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clusters of fruit upon them. The grapes were fully ripe 

 Sept. 28th, at which time they were shown at the annual 

 exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. At 

 the time of our visit to Hudson, Sept. 25th, they were in fine 

 perfection, and we have clusters before us now, gathered two 

 weeks, which retain all their freshness and excellence. 



Bunches, medium size, about six inches long, very com- 

 pact, without shoulders : Berries, medium size, obovate, 

 about three quarters of an inch in diameter: Skin, thin, 

 greenish white, becoming of a pale amber color at full matu- 

 rity, covered with a thin white bloom : Flesh, very juicy, 

 soft, and melting, and free from pulp : Flavor, rich, sugary, 

 vinous and brisk, with a peculiar musky and luscious aroma, 

 distinct from any other grape : Seeds, small, two to four in 

 each berry. 



Leaves, scarcely of medium size, about seven inches long 

 and seven in width, very deeply lobed, and coarsely and 

 sharply serrated ; upper surface light green, slightly rough ; 

 under surface covered with a thin whitish down ; nerves 

 prominent : Petioles, rather slender. 



The addition of a few more grapes of such excellence as 

 the Rebecca (fig. 26) would nearly or quite obviate the neces- 

 sity of constructing houses for the growth of the foreign kinds, 

 for we consider it far superior to the Sweetwater, so long the 

 standard of a fine variety. To our taste there are few foreign 

 grapes we should prefer to the Rebecca. 



POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP, 



Seedless Pear. — During our recent visit to Philadelphia, 

 to attend the Exhibition of the National Agricultural Society, 

 our friend Dr. Brinkle showed us some specimens of a seed- 

 less pear. It was first noticed in the market of that city, 

 and traced to an old tree growing in the garden of Samuel 

 Davis, of Haverford, Pa. The fruit is of small size, with a 

 russety skin, and somewhat resembles the Seckel. The flesh 



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