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of sorts being grown. Of course, in cities as far north as Albany or Boston, 

 grape-vines and fig-trees would require strawing or other protection during 

 the winter. 



The best grapes for this purpose are White Sweet-water, Golden Chasse- 

 las, Austrian Muscat, Black Prince, and Black Hamburg. 



The best peaches are Hale's Early, Grosse Mignonne, Oldmixon Free- 

 stone, Noblesse, George the Fourth, and Crawford's Melecoton. 



The best nectarine is the Early Violet. The best apricot is the Moor- 

 park. The best plums are the Imperial Gage and the Washington. The 

 best figs are the Brunswick and the White Ischia. 



The culture of these is similar in all respects to that of the open garden; 

 but attention should be paid to giving the trees every spring, before the 

 buds begin to swell, a thorough washing with a brush and soap and water, 

 to cleanse them from the soot and dirt which adheres to them. 



In quoting above so largely from the Minutes of the Inspecting Commit- 

 tee of the New- York Horticultural Society, I do not wish to be understood 

 as relying solely on the testimony they afford. My father used to grow 

 foreign grape-vines in pots for sale for city gardening long before there was 

 much demand for them for vinery-purposes : and I have often been called 

 upon, when a young lad, to prune the vines and trees of our customers, and 

 to superintend the making-up of the borders previous to planting ; so that I 

 can speak from personal experience and observation. jfames Hogg. 



New York, April, iS6S. 



CAEN DE FRANCE PEAR. 



This variety, although received from Dr. Van Mons more than thirty 

 years since, is but little known in this country. It then cam ^ to us as No. 

 51, under which number it fruited in the collection of the late Robert 

 Manning of Salem. It has borne for many years with Messrs. Hovey & Co. 

 and myself, and may be classed as one of the best very late pears in culti- 

 vation. 



Size above medium ; form obovate, inclining to obtuse pyriform, rather 



