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By Mr Manning, — Styrian, Henri IV., Beurre Knox, Ma- 

 rie Louise. Also Petre, a native of Bartram's Garden at 

 Philadelphia. The tree is healthy, fruit of medium size, 

 pear shaped, color yellow, partially covered with thin russet, 

 flesh melting, juice sweet, a little musky, with a fine flavor ; 

 the fruit uniformly fine. 



By John Prince, Esq. Roxbury, — Marie Louise. 



By Mr Davis, Plymouth, — Marie Louise, large specimens. 



Apples. — By Jonathan Warren, of Weston, — Golden 

 Harvey, so called, but wrongly named, a native ; Porter, and 

 another fruit, a native, of a red color, large, with a sprightly 

 acid. 



By Mr Clapp, of South Reading, — Pippin, a large, pale, 

 flat fruit, of excellent flavor. 



By Mr Grosvenor, — A fruit from a French tree, must be 

 the Pomme Noir; small, round, flattened, of a shining dark 

 color, almost black. The blackest apple we ever saw ; a 

 beautiful and curious fruit. 



Crrapes. — Fine Grapes, source unknown, will be reported 

 another day. 



October 21, 1837. 

 FRUIT. 



Pears. — From Mr Downer, — Urbaniste, very fine ; 

 Knight's (Rhode Island) late seedling, medium size, not high 

 flavored, but exceedingly sweet. 



From Mr Manning, — Louise Bonne, (of Jersey,) not 

 quite mature. They are considered by one of our most dis- 

 tinguished pomologists, first rate. Jalousie, very fine ; also, 

 two distinct crop of William's Double bearing, (raised from 

 the seed of the St. Germain,) of medium quality. 



From Mr Payne, from the garden of Benj. Bussey, Esq., 

 Summer street, — Minott, a well known variety. 

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