed, stiff": Flesh, yellowish white, 

 coarse, melting, and juicy : Flavor, rich, sugary, slightly per- 

 fumed, and good : Core, small : Se^ds, very small, plump, 

 light brown. Ripe in October, and keeps some lime. 



Art. III. Notice of a neiv Seedling Apple. By A. Fahnes- 

 TOCK, Lancaster, Ohio. 



A NEW Seedling Apple has been raised by the Rev. C. 

 Springer, Meadow Farm, near Zanesville, Ohio, which, on 

 account of its great productiveness and late keeping, I consid- 



