TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. / 



by many members of our Society, as a zealous, enterprising horticultu 

 rist, now no more. We refer to E.W. Bull, Esq., late of Hartford, Ct. 

 whose melancholy and sudden death was announced a few months since 

 It was but a few weeks previous to this sad event, he forwarded to our So 

 ciety a box, containing a great variety of his own and neighbor's fruit 

 consisting of pears and apples, embracing many new, or but little known 

 varieties. 



Cherries. — This delicious fruit is cultivated extensively in the vicinity 

 of Boston, and in no part of the country does it arrive at greater perfection. 

 Our exhibitions, during the season of this fruit, have been peculiarly in- 

 teresting from the great number of superb varieties presented, from nu- 

 merous contributors. The well known varieties. Black Tartarian, Black 

 Eagle, Downer's late Red, and many other familiar sorts, are not yet 

 surpassed by any thing new. The Walsh Cherry, so called, considered by 

 some the same as Bigarreau Savoy, has been repeatedly exhibited and is 

 considered a very good fruit. Among the Seedling Cherries that have 

 been brought to notice, Allen's Montmorency, exhibited by J. F. Allen, of 

 Salem, will rank as one of the best. 



The Plum has been rather an uncertain crop on account of the ravages 

 of the Curculio. Hopes are entertained that a remedy may yet be dis- 

 covered which will put a stop to the work of this destructive insect. The 

 Society have offered a large reward for this purpose ; but, as yet, nothing 

 satisfactory has transpired. Some fruit growers have almost given up the 

 cultivation of the plum in despair. Others have been greatly encouraged 

 by the fact that, in some locations, this insect has so far disappeared within 

 the last two or three years, that large crops of fruit have been raised 

 where it formerly failed. A number of new varieties have been brought 

 to notice that are considered first rate ; among them is the Jefferson Plum, 

 which originated with Judge Buel, of Albany, and fully described by Mr. 

 Downing, of Newburg, N. Y., in his excellent work on "Fruit and Fruit 

 Trees ; " also, the Lawrence and Columbian, raised by Mr. Lawrence, of 

 Hudson, N. Y., and described by the same author ; these varieties are 

 said to be equal in flavor to the Green Gage, which variety may be taken as 

 a standard of perfection as to flavor. 



Grapes. — The Society has been greatly indebted to J. F. Allen, of 

 Salem, for rich displays of luscious grapes, in season and out of season, 

 embracing many rare varieties ; his Figs also, as well as his Peaches of 

 exquisite beauty and fragrance, have been much admired, appearing, as 

 they have done, year after year, two or three months in advance of those 

 grown in open air. It can hardly be imagined that any thing more can be 

 done by way of improving the delicious flavor, size or beauty, of the dif- 

 ferent varieties of grapes, cultivated under glass. The beautiful specimens 



