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Notes and Gleanijigs. 



Summer Beurri^ d'Aremberg. — We have often heard from the lips of 

 Mr. Rivers a flattering account of this new seedling pear of his, which fruited 

 for the first time two or three years ago ; but from the fact of it being an early 

 pear, and soon past, circumstances have hitherto prevented us from forming 

 our own opinion of its merits. Fortunately, this season, some of the fruit has 

 reached us in perfect condition ; and from those now before us we furnish a 

 figure and description of this new fruit. The size, as will be seen by the figure, 

 is not large ; and the form is somewhat turbinate, or short obovate, even in its 



outline. Skin of a lemon color, slightly veined with cinnamon-colored russet, 

 with a patch of the same here and there, and particularly so round the stalk ; 

 eye very small, frequently wanting, and set very deeply in a deep and narrow 

 basin ; stalk upwards of an inch long, and inserted in a small, round cavity ; 

 flesh tender, melting, juicy, brisk, and with a fine, sprightly, vinous, and per- 

 fumed flavor. The fruit does not keep long, as it rots at the core shortly after 

 being gathered : but the variety is a desirable sort at this season ; and, if gath- 

 ered before it is perfectly ripe, it will, no doubt, keep much longer after being 

 gathered. 



The Summer Beurrd d'Aremberg was raised by Mr. Rivers from the old 

 Buerre d'Aremberg ; and the tree forms naturally a perfect pyramid, is liardy, 

 and a great bearer. — Gardener ^s Chronicle. 



