50 Notice of the Angora Pear. 



early part of the present century, rendered to horticulture, 

 in the growtli and spread of the fine fruits which are now 

 to be found in every part of the country. 



The day being dehghtful for the season, after calling 

 upon our friend JMr. Prince, we left Flushing in the stage- 

 coach, and, passing through the pleasant village of New- 

 town, and Brooklyn city, we reached New York just be- 

 fore dark, " " ' 



Art. II. Note upon the Poire fV Angora {Angoi'a pear) and 

 some additional Re?narks upon the Paulo wn2a imperialis. 

 By William Kenrick, Nonantum Hill, Newton. 



Concerning this new fruit, I have lately received the fol- 

 lowing particulars from my correspondent in France, or 

 rather from two distinct and separate sources from that 

 country, on both which I confidently rely. A new fruit, of 

 enormous size — some having been lately produced in France, 

 weighing near five pounds. From Angora, near Constan- 

 tinople, and from the latter city sent lately by the French 

 ambassador into France. Its color, of a beautiful red next 

 the sun. yellow in the shade; a splendid fruit for the table, 

 all winter; a dessert fruit, as understood; the foliage and 

 the fruit being distinct, and not to be confounded with the 

 old Angora, or any other known. 



In a former number of your Magazine, the late Mr. Man- 

 ning had expressed doubts, amounting to a denial of the 

 existence of such a new fruit, thus evidently unknown to 

 him. He had been deceived in regard to the tree sent him 

 from Europe as the Angora, and which, on a careful com- 

 parison of the young wood and leaf, he pronounced to be 

 the Catillac ; this last, in its leaf and young wood, being 

 peculiar, as every intelligent nurseryman of Europe must 

 certainly know. But, of the existence of such a fruit, I 

 have every reason to believe, and none to doubt. 



Paiilbicn\n. imperialis. — Mr. Loudon has contended that 

 the extremely rapid growth of the tree is no positive proof 

 that the Paulown/a will not prove perfectly hardy in 



