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Art. III. Pomological Gossip. 



Mr. Dana's Seedling Pears. — We have in our previous 

 volumes incidentally mentioned Mr. Dana's Seedling pears, 

 which have been exhibited before the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society during the past three or four years. And in 

 another page we have figured and described one of the best 

 of them, which has now passed the ordeal of three years' 

 trial, and proves much better than at first. Its excellence 

 established, and having a good stock of the trees, Mr. Dana 

 now ofiers them for sale, as will be seen by our advertising 

 pages. 



New Pears. — Several new and promising pears have fruit- 

 ed this year, and have been tested by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, Among them we think the following 

 especially deserving of notice : — 



Beurre Soulange. — A pyramidal pear, of medium size, and 

 yellow skin : flesh, melting, buttery, juicy, and rich. 



Theodore Van Mons. — A medium-sized ovate pear, with 

 a yellowish skin, melting, juicy and excellent. November. 



Alexandre Lamhre. — Obovate, medium size, with a yellow 

 skin. Flesh very melting, juice rich and high flavored. 



Beurre Kennes. — A medium-sized, obovate pear, with a 

 rather long stem, and green and russet skin : melting, juicy 

 and excellent. 



Long de Monkowty. — Under this name and that of Beurre 

 Judes a remarkably fine pear has been exhibited this year by 

 Mr. Wilder and Messrs. Hovey. In size, shape and quality 

 it very nearly approaches the Dix : in color it varies, being 

 very thickly covered with large russety spots. Which of the 

 two is the true name, or whether either belong to it, is uncer- 

 tain. But under whatever name it may become eventually 

 known, it is one of the finest pears of its season, which is 

 October. The tree is a most abundant bearer, and a vigorous 

 grower. 



Datia^s No. 16. — This is another of Mr. Dana's seed- 

 lings, which promises to be a desirable variety. The tree 



