300 Pomological Notices : 



tion with the fruit : Eye^ medium size, open, considerably 

 suuli in a round cavity; segments of the calyx, broad, me- 

 dium length : Fleshy greenish white, melting and very 

 juicy : Flavor^ sprightly and pleasant with an agreeable 

 perfume : Core, medium size : Seeds, small, black. Ripe 

 in October. 



30. BuFFUM, Neiv American Orchardist. 



The Buffum pear, though ranking only as a second rate 

 fruit, as regards its eating qualities, is, notwithstanding, one 

 of the most valuable native seedlings. In the first place, its 

 growth is unusually handsome : the branches grow erect 

 and straight, and the tree forms a beautiful cone, even 

 without scarcely any attention to pruning ; indeed, if it 

 only produced an ordinary pear, it would then be a tree 

 which should find a place in every suburban garden. The 

 Glout Morceau, from the handsome growth of the tree, 

 independent of its fruit, has been highly recommended by 

 the late Mr. Loudon, in his Arhoretiim Bi^itannicum. for 

 picturesque plantations, and a fine drawing of a full grown 

 tree is given in that splendid work. The Buff'um is an- 

 other variety, equally eminent in this respect, and a vigor- 

 ous and healthy tree will always claim the admiration of 

 the lover of ornamental plantations. In the second place 

 it is a very good fruit, coming in at a desirable season, and 

 of handsome appearance. And in the third, it is a most 

 abundant bearer, and what is of material consequence, al- 

 ways sells well in the market. 



The Buffum originated in Rhode Island, and was intro- 

 duced into the vicinity of Boston about the year 1S28 or 

 '29. Mr. Manning exhibited specimens of it just after the 

 organization of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 

 1829, since which time it has gradually found its way into 

 collections of fruit, but is not yet so well known, as its me- 

 rits, taken as a whole, deserve. Our engraving {Jig. 15, 

 p. 301), is from an excellent specimen from the collection 

 of Mr. Manning. 



Size, medium, two and a half inches long, and two and 

 a quarter inches in diameter: Form, oval, largest at the 

 eye, rounding to the stem, where it ends obtusely : Skin, 

 fair, smooth, pale yellow, interlaced with russet, brownish 

 red on the sunny side, with a few scattered, greenish, spots; 



