64 FlorlcuUural and Botanical JVolices, 



Society; it has the reputation in England of being a first rate 

 fruit. Ripe in September. 



37. Super-fondante. — Of medium size, form obovate; skin 

 yellow, with a few red dots; flesh juicy, rich and excellent. 

 Ripe in Octobei. The specimen tree, I received from 

 Messrs. Baumann. 



38. Thompson's. — Medium size, form rather oblong; skin 

 yellow with a kw russet specks and blotches; an excellent 

 high flavored pear, ripe in October and November. The 

 scions were sent me from the garden of the London Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



39. Bcurre Kenrick (Van Mons, No. 1599.) — Medium 

 size, flat at the blossom end, tapering to the stalk; color green- 

 ish yellow wiih indistinct russet spots; stem one inch long; 

 flesh good, juicy, sweet and buttery. Ripe in September. 



Art. VI. FloricuUural and Botanical JK'otices of new 

 Plants figured in foreign periodicals; with Remarks on 

 those recently introduced to., or originated in, American 

 gardens; and additional information upon plants already in 

 cultivation. 



Edwards's Botanical Register, or Ornamental Flower Garden 

 and Shrubbery. Each number containing from six to eight 

 plates, with additional miscellaneous information, relative to 

 new Plants. In monthly numbers; 3s. plain, 3s. 6d. colored. 



Paxton's Magazine of Botmiy , and Register of Flowering Plants. 

 Each number containing four colored plates. Monthly. 2s. 6d. 

 each. Edited by J. Paxton, gardener to the Duke of Devon- 

 shire. 



The Gardener's Chronicle, a stamped newspaper of Rural Econ- 

 omy and General News. Edited by Prof. Lindley. Weekly. 

 Price 6d. each. 



Botanical and FloricuUural Intelligence. Botanical Ex- 

 cursion tn the JMountains of JS^orth Carolina. — The last num- 

 ber of Silliman's Journal contains a long and interesting arti- 

 cle by Dr. Gray, giving an account of an excursion to the 



