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From S. R. Johnson, Beurr6 Diel, and Dix pears, the latter very handsome. 

 From S. R. Walker, Figue, fine, and Beurr6 Diel pears. From J. M. 

 Earle, Winter Spice, (?) Red Bough, which we think will prove fine, and 

 Patterson Harvey apples. From the President of the Society, Dix, fine, 

 Urbaniste, and Bezi de la Motte pears. From Cheever Newhall, Syrian, 

 very fine, and Black Hamburgh grapes. From J. F. Allen, Verte Longue 

 d'Automne pears. From A. D. Williams and Son, apples and pears. 

 From S. D. Partridge, apples of fine flavor for a name. From Alexander 

 McLennan, Urbaniste, Martin Sec, Beurr6 Diel, Leon Le Clerc, Verte 

 Longue d'Automne, Messire Jean, and White Doyenn6 (?) pears. From 

 J. M. Ives, Bezi de la Motte, Winter Nelis, and Bleeker's Meadow pears ; 

 Minister apples. From O. Johnson, fine specimens of Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme pears. 



November lUh. Exhibited. — Fruits ; From Samuel Downer, Jr. , Beurr6 

 Diel pears, fine. From Portland, for a name, by Samuel Walker, Doy- 

 enne Gris (■?) pears. From S. Walker, Figue, fine. Winter Nelis, Mc- 

 Laughlin, Beurre Duval, Verte Longue d'Automne, Josephine, []) Chau- 

 montelle, Figue de Naples, Queen of the Low Countries, Beurre d'Arem- 

 berg, and Fourcroy pears. From J. F. Allen, Chaumontelle, fine, and 

 Lewis pears. From Samuel Pond, Duchesse d'Angouleme, and Dix pears ; 

 Musk quinces ; the specimens of pears and quinces were all fine. From J. 

 M. Ives, Aunt Hannah apples, which the committee pronounced of the first 

 quality ; also, Swaar, and Rambo or Romanite. From Dr. Joshua B. 

 Flint, Louisville, Ky., apples found growing in the forest; the committee 

 on testing pronounced the fruit entirely worthless From John Washburn, 

 Orange, or Apple, Musk, Pear, and Portugal quinces, and a fine specimen 

 without a name ; the specimens were all extra in size. 



Nov. 21, Exhibited. — Fruit : From the President of the Society, Le Cure, 

 Beurr6 d'Aremberg and Beurre gris d' Hiver nouveau pears, the latter a 

 new variety with a very high flavor, and promises to be a valuable late 

 pear. From S. Walker, fine specimens of Le Cure pears. From F. W. 

 Macondry, Soldat Labourer, pears, which the Committee, on tasting, decid- 

 ed to be, without doubt, the Beurr6 d'Aremberg. From J. WiJcomb, 

 Flushing, N. Y., handsome specimens of the Lawrence pear, which prove 

 it to be a first rate variety ; also specimens of another native pear, growing 

 near the original tree of the Lawrence, of fair quality. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co. presented a specimen of the Vicompte de Spoil- 

 berch pear, which was pronounced first rate, though rather too ripe. From 

 A. Aspinwall, some of the most splendid specimens of the Beurre Diel pear, 

 ever exhibited at the room, some of them (twelve in number) weighing nearly 

 a jJOMTirf each. From C. Newhall, pears received as the Colraar du Prin- 

 temps, but which appeared to be the Urbaniste. From James Eustis, Trun- 

 nel Apples, and a variety without name ; also the Ben Apple ; the latter 

 fine. S. C. Ferry, of Geauga County, Ohio, presented handsome Apples 

 found upon his land when a wilderness ; the specimens were of pleasant 

 flavor, but dry. From B. V. French, Conway, White Seek-no-Farther, 

 and Nonsuch Apples. 



