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that all articles for which premiums were offered should be accom- 

 panied by statements of facts relative to their culture. 



D. F. Manice, of Hempstead, L. I., presented the following notes 

 relative to the quality of certain varieties of fruits he had tested : 



Salt to Quinces has succeeded. 



Salt to Plums a failure. 



Manure litter, also. 



Success of Plums, good. 



Pears, trained dwarf, not so subject to blight. 



Season with us has been very unfavorable. 



Peais which do not do well with me : 

 Queen Low Countries — fair and handsome, fall before ripe, and 

 without flavor. 



Napoleon — poor, astringent. 



Dearborn's Seedling — poor, two seasons out of three. 

 Capiaumont — inferior, better on pear than on quince stocks. 

 Flemish Beauty — liable to fall before ripe ; succeeds well on quince. 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme — not well flavored ; great bearer, and fruit 

 fair. 



Crassanne — inferior. 



Easter Beurre — is as yet doubtful. 



Beurre d'Amalis — poor. 



Beurre Bonne — poor. 



Cumberland — handsome, poor. 



Doyenne Blanc — poor, cracks ; does better on quinces. 



D' Angora — probably of not much value from any specimens. 



Fortunee — was poor the only season it produced with me. 



Glout Morceau — has never yet equalled my expectations. 



King Edward — has always fallen before ripe. 



Callebase — great bearer, but inferior. 



Beurre Knox — great bearer, but inferior. 



Russet Pears— generally are more perfect with me than others. 



Beurre Bosc — fine. 



do Golden — good. 



do Diel — variable as to size and quality ; sometimes very fine. 



do Niel — first fruited 1848 ; very good. 

 Doyenne Louis — first fruited 1848 ; do. 

 Colmar Epine — first fruited 1848 ; do. 



