(whitewood,) put them on the sled and transport them to your homes, plant them along 

 the roadsides, and here and there in the vicinity of your dwellings ; and in a year or 

 two you will find you have made a wonderful improvement in the comfort of your home 

 and the appearance of your home landscape. Dig good large, wide, and deep holes for 

 them. First, have some good loam from the fence corner or the woods, to put about 

 the roots. Take them up with all the roots entire, prune the heads lightly, but don't 

 '■'• pollariV them; that is, cut oflf the heads entirely; for that destroys their natural 

 characteristic forms for several years. Shorten the limbs only. If evergreens, such as 

 Balsam Firs, Spruces, Hemlocks, Pines, and Cedars, can be had, don't fail to add a few 

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE POMOLOGICAL CONGRESS. 



The Proceedings of the Pomological Congress held in Philadelphia on the 13th and 

 14th of September last, have made their appearance in a heavy pamphlet of 168 pages. 

 We are indebted to Dr. W. D. Brinckle, of Philadelphia, for an early copy. This vol- 

 ume surpasses by far any of its predecessors, not only in the quantity, but in the value 

 of its contents ; and this value is greatly enhanced by its prompt publication. It opens 

 with the excellent address of the President, Dr. Brinckle ; then follow the lists of 

 delegates, showing thirteen States to be represented ; then the oflScers elected for the 

 ensuing year; address of the Hon. M. P. Wilder, the newly elected President, on 

 taking the chair ; proceedings in regard to the late A. J. Downing ; subjects reported 

 by the business committee for the action of the meeting ; Constitution and By-Laws of 

 the Pomological Society ; discussions on fruits ; committees ; lists of contributors of 

 fruits ; catalogue of varieties adopted, recommended, and rejected by the Society ; 

 reports of State committees ; and lastly, the eulogium pronounced by Col. Wilder. 

 The Reports of the State Fruit Committees contain many valuable and interesting facts 

 and statements, which we sKall hereafter cull, .as leisure permits. We find reports 

 from Maine, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, District of 

 Columbia, Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, and Illinois. 



The discussions on fruits we had intended to condense, and give a sketch of their 

 substance ; but not finding leisure to do so, we shall at present extract entire, as we find 

 them in the report, the discussions on three popular varieties of pears, the Dearbortis 

 Seedling, Duchesse (/' Orleans, and Doyenne (TEte : 



"Hon. Samuel Walkee, Massachusetts. I will suggest the propriety of cancelling from that list 

 the Dearborn^s Seedling. I am ready to admit that when you liave a fine large Bpecimen, well 

 ripened, it has very few equals, and I was almost about to say, has no superiors. I have found it, 

 however, to be a very small pear as regards the average crop, and not well fitted for the market. 

 My next reason is that it is a very poor grower, and in order to get fine specimens of it, the grafts 

 must be put into large stocks, say from twelve to twenty years old ; then it must be very well culti- 

 vated. I make these remarks to ascertain the experience of other gentlemen in regard to this pear. 



"Mr. S. B. Parsons, Flushing, Long Island. I am so"ry the Dearborn's Seedling proves so bad 

 near Boston. With us, on Long Island, it is tlie best pear ofthe season, although not very large. 



" Mr. Hancock, Burlington, New Jersey. It has done very well with me for the last six )'ears ; but 

 I find one objection to it., and that is, if you have a large crop, the pears are inferior. For my own 

 section of the country, I hope it will not be stricken out I sjjeak of New Jersey. 



" Col. IIoDGE, of New York. I have known this pear six or eight years, and have made up my 

 mind to strike it out from my own collection for two years past, and for myself move it be stricken 

 from the list. 



"Mr. Hayes, of New Jersey. I have found, from actual experience, that it has been more profit- 

 able to raise it for the market, this season, tlian any other early pear, and I am very much oj>po8ed 

 to striking out pears ajid other fruit until they have been thoroughly tried. I trust it will not be 

 stricken out. 



"Mr. Eshleman, of Pennsylvania. With me the Dearborn's Seedling in the interior of this State 

 is prolific to a fault, and small, but as good aa anything we have of its season. 



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