NEW FKUITS. DO 



Dr. Nicaise. — Another foreign variety, which comes to 

 ns with a great recommendation. We have had so many 

 of this sort, that no one will feel very much disappointed 

 even if this last new wonder should prove to be no better 

 than its predecessors. The plants are offered at 810 j^er 

 dozen, which we think is a large sum to pay for learning 

 so little. 



Ida. — From the advertisements of those who had plants 

 of this variety for sale, one might suppose that it was a 

 brilliant star ; but experience has proved that it is a will- 

 o'-the-wisp, and a very small one at that. In other w^ords, 

 it is a great failure, being too small, and not good enough 

 to be worthy of any great attention. 



Metccdfs Early. — This is another great failure. Thou- 

 sands of dollars were expended by our fruit-growers for 

 plants of this much-lauded variety, and although but two 

 years have passed since they obtained them, we have 

 heard of acres being already plowed under. 



Napoleon III. — A large and very good variety for 

 the amateurs, but not for market. It has been in 

 this country for several years, but up to the present 

 has not become very popular. Having been exten- 

 sively advertised of late, we presume it will be widely 

 disseminated, and if it has any decided A^aluable merits, 

 they will soon be fully known. 



Nicanor. — We have considerable faith in this variety, 

 because it was raised and is being disseminated by the 

 w^ell-known firm of Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester, N. Y. 

 Very large size is not claimed for it, but in other good 

 qualities it is said to be equal to the best. 



