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The number set was forty-eight, as follows : — five Beurre 

 d'Aremberg, four Williams's Bon Chretien, six Pound, four 

 Beurre Diel, four Capiaumont of Boston, five Bezi Yaet, four Eas- 

 ter Beurre, four Duchesse d'Angouleme, four Napoleon, three 

 Urbaniste, five Passe Colmar. Of these, Beurre d'Aremberg, 

 Beurre Diel, Duchesse d'Angouleme and Napoleon failed en- 

 tirely. Two of the Passe Colmar grew, and, after remaining 

 stationary, or nearly so, during their second and third sea- 

 sons, at length threw out roots of their own, on which they 

 have now become established, the apple root having entirely 

 rotted away and disappeared from them. They are now 

 thrifty trees. One only of the Capiaumont grew. It made 

 about the usual growth the first season, and afterwards re- 

 mained stationary until the present season. It now appears 

 to be establishing itself upon its own roots, and has this year 

 thrown up a thrifty shoot. One only of the Urbaniste grew. 

 It also remained stationary until last season, when it formed 

 roots of its own, upon which it is now established and doing 

 well. Four Easter Beurres grew. The two largest then ap- 

 parently thrifty, were removed last spring a year ago to the 

 orchard and died. The two left in tlie nursery are low — not 

 more than two feet high — scraggy, and have made no new 

 wood the last three years, but have blossomed each of those 

 years. They all remained upon the apple roots. Two Bezi 

 Vaets grew. One, remaining in the nursery, has established 

 itself upon its own roots, and is a fine thrifty tree. It, too, 

 did not grow much till the two past seasons, but, both the 

 past seasons, it has grown as rapidly as any tree that has ever 

 fallen under my observation. The other Bezi Vaet was re- 

 moved, last spring a year ago, to a grass plat in front of my 

 house. The top died down to within two feet of the ground, 

 and it has made no new growth of wood since transplanted, 

 though it has now two pears upon it which appear to be swel- 

 ling out finely. It remains upon the apple root. Two of the 

 Williams's Bon Chretien grew, and have done the best of any 

 remaining upon the apple, as they still appear to do. One of 

 them was removed, a year ago, to the yard, and this year 

 fruited. But one pear remained to ripen upon the tree, which 

 was much smaller than it should be, and deficient in flavor. 

 The other tree, still in the nursery, is thrifty, and produced 



