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has just borne for the first time, and was overloaded, un- 

 doubtedly diminishing the size of the fruit, which is large 

 medium. 



Arhre Coiirhe. — This is one of Van Mons's seedlings, and 

 a very excellent pear. The tree is a rambling and crooked 

 grower, something like the Marie Louise. It is large and 

 pyramidally formed, with a greenish skin. Ripens in Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Beurre Naniais. — This pear was fully described and fig- 

 ured in our last volume by A. Leroy. It is of large size, 

 long pyramidal form, with a yellow skin ; and the flesh is 

 melting, juicy, rich and excellent. 



De Bavay. — A medium-sized pear, of obovate form, and 

 a yellowish green skin : flesh, melting, juicf", rich and fine. 



Several other new ones will be noticed in the commence- 

 ment of our next volume. 



New Seedling Grape. — Mr. Bull's new, early and delicious 

 native variety, was exhibited tefore the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, on Saturday the third of September, fully 

 ripe ! being more than two weeks before the Diana was ma- 

 ture. It has not only proved by far the earliest grape we 

 have, but also one of the most delicious, having, in the place 

 of the musky flavor of the Isabella, the rich aroma of the 

 Catawba, with which probably its parent was somewhat fer- 

 tilized. Specimens were exhibited before the committee, 

 who say that "it fully maintains the high character here- 

 tofore given to it." 



We are gratified to announce that Mr. Bull has decided to 

 offer it for sale in April next, and has placed the entire stock 

 in the hands of Messrs. Hovey & Co. for disposal. In an 

 early number of our next volume we shall give a full account 

 of its origin, growth, &:.c., and an engraving of the fruit. It 

 will be called the Concord grape, having been raised in the 

 town of that name, very near the spot so memorable in the 

 annals of our history, and known as the Concord battle 

 ground. 



The Sheldon Pear. — This new and delicious pear has 

 this year more than justified the high encomiums we gave it 



