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acquired through a long experience was freely imparted to all who sought 

 it ; and his conversation was at all times agreeable and instructive. He 

 was an extensive reader and was familiar with all tlie horticultural works 

 of late writers. 



Mr. Manning first began to sink under his disease about two years since : 

 at first its attacks were light ; but latterly very severe, depriving him of 

 the use of liis arms. He however bore up under it ; and continued to de- 

 vote himself to his labors with the same indomitable zeal. His mind was 

 clear to the last ; but he lost his speech, Avhich to one so communicative 

 was a great deprivation. No man was more firm in tlie conscientious dis- 

 charge of his duties ; and he departed this life full of resignation and 

 hope. 



The following is a list of the communications he has furnished for 

 our pages. 



1. Some Remarks on the difficulty of identifying the varieties of fruits. 

 —Vol. 1. p. 49. 



2. Notice of 12(3 varieties of pears, which have ripened their fruit dur- 

 ing tlic season of 1836, in the Pomological Garden, Salem, Mass. — Vol. 

 HI. pp. 10. 44. 



3. Remarks on the Chelmsford Pear. — Vol. VI. p. 1!). 



4. Additional Remarks on new pears : with notices of several kinds 

 which had not been previously described. — Vol. VI. p. 8G. 



5. List of ap])les, pears, plums, &c. of American growth, in the collec- 

 tion at the Pomological Garden, Salem, Mass. — Vol. VI. p. 171 . 



6. Notices of 107 varieties of apples, which have produced fruit in the 

 Pomolog-ical Garden, during tlie years 1839 and 1840. — Vol. VII. p. 41. 



7. Notices of 39 varieties of new pears, which ripened their fruit in tlie 

 Pomological Garden during the year 1841. — Vol. VIII. p. 5(5. 



8. Desultory Remarks upon variations in fruits. — Vol. VIII. p. 8(j. 



9. Notice of 44 varieties of cherries, fruited in tlie Pomological Gar- 

 den, in the season of 1842.— Vol. VIII, p. 281. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JANUARY. 



FRDIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape-vines, in graperies, may be now prepared ready for commencing 

 fires the latter part of the month ; in greenhouses, unless kept at a rather 

 high temperature, they will not start until the middle of February. If 

 any of the vines are not yet pruned, it should be done immediately ; the 

 vines peeled of tlieir old bark, and washed witli a solution of oil-soap, to 

 destroy insects. 



Peach trees, or other fruit trees, in pots, may be brought into the grape- 

 ry or greenhouse the latter part of the month. 



But little other work in tliis department remains to be done, except 

 where there are vineries, hot-houses and pits. 



