1856. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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THE LODGE PEAR. 



smith's BORDEN A.'V^ OF SOME COLLECTIONS. 



This portrait of the Lodge Pear is a good one 

 The fruit grew in the garden of Col. Wilder, of 

 Dorchester, who not only furnished that in its 

 season, but has kindly sent us the following history 

 and description : 



The Lodge pear was brought to notice about 

 twenty years since by the late Col. Carr, of Phila- 

 adelphia, and was supposed to be a seedling 

 fruit of that vicinity. Within a few years it has 

 been disseminated from Hartford, Conn., as Smith's 

 Bordenave, having been received in an invoice of 

 trees imported from France into that city, either 

 without a name, or one which was subsequently 

 lost. Whatever its origin may have been, it pos- 

 sesses excellent characteristics, and is worthy of ex- 

 tensive cultivation. 



Size, rather above medium, three and a half 

 inches long, including stem, by two and a half in 

 diameter; form, acute, pyriform, broad across the 

 middle, some specimens inclining to obovate, out- 

 line and surface a little irregular; calyx, small, 

 sunk in moderately deep basin ; stem, one inch long, 

 rather stout and curs'ed, sometimes swollen at the 

 base and set without depression ; color, dull green. 



overcast with a thin coat of russet ; Jlesh, greenish 

 white, very melting and juicy ; flavor, rich, vinous, 

 with a distinct high brown beurre aroma ; maturity, 

 first of October ; quality, very good. 



The tree is hardy, but not very vigorous, except 

 when grafted on the leading shoots of old trees. 

 It produces abundant crops, which adhere strongly 

 to the branches during the autumnal gales, and the 

 fruit keeps well for one of its season. 



For the New England Farmer. 



UPLAND CRANBERRY. 



Messrs. Editors : — I know that you are interest 

 ed, and are glad to receive' information in regard 

 to any new fruit that may come into use from any 

 section of our country. I have recently had my 

 attention called to an upland cranberry, found on 

 sterile hill-sides and barren, cold lands, near the 

 upper lakes in Canada. Prof. F. Shepard,^ of New 

 Haven, from whom I gained my information, and 

 from whom I received a sample of the berries, 

 says that he has seen them in great abundance on 

 his exploring expeditions, and that they almost 

 cover the ground in places where but very little 

 vegetable matter can be found, and look beautiful, 

 with their bright flaming red color. 



