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late pears in the warmer parts of our country. We would also recommend a 

 trial of tlie sorts used at the North for cooking, as some of these have proved 

 fine dessert pears in the South. And probably some of the fine old varieties 

 which have decayed at the East, and show signs of the same fate at the West, 

 may in more genial climates have their existence so far prolonged as to be among 

 the most desirable." 



In the discussion on the fruits peculiar to the South, the Brown Turkey fig 

 was recommended as successfully cultivated in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, 

 Colonel Hardee stating that it withstood transportation well, keeping ten days 

 or a fortnight. The Celestial was recommended for the same states, Black 

 Ischia, Brunswick, and Green Italian for Georgia and Florida, and the Lemon 

 and White Nerii for Georgia, the latter being pronounced by Mr. Berckmans the 

 best of all the white figs. 



Of pomegranates, the French Sweet, Large Sweet, Violet Fruited, and Com- 

 mon Sour were mentioned as among the best varieties. The Mandarin and 

 Blood Oranges were recommended as profitable and popular in Florida. Mr. 

 Berckmans said that olives were perfectly hardy, and produce very fine fruit, both 

 in Georgia and South Carolina. 



Kansas Apples. — Bostonians have this year had an opportunity which they 

 have never before enjoyed of seeing some of the famous apples of Kansas, a fine 

 collection, of more than one hundred varieties, having been exhibited by Mr. E. 

 A. Colman, formerly of Boston, but now residing near Lawrence, Kansas. When 

 we inquired of Mr. Colman which were the best varieties, he replied that they 

 were all good ; there was not an undesirable kind among them ; which is more 

 than can be said of any hundred varieties grown here. Still, "all deacons are 

 good, but there's odds in deacons," and so some of Mr. Colman's apples are bet- 

 ter than others ; and among the best are the Hay's Wine, ripening from October 

 to February ; Ortley, or White Bellflower ; Yellow Belli^ower, of which the spe- 

 cimens were very fine — we thought the finest in the whole collection; Father 

 Abraham, very rich and high-flavored, fine-grained, solid, and long-keeping ; 

 McAfee's Nonsuch, which is grown more extensively in the West than any 

 other now planted, and is of fine quality ; Winesap, a certain bearer every year ; 

 Kansas Keeper, of which the same may be said, and which also bears very young ; 

 Jonathan, also an early bearer ; Fulton, a large yellow apple, and one of the best ; 

 and Lady Finger, a most magnificent winter apple. Rhode Island Greening is 

 much larger and richer than when grown here. We also noticed fine specimens 

 of Northern Spy, Fallawater, Pound Sweet, Roman Stem, Westfield Seekno- 

 further, and others. A gratuity of a silver medal and fifteen dollars was awarded 

 to Mr. Colman, and a silver medal to his daughter, Miss Alice Colman, who 

 assisted in arranging this large collection, for her pomological knowledge and skill. 



Mr. Colman informs us that the apple trees in Kansas generally grow more 

 upright and spread less than here. He plants his orchards hf setting a root 

 graft, made the previous winter, just where he wants the tree to stand. Of sum- 

 .mer apples he finds the American Summer Pearmain and Early Harvest best. 



