3/2 Notes a?td Gleanings. 



The Sublime of Impudence. — We do not think a better exemplification of 

 impudence rising to the height of subhmity could be found than in the follow- 

 ing anecdote of a tree-dealer, whose place of business was not a thousand miles 

 from Boston. This person called himself a nursery-man, and had a little piece 

 of land a few miles from the city, — just enough for him to talk about his 

 " nursery-grounds." One day, a gentleman who wanted a good-sized Bartlett 



pear-tree called on Mr. , the tree-dealer. He found him at his '"grounds," 



and stated his wishes to Mr. , who at that moment had hold of a pear-tree 



standing by him. " Well," said Mr. , "this tree that I have got hold of is 



a Bartlett; and I should think it is just about what you want." The customer 



asked the price, and Mr. replied that he would sell it for five dollars : it was 



worth more ; but it had been dug up and heeled in ; and, sooner than set it out 

 again, he might have it for that price. It seemed to be a good tree, and cheap : 

 so the gentleman took it, paid his five dollars, and carried the tree home, and set 

 it out ; and, being of good size, it was not long in coming into bearing. Its 

 owner then put some of the fruit in his pocket, and went to see Mr. again. 



" What kind of pears are these ? " said he, showing the tree-dealer a handful. 

 " Well, I don't know," was the reply ; "but I should think they were button- 

 pears." — " Button pears, indeed ! wouldn't you think they were Bartlett pears ? " 

 " Bartlett pears ! they're no more Bartlett pears than a French turnip is a Bart- 

 lett pear." — "Well, Mr. , at any rate, these pears grew on a tree that I 



bought of you for a Bartlett pear-tree." — "Are you such a d d fool," was the 



rejoinder, " as to expect a tree is going to bear Bartlett pears the first year ? " 

 Of course, there was nothing to be said after that. 



" The Country Gentleman " is the best of all our agricultural papers, as 

 is shown, if other proof were wanting, by its frequent extracts from this Jour- 

 nal. It could not possibly pay us a higher compliment. We do not wish to be 

 hypercritical; but we must correct one or two slight mistakes which we find in 

 its pages, as when it says, in quoting from the Journal, that "the Clapp's Favor- 

 ite Pear is pronounced by Robert Manning of Salem as undoubtedly superior 

 to any other of its season." What Mr. Manning did say was, that, in size and 

 bcmity, it is superior to any other of its season. It is not superior in flavor to 

 Rostiezer, Ott, or Brandywine, nor, indeed, equal to them ; but its size and 

 beauty, combined with its fine quality, more than compensate as a market-fruit. 



The strawberry experience quoted was gained in Walpole, Mass., instead ot 

 Walpole, N.H. ; a not unimportant distinction. And " The Country Gentleman " 

 will be glad to know that the veteran horticulturist mentioned as " the late 

 William Kenrick " still lives, and, though leading a retired life, is busily engaged 

 in horticultural studies. 



