Progress of Horticulture for 1852. • 9 



found to take charge of the work who feels some interest in 

 the success of the trees, transplanting such huge specimens 

 as Mr. Jaques chronicles had better be let alone. 



The new fruits of the year have been numerous; particu- 

 larly pears. Several new sorts have been figured and de- 

 scribed by M. Leroy ; among them a remarkable one, called 

 the Beurre Bachelier, (p. 405). We have also figured and 

 described some new and choice sorts. A report in our next 

 number, from the President of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, will notice such fruits of the year as are par- 

 ticularly new and interesting, and we shall only enumerate 

 some which have proved fine after another season, or which 

 have fruited for the first time, and exhibited promising 

 qualities : of the former, we name Beurre Giffart, Beurre 

 liangelier, Yesouziere, Collins, Sheldon, Adams, Bonne des 

 Zees, Josephine de Malines, Moyamensing, Oswego Beurre, 

 Pratt, Tea, Triumph de Jodoigne, Doyenne Goubault, Princess 

 Royal, Kingsessing, Lodge, &c. : of the latter. Grand Soliel, 

 Calebasse d"Ete, Moore's Pound, Adams, Beurre Sterkman, 

 Zepherine Gregoire, Poire des Chasseurs, Doyenne Defais, 

 Bergamot Leseble, Beurre Merod, Inominee Patrie, Belle 

 Julie, Marshal de la Cceur, Beurre Clairgleau, &c. Of ap- 

 ples, the Beefsteak, Cogswell, Primate, Manomet, Melon, 

 Ladies Sweeting, Tufts, and Ledge Sweet. Of cherries, 

 Bigarreau d'Esperin. Our Pomological Gossip for the year 

 has contained some account of most of these fruits, to which 

 we refer all interested in new and fine varieties. 



Under this head we should not omit to notice two very re- 

 markable new vegetables; one, the Old Colony Sweet Corn, 

 which we have often noticed, and of which a full history has 

 been given by the raiser, the Rev. Mr. Pope, (XVI, p. 529) ; 

 and the other, Hovey's Extra Early Pea, the earliest variety 

 yet introduced. Mr. Pope, we are glad to know, has now 

 raised a good stock, and Messrs. Hovey & Co. have purchased 

 the whole, and will offer it for sale the coming spring. It is 

 the greatest acquisition which has ever been made to this 

 most delicious of American esculents. An analysis of the 

 principal varieties of corn in cultivation, has been made by 



TOL. XIX.- — NO. I. 2 



