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tion may have been a poor one ; at any rate, we should like 

 to see it tried again, for it makes a splendid hedge where it 

 will succeed. — Ed. 



POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP. 



Ohio Pomolouical Society. — This flourishing associa- 

 tion lield its sixth session at the rooms of the Ohio Agricul- 

 tural College, in Cleveland, on the 8th of January, and 

 continued in session three days. The meeting was well 

 attended, and the proceedings were very interesting. Mr. 

 Ernst, the President, delivered an excellent address, recapitu- 

 Jating the subject matter of discussion, and concluded by 

 thanking the society for the honor conferred on him, and 

 •expressed a wish to retire from so prominent a position. 

 The meeting then proceeded to the discussion of various 

 fruits, more particularly the pear and apple. Among the 

 latter some new sorts were introduced, a brief description of 

 U'hieh will be interesting to cultivators: — 



Melt in the Mouth. — Said to have been brought from 

 Chester county, Pennsylvania ; a pleasant fall apple, very 

 melting, and juicy ; a good bearer and upright grower; slim 

 twig ; small leaf; something like Jonathan in growth, of me- 

 dium size, color red, some white spots ; high flavor like the 

 Spitzenberg; o'ne of the best before the Convention. IC^eeps 

 till March. 



Rome Beauty. — A Jarge, fine, showy apple ; good bearer ; 

 troe^ of slender growth ; derived its name from Rome. Law- 

 rence county, its place of origin ; healthy tree, handsome 

 and of upright growth ; recommended by some for general 

 cultivation. 



Polly Bright. — ^^Said to have come from Western Vir- 

 ginia : described as above medium size ; roundish flattened : 

 color greenish yellow with bronze blush ; somewhat russety 

 about the calyx and stem; flesh white, sprightly, agreeable 

 subacid flavor, and on the whole a good apple. Growth 

 slender, middling upright. 



