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Dr. Van Mons sent grafts to Messrs. Manning and Kenrick, 

 but which were not saved, from the dryness of the scions. 

 Some of them are undoubtedly synonymous ; but Mr. Jamin 

 seems well acquainted with the varieties, and he has enume- 

 rated many as synonyms. He has a large collection of speci- 

 mens in wax, and is continually adding every new variety to 

 the collection ; he showed us several new pears laid aside for 

 this purpose. 



Of the kinds which were in eating at the time of our visit, 

 M. Jamin gave us three. These were the Bonne Fondante, 

 Bonne des Zees, and Arbre Courbe (Van Mons). We made 

 outline drawings of each : Bonne Fondante is obovate, incli- 

 ning to pyramidal ; Bonne des Zees, oblong, somewhat of the 

 shape of Duchessed'Angouleme, though smaller: Arbre Courbe, 

 pyramidal, with an irregular surface. The Bonne des Zes 

 comes in just before the Williams's Bonchretien, and is supe- 

 rior to that old variety. The other two are equally excellent. 

 Colmar Charnay is a new winter variety of good size and 

 fine appearance; Marie Louise Delcourt, large, and very 

 handsome ; St. Dorety is another, said to be very fine. Van 

 Mons Leon le Clerc was producing a few specimens which 

 were large and handsome. 



Among the plums and cherries were the following, of which 

 we saw specimens in wax ; they are stated to be fine : De Je- 

 rusalem, De Montfort, Mirabelle d'October, Musque de Malta, 

 Fellemberg, Reine Claude, Abricotine, Sargeret, &c. Cher- 

 ries : Donna Maria, De Spa, DePrusse, Admirable de Soissons 

 Le Mercier, and Reine Hortense : the last, with the De Spa, 

 is highly praised in the Jardin et la Ferme, edited by M. 

 Audot, and published tri-monthly. 



The borders between the trees were filled with the monthly 

 alpine strawberry, bearing an abundance of fruit. The shade 

 of the trees, as we have already stated in our last volume, 

 seemed favorable to the growth of the plants. We are confi- 

 dent this variety can be made to bear equally as freely in our 

 climate if a proper situation is selected. 



The morning after our visit, M. Jamin was to set out upon 

 his journey : this prevented us from again visiting his garden, 

 and studying the merits of the varieties, which a few hours 

 would only allow us to briefly notice. 



(To be continued.^ 



