1853. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



497 



MUSKINGUM PEAR. 



The fruit of which the above engraving is a 

 portrait, was grown in the garden of Mrs. Cole, 

 widov? of the late S. W. Cole, Esq. It is not yet 

 common among us, and perhaps its merits are not 

 fully defined. ISIr. Cole, however, thought it 

 worthy a place in all good gardens. His descrip- 

 tion of it is that it is rather large ; roundish to 

 obovate ; greenish yellow, with many dark specks, 

 and much russet, seldom a brownish blush ; stem 

 long, medial, in a narrow cavity ; calyx sliglit, 

 open, in a slight or with no depression ; flesh yel- 

 lowish-white, very fine, tender, melting, juicy, of 

 a sweet, high, aromatic flavor. 15th Aug. to 10th 

 Sept. Native of Ohio. "We find it perfectly hardy 

 here and a great grower. Probably well adapted 

 to a still more northern culture. 



A Prolific Pear Tree. — The Portsmouth Chron- 

 icle states that in a garden in that city is a St. An- 

 drew's pear tree, which has borne three crops of 

 pears the present season, and is now in bud for 

 the fourth crop. 



I^" A beautiful "Victoria Regia" flower was in 

 bloom at Sayer's garden, Cincinnati, on Thursday 

 last. 



EXHIBITION OP HORSES AT SPRING- 

 FIELD. 



October 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1853. 

 This popular and important movement must not 

 be forgotten. The improvement of our breeds of 

 Horses is a matter of consequence, not only to the 

 farmer, but to every other class of people. Only 

 one horse in fifty in the country towns can be 

 called a good animal. In the cities the propor- 

 tion of good ones may be better, as they drain the 

 country of the finest horses, both for speed and 

 draft. Let us take hold of this enterprise " with 

 a will," and make something come out of it that 

 shall take the place of our diminutive, crooked- 

 legg'd and weazened things called horses, that 

 mope about hitched to our vehicles, and " drag 

 their slow length along " our farms. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



1. Horses intended for exhibition and premium, 

 or for sale, should be entered with the Recording 

 Secretary, H. S. Noyes, on or before Saturday, 

 Oct. 15, 1853. On payment of the entrance fee, 

 a check will be given, which must be presented 

 when the horse is brought to the exhibition ground. 



2. Horses intended for sale will be labeled ac- 

 cordincly, but cannot be withdrawn until the 



[close of the exhibition, except by written permis- 



