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ther time to complete their report. A committee was chosen to 

 audit the Mount Auburn records for the year 1840. Adjourned for 

 two weeks, to December 19rh. 



Exhibited. Fruits: — From S. Downer, Forelle, (fair specimens,) 

 Lewis, Catillac, Passe Colmar, Burgomaster, and Beurre d'Areniberg 

 pears, the latter fine; also, Roxbury russet, Golden russet, Spitzem- 

 berg, Ortley pippin, and Lady apples, and Catawba grapes in a good 

 state of preservation. From S. Pond, Beurre Diel, Duchess d'An- 

 gouleme, and Echasserie pears, the first named very large and fine; 

 also, musk quinces. 



From the President, Mr. Wilder, Glout Morceau, Burgomaster, 

 Beurre d'Areraberg, Prince's St. Germain, Passe Colmar, and the 

 Columbian Virgoulouse pears, all large and handsome specimens, 

 and well ripened: the d'Areniberg was in excellent eating: the Co- 

 lumbia Virgoulouse is a pear of great beauty, but not, we think, first 

 rate. 



Dec. l<2th.— Exhibited. Fruits:— From the President, Mr. Wild- 

 er, Passe Colmar, Monsieur le Cure, (Burgomaster,) and Columbia, 

 Virgoulouse pears. 



The Monsieur le Cure pear having been cultivated under so many 

 names, the chairman, Mr. Manning, took the occasion to make the 

 following remarks: — 



It was raised from seed, or first introduced into notice, by the cu- 

 rate of a small town near Paris, and, for some years, was considered 

 identical with the St. Lezin. It has been extensively cultivated in 

 England, under the names of Monsieur le Cure, Dumas, Poire de 

 Clion, Vicar of Wakefield, and Wilmot's new pear, 



A letter received from M. Vilmorin, of Paris, states that it is a 

 new pear, entirely distinct from the St. Lezin, — that it is a valuable 

 early winter fruit, and its true name should be Poire de Clion. 



It was first cultivated in this country by the late John Heard, Esq. 

 as the Burgomaster, and described by that name in some pomologi- 

 cal works, and the name of "Winter Bartlett," which it has received 

 in Boston market, will best show the high estimation in which it is 

 held. 



From B. V. French, Ortley pippin. Monstrous pippin, (Coxe, No. 

 27,) and red Nonsuch apples. From Dr. E. Wight, some large red 

 apples, without name. 



Dec. I9th. — An adjourned meeting from the 5th — the President in 

 the chair. No business of importance was transacted. Adjourned 

 two weeks, to January 2, 1841. 



Exhibited. Fruits: — From B. V. French, yellow Bellflower apples, 

 very fine specimens. From Benjamin Willis, Esq., apples raised in 

 Granville, Bond Co., Illinois; they were of medium size, rather ob- 

 long, pointed at the blossom end, flesh yellow, with a peculiar rich 

 and agreeable flavor. They could not be referred, by the committee, 

 to the description of any pomological author. 



Dec. 21sf. — Exhibited. Fruits: — B'rom S. Downer, fine Beurre 

 d'Areniberg pears. From Dr. E. Vv^ight, pears without name. From 

 Prof. J. L. Russell, Chelmsford, pears without name. From W. C. 

 Chapin, Providence, R. I., specimens of the Marygold apple, consid- 

 ered by the Committee very superior. 



