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It was first exhibited at the stated meeting of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society, June 15, 1852, and received the 

 premium for the best at an unusually rich display ; and at the 

 June show of 1853 it received the premium as the best new 

 American seedling, of superior quality, after two years' trial. 



Large Brown Beurre' Pear Tree. — Our thanks are due 

 to Henry Johnson, Esq., mayor of Newburyport, Mass., for 

 some very handsome specimens of that fine old and neglect- 

 ed pear, the Brown Beurre, gathered from a tree growing in 

 his garden forty-seven years, which was planted in 1806. 

 For the last twenty-three years, with abundant manuring, it 

 has blossomed very freely, and, besides the fallen and blight- 

 ed fruit, has yielded three bushels a yeai^ of perfect fruit ! 

 The Brown Beurre is still the standard for a fine pear, and 

 could these specimens have been seen and tasted they would 

 have convinced cultivators who neglect the old pears, that 

 they are still better than many of the new ones. 



Prince Albert Grape. — This new grape which, with 

 many cultivators around Boston, has not proved a very 

 abundant bearer, seems to succeed better in Western New 

 York. Mr. J. W. Bissell of Rochester, writes as follows, in 

 regard to it : '• My gardener, Mr. Salter, who visited Boston 

 last spring, tells me he was informed that the Prince Albert 

 grape had not fruited well in your vicinity. With me such 

 is not the case. The bunches on my vines have always 

 been large and loose, and would average at least three 

 pounds : some of the largest would reach nearly five. I 

 think the variety inferior in flavor to the Victoria or Black 

 Hamburgh." We are glad to hear of such good success in 

 raising this showy grape, and we trust our cultivators who 

 have not been successful in growing it will give it further 

 trial. 



Art. IV. Mode of replacing Branches 07i Pyramidal or 

 Espalier Pear Trees^ as practised in France. 



When young nursery or maiden trees are selected to make 

 a plantation of pyramidal or espalier pears, there is little 



