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We had learnt from Col. Wilder, who had plants in bearing, that it showed 

 no evidence of the superiority attributed to it in the account which went the 

 rounds of the papers last autunnn, and we now perceive that Mr. Carry, in 

 the Genessee Farmer, states that it has no ^'■Jixcd superiority," being merely 

 a seedling, " that will retain its astonishing productiveness only so long as 

 it receives Col. Stoddard's superior management." If amateur cultivators 

 will believe all the accounts of remarkable fruits which they read in the 

 newspapers, they must make up their minds to frequent disappointment as 

 well as loss of time and money. We see some cultivator in Ohio has 

 raised and exhibited 50 varieties of seedling strawberries this year, several 

 of which are larger and belter than Hovey's Seedling. How much of this 

 statement do intelligent cultivators believe 1 — Ed. 



Marchioness of Ormonde, and other new Dahlias. — Marchioness of Or- 

 monde is coming fine this year ; so is Marc Antony, (this was wretched 

 last season,) and will I trust, as also Emp. of the Whites, (which has lately 

 given me a superb specimen,) redeem the high name and flourish of John 

 Bull's trumpeters last season, on their being ushered into the new world. 

 Marchioness of Ormonde is superb. I have a specimen just now out, that 

 assures me it is all you and your friends abroad have said of it. I hope 

 Sir E. Antrobus will have on his " Sunday suit" next month. I have 

 three fine looking specimens out, which appear very promising. Alphonse 

 is fine. Brown's Arelhusa is in flower and is excellent, and of unsurpassed 

 thrifty habit. I have received Orlando, and will give it a good place in my 

 show ground, which consists, in front of the house, -of over 1800 select 

 plants, and as many more in another place — season so far, A. 1. — Yours, 

 G. C. Thorburn, Astoria, L. I., July, 1846. 



The Blight of the Pear Tree, its Remedy, (SfC. — The pear does remarka- 

 bly well with us, barring the blight, which, however, has only shown itself 

 within the last two years. One of my neighbors, who has a very large tree, 

 some two feet through, generally supposed to be the Bartlett, (Williams's 

 Bon Chretien,) discovered it to be attacked, and was not aware for some time 

 what was the matter. It was so far gone that he had to cut it in, to a mere 

 skeleton. He then bored holes in the stem, filled with sulphur, and plugged 

 up last winter. It is now growing vigorously and without a speck. He has 

 thus saved several ; whether or no they will stay saved is a query. Mine, 

 as yet, show no symptoms, as I keep them growing very vigorously ; I 

 think this is the true secret of prevention. Many of my new Flemish and 

 French pears, grafted on 12 year old apple trees, (the only ones I had, gave 

 them a full head,) have fruit on them this season. They were grafted two 

 years ago ; the Seckel, Williams's Bon Chretien, and Julienne, are loaded. 



We have an abundant supply of fruit this year. There will be vast 

 quantities of peaches sent to New Orleans. — Yours, tru'y, Thomas Affleck, 

 Washington, Miss., May, 1846. [We hope our correspondent will keep 

 us informed of the health, product, and growth of the pears grafted on the 

 apple. — Ed.] 



