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We are indebted for the finest exhibition of apples made at our 

 rooms to Mr. E. A. Cohnan of Lawrence, Kan., a former resident 

 of Boston, who in the month of October placed on uui- tables fine 

 specimens of more than a hundred varieties, many of them seldom 

 or never seen here. The Yellow Bellflowers, we think, were the 

 finest we have ever seen ; and the Northern Spys were of remark- 

 able excellence. Other fine specimens were the Lowell (in Kansas, 

 one of the best fiill apples), Father Abraham (a native of Virginia, 

 very rich and high-fiavored, fine-grained, andsulid), McAfee's None- 

 such (which is now jilanted more extensively in the West than 

 any other variety). Hay's Wine, Winesap, Fulton, Lady Finger, 

 Rhode-Island Greening (much richer in quality than those grown 

 here), Ortley or White BellUower, Kansas Keeper, Fallawater, 

 Pound Sweet, Roman Stem, Bailey's Sweet, and Westfield Seekno- 

 further. These apples were entirely free from worms, but were 

 thought to be less solid in texture than those grown here. They 

 remained on our tables for more than two weeks, and were exam- 

 ined with surprise and gratification by thousands of people. The 

 collection much exceeded in bulk, and probably in the number 

 of specimens, all the apples placed on our tables during the season 

 by all other exhibiters together. The Committee awarded to Mr. 

 Colman a gratuity of fifteen dollars and a silver medal ; and to his 

 daughter, Miss Alice Colman, who assisted in arranging the collec- 

 tion, a silver medal for her pomological skill ; and feel that the people 

 of Boston and of Massachusetts, who have heard the fame of Kansas 

 apples, are deeply indebted to Mr. Colman for such an opportunity 

 as they have never before enjoyed of seeing them. 



Pkars. — Our record of the exhibitions of this fruit commences 

 on the 7th of January, when Mr. IL Vandine showed, along with 

 well-kept specimens of other varieties, the Duchesse de Bordeaux, 

 which has been higlily extolled by the pomologists of Philadelphia 

 as a late winter pear. In external api)earance it so strongly resem- 

 bled Catillac, that good judges I'elt quite sure it was that variety. 

 Though not melting, it was fine-grained and tender, promising to bo 

 a valuable late kind. .Tan. "21, Mr. J. V. Wellington exhibited eight 

 varieties of pears, among them the Duchesse d'Angouleme ; the 

 others being winter kinds, and some of them remarkably fine speci- 

 mens. They had been kept in a fruit-house, which, however, was 

 operated only as an ordinary ice-house; and were in excellent 

 preservation, most of them being not quite ripe. Such as were in 

 eating were thought not (juite so rich as earlier in the season ; and 

 some had acquired a slight taste of mould, showing the necessity 

 of the utmost care in keeping*from dampness. 



