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of the Society, for twenty-five copies of the Rev. H. Cohiian's European 

 Siirvey, with a view to distribute the same hereafter as presents. 



Voted, that the Finance Committee, together with the Treasurer, be a 

 committee to examine the books and accounts of the Mount Auburn As- 

 sociation, and receive the sums due from the same for 1842. 



Elbridge Tufts, of Cambridgeport, was admitted a subscription member. 



Meeting dissolved. 



Exhihited. — Fine specimens of Beurre d'Aremberg, Cohunbian Virgou- 

 louse, Glout morceau and Passe Colmar pears, from the President of the 

 Society. 



Art. IV. Retrospective Criticism. 



Glout Morceau Fear. — The object of a fruit-grower, in questioning the 

 course taken by the chairman in relation to the alteration of the name of 

 this pear, was merely to test the truth or propriety of tlio Mord Goi'it, in 

 the place of Glout, thinking that the alteration was intentionally made, 

 on a supposition that Glout was improper; but after the assurance of the 

 chairman that it tvas an error of the printer, there is no fault on liis part. 

 And the correction of the error of the word intention in the place of in- 

 struction, shows that it was not his wish to go behind the London Horti- 

 cultural Society's Catalogue. 



A fruit-grower did not give the signification of the word Glout, as tlio 

 proper one, or that which was probably intended by the namer of the pear ; 

 ijut merely to show that it was derivable in some way from Glouton. The 

 chairman's suggestion is thought perfectly correct, and is undoubtedly the 

 proper meaning of this name. 



The object of the first note was to elicit information on this subject ; 

 and as the object has been attained, and the course of the chairman, Mr. 

 Walker, is acknowledged as con-ect, it is unnecessary that any further 

 remarks should be made upon the subject. — A Fruit Groiver, Dec, 1842. 



Difecious Character of Straivberries, (in reply to Mr. Coit, Vol. VII, p. 

 40G). — Your correspondent, Mr. Coit, is in an en"or as regards the wild 

 strawberry. In some, tlie male organs are entirely defective, in others the 

 female ; and some will be found with both organs so near perfect, as to 

 produce perfect and imperfect berries. The white wood strawbeiry I 

 have never cultivated, but the facts stated by Mr. Coit incline me to the 

 belief that it is a distinct species, and will not, therefore, impregnate the 

 Methven Castle. I am the more inclined to this impression, from the fact 

 that I have never seen a white strawberry but had botli the male and fe- 

 male organs perfect in the same blossom ; and, as a necessary consequence, 

 the fruit never very largo. For the same reason, I doubt whether the Al- 

 pine monthly will impregnate the Methven Castle, or other strawberries 

 of the same character, as all the blossoms of the Alpine are perfect in 

 both organs. The wood strawberry does not blossom so late as to occa- 

 sion a feilure in impregnating the Methven. The loss could only be a 

 partial one on this account, and it is a general rule that some fruit is lost 

 in consequence of the male plants not continuing in blossom as long as 

 the female. Neither could the failure to produce fruit be more than a 

 partial one, from the blossom being small and generally covered by the 

 foliage. — Yours respecVy, JV. Langivorth, Cincinnati, Ohio, JYov. 30, 1842. 



