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plete and compact head of wood. Mr. Manning's grounds are 

 in excellent order, and afford a rich treat to pomologists. 



Garden of the Hon. J. S. Cabot. — The most extensive collec- 

 tion of fruits among our amateur cultivators is that of Mr. 

 Cabot. Not only does it contain a very large number, but 

 they are all of the very choicest kinds, and, — what is of more 

 consequence, — grown so as to show what the real characters 

 of the fruits are ; all experienced cultivators are aware, that 

 a pear frequently does not attain its true size and excellence 

 the first or even second year of its bearing; the tree maybe 

 feeble, or it may be the peculiar habit of the variety ; and, in 

 consequence, many pears have been discarded, even before 

 they had produced a perfect specimen. 



Mr. Cabot's grounds in the city are about an acre in ex- 

 tent, and are filled with large trees, some of which have 

 several kinds on each, and probably nearly a hundred kinds 

 are in fruit. A short distance from the city, he has another 

 garden, stocked with young trees of all the new pears to be 

 had, several of which are already in bearing. 



Among the new pears, he has one which he received from 

 us as the Monarch, which we noticed some time since, 

 (p. 1.55) ; it is a graft on the top of an old tree, and has upon it 

 only three fruits ; they now look like the true sort ; but, in 

 the course of a month, we shall be able to decide this ; after 

 so many attempts, it will be gratifying to know that we pos- 

 sess the genuine kind which Mr. Knight praised so highly. 

 The Flemish Beauty, and Louise Bonne de Jersey are the 

 handsomest objects among the pears : the latter, on a quince 

 stock, was loaded with very large specimens, while, at Mr. 

 Manning's, on the pear, they were not more than two thirds 

 as large or as fair. The Flemish Beauty, we are induced to 

 think, will prove to be the true Beurre Spence, which Dr. 

 Van Mons thought was the best pear he ever raised; we have 

 some speculations to offer on this head at another time. The 

 Andrews here, as well as at Mr. Manning's, were large and 

 splendid ; this pear has never been properly appreciated ; we 

 place it at the head of our native varieties. Gendesheim is 

 a great bearer, handsome and good ; the Cabot is very hand- 

 some this year ; Pailleau, first noticed by Mr. Manning in our 

 Magazine, Mr. Cabot thinks a very desirable variety. The 



