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which blossomed freely in winter, made a second flowering in the 

 month of June, after heiiig turned out into the border. — R. 



The Essex County Natural History Society held its annual exhi- 

 bition in Salem, on Wednesday and Thursday, the IGth and I7th of 

 September. It was one of the most interesting exhibitions ever seen 

 in Salem. We have been kindly promised an account of it for our 

 December number. — Ed. 



The Tokulon Grape. — This variety of our native grape, which 

 created some discussion in our panjes a few years ago, (Vol. li., p. 

 76,) has lately been ascertained to be a distinct kind. Its near re- 

 semblance to the Catawba deceived some of our bestjudires. We 

 tasted the grape originally in the garden of the late Dr. SpafTord, at 

 Lansingiturg, N. Y., and thought then it was nothing but the Ca- 

 tawba, although the doctor stated that he had raised it from seed. 

 The late Judge Buel, our correspondent, came to the same conclu- 

 sion. But in speaking of grapes, during our late visit to Newburgh, 

 Mr. Downing remarked that he was now convinced it was a distinct 

 variety. The clusters are not so large, nor the berries as thickly 

 set upon the bunch as the Catawba; and it is a little earlier. We 

 have it now bearing abundantl}'^, and we shall examine it again. 

 We think it will be a good variety from which to raise superior 

 kinds, and we shall try the experiment the coming sj)ring. — Ed. 



New Pears. — Our correspondent, Mr. Manning, of Salem, whose 

 indefati-xable labors in pomology deserve the admiration of every 

 horticulturist, has fruited upwards of thirty new kinds of pears the 

 present year. Most of them are late fall or winter varieties, and 

 their value cannot yet be fully tested: most of these kinds he exhil)- 

 ited at the late annual display of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, and he has most kindly promised us an account of all of 

 them. His communication will appear in an early number of our 

 Masazine. — Ed. 



Tomato Figs. — A new mode of preparing the tomato has been 

 suggested, in the manner here mentioned. A sample of tomato figs 

 has been deposited in the patent office, of a very superior quality. 

 From the taste, it is supposed all the good qualities of the fruit are re- 

 tained. In appearance, the drum of tomatoes resembles one of tigs so 

 nearly, that they nii>;lit easily be taken for the same. Mr. Stciger, of 

 Washington City, who deposited the article in the patent otlice, trans- 

 mitted with the same the following recipe for the preparation of the 

 tomatoes: — 



Take six pounds of sugar to one peck (sixteen jjounds) of the 

 fruit: scald, and remove the skin of the fruit in the usual way: cook 

 them over a fire, their own juice being sufiicient, without the addi- 

 tion of water, until the sugar penetrates, and they are clarified. 

 They are then taken out, spread on dishes, flattened, and dried in 

 the sun. A small quantity of the syrup should be occasionally 

 sprinkled over them whilst drying; after which, pack them down in 

 boxes, treating each layer with powdered sugar. The syrup is after- 

 wards concentrated, and bottled for use. They keep well from year 

 to year, and retain sur[irisingly their flavor, which is nearly that of 

 the best quality of fresh figs. The pear shaped or single tomatoes 

 answer the purpose the best. — Atn. Farmer. 



[The Cuba tomato, introduced a few years ago by the late Hon. 



