1854. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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THE WINTER NELIS PEAR. j 



The above litie poi^rait of the Winter Nelis, 

 was taken froiu a pear grown in the garden of Mr. 

 Andrew Lack.ey, of Marblehead, a gentleman 

 whose fine taste and zeal in the cultivation of 

 fine fruits is worthy of imitation. Downing 

 says : — 



"The Winter Nelis holds, in our estimation, 

 nearly the same rank among winter pears, that 

 the Seckel docs among the Autumnal varieties. 

 We consider it unsurpassed in rich, delicious fla- 

 vor, and indisponsable to every garden, however 

 small. It is a very hardy and thrifty tree, and 

 bears regular crops of pears, which always ripen 

 well, and in succession. Branches diverging, 

 rather slender, light olive. 



It is a Flemish pear, and was originated, above 

 twenty years since, by M. Nelis, of Mechlin. 



Fruit of medium size, or usually a little below it, 

 roundish-obovate, narrowed- in near the stalk. — 

 Skin yellowish-green at maturity, dotted with gray 

 russet, and a good deal covered with russet patch- 

 es and streaks, especially on the sunny side. Stalk 

 an inch and a half long, bent, and planted in a 

 narrow cavity. Calyx open, with stiff, short di- 

 visions, placed in a shallow basin. Flesh yellow- 

 ish white, fine-grained, buttery and very melting, 

 abounding with juice, of a rich, saccharine, aro- 

 matic flavor. In perfection in December, and 

 keeps till the middle of January." 



MR. RUSSELL'S ADDRESS. 

 We give below several paragaphs from the late 

 Address of George R. Russfxl, Esq., before the 

 Massachusetts Charitable Mtchanic Association at 

 Boston, September 27, 1853. Did our limits al- 

 low, we should be glad to give the reader the 

 whole address. 



EVERY BODY PRETENDS TO WORK. 



We live in a country where it is very uncomfor- 

 table to do nothing. Loafing is at a discount, and 

 is the most wearisome of occupations. Carlyle 

 says that "ease is for no man," and if ease means 

 idleness, he must have been thinking of us. In 

 the cities of Europe there is a class which passes 

 through life witlTout doing anything useful. _ Time 

 has sanctioned the profession, and it consists of 

 suflicient numbers to keep one another in counte- 

 nance. But here the attempt is a desperate one. 

 and of such doubtful estimation that the most in- 

 veterate lounger feels it necessary to incur the ex- 

 pense of a gilt sign, to indicate that he has a 

 place of business. It is in vain that he goesround, 

 seeking for sympathy. He feels that he is in every 

 body's^way, and is like the truant boy in t!ie sto- 

 ry, who invited every animal lie met to play with 

 him, but as all were too busy to attend to him, he 

 finally concluded that he had better go to school. 



DESIRE FOR ACCUMULATION. 



The almost universal desire for accumulation i.; 

 wisely implanted in our race to urge us to exer- 

 tion, that we may not desist from labor while there 

 is duty before us, but may be stimulated to con- 

 tinue on the field of action when no longer goaded 

 by the spur of necessity. There is honor in the 



