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Mr. Tudor, of Nahant, placed on tlio tables of the Society, Saturday, 

 October 1st, upwards of twenty varieties of pears, of great perfection and 

 beauty, grown under the influence of a new method of irrigation practised 

 by him. 



Tlie exhibition of pears, throughout the Avholc season, has never yet been 

 approached, either in respect to number, beauty, or quality. Messrs. Hovey 

 & Co. exhibited fourteen new varieties of pears, of which they have handed 

 in the following descriptions : — 



1. Beurre Sterkman. A good sized fruit, with somewhat the appearance 

 of the Brown Buerr6 ; skin handsomely russeted ; stem medium length ; 

 flesh, buttery, melting, juicy, high flavored and delicious. October and 

 November. 



2. Belle Julie. Size, medium; form, ovate; skin, greenish, much rus- 

 seted ; flesh, melting, juicy, subacid, and excellent. October. 



3. Bergamot Leseble. Size, medium, roundish, somewhat flattened ; 

 skin, yellow, shaded with red ; flesh, very melting, juicy, sugary, perfumed 

 and excellent. September. 



4. Grand Soliel. Size, medium ; form, roundish, with a pale cinnamon 

 russet skin ; flesh, melting, very juicy, rich, sugary, and delicious. No- 

 vember. 



5. Adams. Size, medium ; form, pyramidal ; skin, yellow, beautifully 

 colored with red ; flesh, melting, buttery, juicy, vinous, high flavored and 

 delicious. September and October. 



6. Doyenne Defais. Size, medium; form, roundish; skin, yellow; flesh, 

 fine, buttery, melting, juicy, sprightly and fine. November. 



7. Poire d'Albret. Size, medium ; form, pyramidal, contracted on one 

 side ; skin, dark cinnamon russet ; flesh, melting, juicy, with the rich sub- 

 acid of the Brown Buerr6. October. 



8. Moore's Pound. Size, large ; form, obovate ; skin, deep yellow, tinged 

 with red ; flesh, melting, buttery, juicy, rich and delicious. October. 



9. Calebasse d'Ete. Size, large ; form, pyramidal ; skin, greenish yel- 

 low ; flesh, fine, buttery, melting, juicy, rich, high flavored and fine. Sep- 

 tember. 



10. Sheldon. Size, large ; form, roundish obovate; skin, green, tinged 

 with red ; flesh, buttery, melting, sugary, finely aromatized and delicious. 

 October. 



11. Canandaigua. Size, medium; form, pyramidal; skin, deep yellow ; 

 flesh, buttery, melting, juicy and excellent. September. 



12. Zepherine Gregoire. Size, medium ; form, roundish obovate ; skin, 

 green; flesh, fine, buttery, melting, juicv, exquisitely flavored. December. 



13. Beurre Merod. Size, medium ; form, oblong obovate ; skin, yellow ; 

 flesh, melting, juicy, high flavored and excellent. October. 



14. Poire des Chasseurs. Size, medium ; form, pyramidal ; skin, green ; 

 flesh, melting, juicy and good. November. 



Other new ones are Calebasse d'Hiver, Marshall de la Coeur, Suzette de 

 Bavay, Retour Van Mon«, Inominee Patrie, &.C., &,c. 

 This list may well be called a valuable addition to our Catalogue, and 



