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size and good flavor, ripening late, and keeping till February. 

 We were furnished with a fine specimen by Mr. Cole, editor 

 of the Farmer^s Journal. It promises to become a favorite 

 apple. Mr. Cole has introduced several other varieties, but 

 we are desirous of seeing the specimens another season before 

 we recommend them to notice. 



The Bevan apple. — Under this name a variety is figured in 

 the OrchardisCs Companion for October last. It is thus 

 described: — 



Size medium; form someuhat flat; skin with a yellow 

 ground, striped with briglit red; flesh white, crisp, and juicy; 

 flavor sprightly, very pleasant, much similar to the summer 

 Pearmaiu. Tree robust and thrifty. Ripens from the 4ih to 

 the 20th of July. The following is the history of this new 

 variety, as given with a figure of the apple: — The parent tree 

 was discovered about forty years since by a Mr. Samuel Be- 

 van, on the edge of a swamp near Salem, N. Y., where it had 

 evidently grown up from a seed: from thence he removed it 

 to his orchard, and subsequently presented buds to Mr. Reeve, 

 with a view to propagating the variety for sale. 



Within a few years, since the variety has appeared in the 

 Philadelphia market, there has been an increased demand for 

 the trees, and Messrs. Reeve have disposed of a large num- 

 ber. Its productiveness renders it a profitable tree for the 

 market. 



Cherries. — Last season, we made mention of the new 

 early Bigarreau cherry, exhibited by Mr. Wilder: from an 

 inspection of the tree the present spring, we are satisfied it is 

 a new and exceedingly early kind. 



Large black Bigarreau of Savoy. — Last season, a large 

 black cherry of beautiftd appearance, even excelling in this 

 respect the black Tartarian, was exhibited before the IMassa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society. The name of the kind 

 was unknown. The original tree was imported from the south 

 of France about ten years ago, and no name was ever 

 received, or, if received, subsequently lost; but from its 

 great resemblance to a variety imported a few years ago by 

 Capt. George Brown, of Beverly, from Italy, and lately come 

 into bearing, we think it one and the same kind. The pres- 

 ent season will enable us to set this matter at rest; but, in the 

 mean time, we can recommend the variety as one of the 

 handsomest and richest cherries we have ever seen. 



