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Pears in the Southern States. — I have nothing to write you worth a place 

 in your journal, of which I am sorry. As to fruits, the St. Germain is the 

 only pear that I have had since the Summer Thorn and Messire Jeans have 

 gone out. All my other varieties, as the Winter Bon Chretien and Virgou- 

 louse, being cracked and gritty, except a few from a dwarf tree, the fruit 

 of which resembles the Bon Chretien in shape and size, but is, I think, 

 rather more mealy and not so good ; but this may be from its being upon 

 quince root. My St. Germain trees have borne a full crop, and the fruit is 

 very fine in size. I weighed one to-day that weighed a pound and an 

 ounce. The season has been of the worst for fruit that I have ever known ; 

 and trees that will bear in such a season deserve a place in every garden, in 

 my opinion. — I remain yours, respecifulli/, Robert Chisholm, Beaufort, No- 

 vember 1, 1847. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, October 23d.— Exhibited.— Flowers : From Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co., a fine plant of iS'edum Sieboldn, and six hand bouquets. 



Fruits. — From the President of the Society, Marie Louise, Ananas, 

 Parasille, Napoleon, and Bezi de la Motte, and Jacquemont pears : the 

 Ananas was pronounced excellent : also Seedling St. Germain pears raised 

 by Gov. Edwards, and received from New Haven. From Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co., Vicompte de Spoelberch, Figue de Naples, Passe Colmar, Beurr6 

 Crapaud, Bezi Montigny, and Beurr6 d'Aremberg pears; also Swan's Or- 

 ange and Reid's Seedling, received from western New York : the Com- 

 mittee pronounced the Vicompte de Spoelberch fine. From S. Walker, 

 Eyewood, Urbaniste, and Leon le Clerc pears ; Eyewood proves to be ex- 

 cellent. From J. Washburn, fine Orange and Portugal quinces, and Isa- 

 bella grapes. From J. Slickney, Madotte pears of indifferent quality. 

 From Miss Jones, Boston, Doyenn6 blanc pears, very fine: fine speci- 

 mens of the same pear were received from E. J. Long, and from a garden 

 in McLean street. From S. A. Walker, fine Brown Beurr^, Roi de Wur- 

 temberg, and Louise Bonne de Jersey pears. From George Newhall, Ful- 

 ton, Seckel and Urbaniste pears, all fine. From Hon. J. S. Cabot, speci- 

 mens of the Monarch pear, which proved to be very indifferent : this was 

 from a tree received from Messrs. Hovey & Co., and is the fourth variety 

 which has been received for the Monarch from England. It was not the 

 Monarch of Mr. Thompson, though it may be the Monarch of Mr. Knight ; 

 so many errors have been made in regard to this variety, that some culti- 

 vators doubt the existence of the original pear of Mr. Knight. 



Oct. 30th. Exhibited. — Fruit: From the President of the Society ,Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme pears, very handsome. From J. F. Allen, Syrian, Zinfindal, 

 Wilmot's No. 16, Black Hamburgh, and White Nice grapes; also the 

 Ropes and Verte longue d'Automne pears. From Jos. Stickney, hand- 



