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mens. We noticed the error when too late to correct it. 

 Since then we have received a note from our friend Mr. 

 L. Berckmans, of New Jersey, in which he states, among 

 other interesting matters, that we have fallen into an invol- 

 untary error; that the Berg. d'Esperin of Mr. Raid is the 

 true one. The Bezi is pyriform, and in Mr. Wilder's gar- 

 den last year was a most splendid fruit. He knows both 

 too well to think he could be deceived in any climate or 

 under any circumstances. We have now a quantity of the 

 Bergamotte in eating, and have no hesitation in saying Mr. 

 Reid has described the true variety. 



The Colmar d'Aremberg Pear. — In our last volume 

 (XXI, p. 515,) we figured and described this pear, and need 

 only refer to it to confirm our opinion of its merits. It ap- 

 pears, however, that in Western New York it has not been 

 grown in its full perfection, as the following note from our 

 correspondent, Mr. J. B. Eaton of Buffalo, will show : — 



" Your description of the Colmar d'Aremberg, Mr. Editor, 

 both in the Fruits of America and the Magazine for Novem- 

 ber, is so widely different from the pear, as grown in this 

 vicinity, both according to my own experience and that of 

 many cultivators with whom I have conversed, that I should 

 like to ascertain whether your specimens were not grown 

 under some advantages of position, soil or culture, which are 

 not common, and which may have had some effect in ren- 

 dering this pear, usually considered coarse and worthless, 

 ' fine, melting, buttery and juicy,' ' rich, sugary, vinous, per- 

 fumed and excellent.' " 



The specimen from which our drawing was taken did 

 grow under "some advantages of position," &c. It was 

 presented to us by N. Stetson, Esq., of Bridge water, an 

 enthusiastic amateur, who raises the finest fruit. The pear 

 was from a tree trained -to a trellis, and was a superb speci- 

 men. Our opinion of its quality, however, was not formed 

 from it grown in that manner, but from fruit raised on pyra- 

 midal trees in our own collection, considerably less in size, 

 but superior in quality. 



We have nothing to add to our opinion recorded in our 



