56 Pomological JVulices. — JSTotices of 



Art. V. Pomological J^rothts; or JSTotices respecting new 

 and superior varielies of Fruits^ worthy of general cultiva- 

 tion. Notices of ihiity-nine varieties of new pears, which 

 ripened their fruit in the Pomological Garden during the 

 year 1841. By R. Manning, Esq., Pomological Garden, 

 Salem, Mass. 



As we have already intimated, we now have the pleasure 

 of laying before our readers the results of Mr. Manning's 

 labors in the cultivation of new pears the past year. He has 

 sent us the descriptions of thirty-nine kinds, thirty of which 

 have not fruited in any other collection in America. Many 

 of the varieties have been exhibited the past summer and au- 

 tumn at the Massaciiusetts Horticultural Society's room, but 

 several of them are only known to Mr. Manning himself, none 

 having been exhibited. The varieties have been gathered 

 from various sources, both at home and abroad; a larger part, 

 however, were received from that great pomologist, Dr. Van 

 Mons, of Belgium, with whom Mr. Manning has long corres- 

 ponded, and from whom he has received all the most noted 

 seedlings of his own production. The scions of a great 

 number of kinds were received some years since, and soon 

 after they were sent to Mr. Manning, the larger part of the 

 valuable collection of Dr. Van Mons was destroyed, owing 

 to the necessity of the removal of the trees, at a season of 

 the year when their death was inevitable. In consequence 

 of tliis, many of the following sorts do not exist, only in the 

 Pomological Garden at Salem. The scions were sent out 

 under the same numbers and marks of the original trees from 

 which they were cut; and as the varieties came into bearing, 

 Mr. Manning was desirous that they should be named. From 

 Mr. Manning's prefatory remarks, it will be seen that Dr. Van 

 Mons has, with the most commendable liberality, given him 

 liberty to add such names as he pleased. 



It will be perceived that we have given engravings of a few 

 of the varieties; and we only regret that we are not enabled to 

 add more. It is our intention hereafter, to give outline engrav- 

 ings of all the new and more remarkable varieties which we may 

 notice in our pomological reports. By the kindness of Mr. 

 Manning, we were supplied with specimen fruits of those va- 

 rieties we have figured, together with many of the older sorts, 



