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By Jona. Warren of Weston, — American Nonpareil, 

 Golden Harvey, a native seedling fruit, must be mis-named. 

 A round dark red fruit, stained inside with red, of middle 

 size and excellent flavor ; Porter apples, very fine. 



Mctarines. — By Thomas Mason, from Charlestown, 

 — Brugnon Nectarines, beautiful. 



Plums. — By Mr Manning, — Quetche D 'Italic or Italian 

 Prune, a fine, large, oblong fruit of a black or dark blue col- 

 or, flavor good. Coe's Golden Drop, the same fruit which 

 was sent by Mr Knight, very large and delicious. 



Grapes. — By Thomas Mason, of the Charlestown Vine- 

 yard, — Black Hamburgh, very fine. 



By Samuel R. Johnson, from his Garden in Charles- 

 town, — Black Hamburgh, very fine ; white Frontignac, fine. 

 Also, white Chasselas, very fine, and the produce of open 

 culture. 



By William Kenrick, — Specimens of Grapes received of 

 Mr John Carter, from his Vineyard in Richmond, Va. Nor- 

 ton's Virginia Seedling. Also, Herbemont's Madeira, de- 

 scribed in a former report. Also, Catawba, from the same 

 source, very sweet and fine. 



Wine. — A bottle of Catawba wine from Mr Carter's Vine- 

 yard, was examined ; the quality good ; and also, another 

 bottle of wine, from the same source, made from Norton's 

 Virginia Seedling Grape, of a dark red or the color of Port 

 wine or Claret. This wine was of a vinous and sufficiently 

 astringent flavor, and was pronounced a superior wine. 



OCTOBEK 14, 1837. 

 FRUITS, ETC. 



Pears. — By Wm. Ohver, Esq. — Columbian Virgaheu, 

 from New York, fruit large and and fine, but hardly ripe. — 

 This fine fruit will keep till January. 



By Mr Downer, — Dix. 



By Mr Grosvenor, — a pear, name unknown. 



