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The Glout Morceau is cultivated by many oT the French 

 nurserymen under the name of the Beurre d'Aremberg, 

 and much confusion has been occasioned by this error ; 

 trees imported for the true d'Aremberg have proved to be 

 the Glout Morceau. Besides, the form of the pear, which 

 is somewhat ditferent, as may be seen by comparing the 

 two engravings, Mr. Thompson remarks, that the d'Arem- 

 berg " has leaves more deeply serrated" than the Glout 

 Morceau. Mr. Manning states that the growth of the tree 

 is crooked and bending, and that it produces well. Though 

 not quite equal to the Beurre d'Aremberg, it is a large and 

 excellent fruit, deserving a place in every good collection. 



Art. III. DescHptio?is of three new Seedling Camellias ; 

 and a Note on the Camellia Old Virginia. By Dr. J. S. 

 GuNNELL, Washington, D. C. 



During the winter of 1841 and 1842, I bloomed from 

 twelve to fifteen seedling Camellias, but only two or three 

 of them appeared to be deserving of cultivation ; one of 

 them which bloomed fine, I will now describe. 



C. japonica var. Patrick Henry. — A seedling of the C. 

 var. splendens; of free growth, foliage like the old double 

 white ; bud round, calyx short, the flower of a deep cherry 

 red color, with twenty-five large round edged petals, and 

 one hundred and sixty-eight smaller ones, filling up the 

 centre, and forming a ranunculus shaped flower ; neither 

 anthers nor style. A superb variety. 



During the season of 1842 and 1843, just passed, I had 

 upwards of thirty seedling plants which came into bloom ; 

 these were all raised from good varieties, and about one 

 third of them are double and appear to be worth preserv- 

 ing ; of the latter number, two, which flowered particularly 

 fine, are described as follow : — 



C. j. var. Thomas Jefferson. — Of erect and vigorous 

 growth, the foliage about as broad and a little larger than 

 the old variegata ; the bud is oval, calyx green and short ; 

 petals round or rose edged, as numerous and larger than 

 the C. var. Fordii, beautifully imbricated, and double to the 

 centre ; the color is a crimson approaching to scarlet, with 



