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THE GENESKE FAEMER. 



received it from France as " M plus meuris^ The variety cultivated under the atter 

 n'net England is a very late-keeping winter variety The ^M.;o. is, we believe 

 the finest airtumn variety imported or introduced within the past twenty years. It was 

 fct frSt<S by Col. Wildek" some seven years ago, and ever since it has been gaining 

 ! Ld in ^^^^^^^^^ of Ihe Boston cultivators, until now they cannot use language 



L ^itnVfor its praise. We have fruited it three years at Rochester, and can say that 

 t is a pear of surpassing excellence. The tree is very vigorous, erect and haiulsome in 

 is Iro vth with large, luxuriant, wavy folded leaves, on long petioles giving the tree a 

 dtthic aspect amoit others. It bears young an<l moderately ; the fruit on the ends of 

 t b aXVel ally, and very regularly distributed. Fruit-large, long, obova^, 

 the biancnes gene, y, -^ J', j marked with russet dots, and usually 



h^i: : :S lZ;'t^ Itn e;;:!: 'the sun. The tlesh is finer, and flavor 

 richer and m^re highly perfumed than the B. Bid, but the latter woukl be more profit- 

 able for extensive cidture. Season about the same as B. Diel-irom October to Jan. 



Thte afe tw^^ varieties of which we think no one need be afraid to plant too many. 

 Five hundred bearing trees of each would be a snug fortune. 



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^ WINTER SHOW OF FRUIT AT ALBANY. 



The display of fruit was not large, but very fine-the greater part from Western New 

 York The committee of arrangements for this department, Messrs. McIntyke, Dokk, 

 Ind GooLD of Albany, had made ample and comfortable preparations both for exhib- 

 tors and v sitors ; and those who were present seemed to enjoy the occasion wel . 

 ^'The MesS. hIvwakos, of Brighton, made their usually superb ^^f^ ( 

 varieties,) besides two dishes of grapes in first rate order in appearance and fla^ or M 

 R. H. Bkown, of Greece, made a fine display of 20 varieties of ^PPl^^^f^^";^^^^ 

 mens eclipsing all the others in size and beauty. Messrs Ellwanger & Barry ofteied 

 Tvar eties of pears, many of which were in tasting cond-tion, -^ g-^ ^^^ J^^f 

 very interestin-and instructive gossip on winter pears. Mr. John S. Goold, of Alban) 

 ™ted a i?h of Inconnue Van Mans pear in nice condition -pronounced good, 

 £ I^lri^'zi. pear and finely preserved IsaMla and ^«f ^'^;. f^P^ ^1}^";™^ 

 of the other contributors will be found in the following report, which we take fiom one 

 of the newspapers : . , , 



S^v'-rcScS LTh "".rThc gS' wit o„ »HWao„ c.„,« f,-o» th« wcstcn, part of the 



State, and but little from this section. „,„„.„^f v.,ri<>tv of Winter Pears, numbering 40 dif- 



Isaac MERU.rr, Tenlield, Monroe County, 3 varieties of Apples. 

 F W. Lav, Greece, Monroe County, 11 varieties _ot Apples. 

 ROBEUT Brown, Greece, Monroe County, 20 var.clics ot Apples. 

 A. Frost, Genesee Valley iNur^ery, '21 varieties of Apples. 

 Judge BuKL, Rochester, 5 varieties of Apples. 



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nSeiety did not oO^r any valuable Vr^f^^^^l^^ j^t^^Sr wKa^SX^^SS 

 that tlic Kxecutivc Committee might be induced to give a tc^v ^i'JdV''^^ ^j,, j^. 

 zeal in g.-tting together the greatest variety and choicest lands of Winter i-iuiu 



The following iiremiums were awarded: ,r , i 



p,,„iTS.— iVars— Ki-iAVANGER & Barry, large bilver Medal. 



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