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ered with brown yellow russett, a good fruit and beurre ; 

 about as good as Capsheaf. Styrian, a second rate fruit, and 

 bears an abundant second crop. Bergamotte d'Automne, of 

 Du'Hamel, a good fruit. Alpha, [Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.] 

 the first and only fruit. Cumberland. These two last were 

 exhibited at a previous meeting. Also, a new pear from 

 seed, by Joseph S. Cabot, of Salem; a regular formed 

 fruit below medium size, pear shaped, of the same form as 

 the Epine d'Ete, or of the Jargonelle Epargne, of a yellow 

 color, beurre and good, the tree an abundant bearer, Oct. 

 Also, Endicott pear, a small wild fruit, from the Endicott 

 tree. 



By Dr Joel Burnett of Southboro', — Specimens of the 

 fine fruit of the Burnett pear, so named by the Society in a 

 former year for him. The specimens of this year were in 

 length 3 inches by 2 1-2 inches in the transverse diameter, 

 diminishing rather gradually towards the base, which is some- 

 what irregularly formed ; contracting and compressed near 

 the summit, and tapering to the stalk, which is an inch long ; 

 skin dull, yellowish green, covered with dull red on the side 

 next the sun ; flesh melting and beurre, juice sweet, high fla- 

 vored, aromatic, a little musky and excellent. 



Apples. — By Samuel Phipps, Esq. of Dorchester, — Phil- 

 adelphia Pippin ? so called — an enormous green fruit, not 

 yet at maturity. 



By Mr Manning, from the London Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, — Some specimens of the first fruits. 



William Kenrick offered for exhibition, a variety of fruits 

 of the apple, received of Mr Eben Davis, of Webster, 

 Mass., Dr Burnett of Southboro', and the Rev. Hezekiah 

 Ramsdell, of West Thomson, Conn. Lyscom apple, re- 

 ceived of Dr Burnett, a noble fruit ; large, round, regular 

 form, covered with large broken stripes of pale red on a foun- 

 dation of green ; the flesh tender, flavor aromatic and excel- 

 lent ; sweet, with a just proportion of acid. Oct. Nov. 



