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additions of new fruits, bringing it down to the present time ; to be pub- 

 lished next spring. It was understood that Mr. Cole and Mr. Downing 

 both were preparing new editions of their works, and the former was said 

 to be in press. 



While j'ou have been having a great deal of rain, we here have suffered 

 for want of it, having had no rain of any consequence for many weeks ; so 

 that many wells have failed entirely, and some cattle must have suffered for 

 want of water. It is said to be the dryest time ever known here. Our 

 summer as a whole was very dry, and vines amounted to very little, and 

 the fall has also been very dry. We have not had rain enough to make 

 any mud for a long while. Yesterday we had more rain than for many 

 weeks, and then not enough to affect our wells any. On Sunday, 23d, we 

 had a few snow-squalls, first of the season. Thermometer, 24th, M. stood 

 at 17°, coldest I have seen yet. Some pear trees and apple trees were 

 badly affected with limb-blight this year. 



What kinds of Evergreen trees, other than Red and White Cedars, will 

 stand our climate and do well ? Our weather varying from say about 

 100°, down as low as 23° below zero. The winds having a fair sweep of 

 many miles in nearly all directions. This year I have fruited Beurre Diel, 

 Lewis, Julienne, on apple, Bloodgood and Winter Crassane, and Long 

 Green of Autumn pears. Keswick Codlin, Boxford, Conant's Red Win- 

 ter Sweet, Victorious Reinette, Twenty Ounce, and Red and Yellow Sibe- 

 rian Crab apples, and Manning's Golden Russet, besides two kinds un- 

 known, and Elfrey plums. There is great confusion as to " Golden Russet" 

 apples, and it is growing worse every year, as many new kinds are being 

 brought forward. It is a pity that some one could not collect the different 

 kinds and try to settle their true names, before it is a hopeless case. 



Of Peaches we had a splendid crop, many of them very fine ; most of 

 mine believed to be seedlings. Among the peach trees I found two 

 nectarine trees, bearing very fine deep red nectarines. A neighbor had 

 some white nectarines this year, among his peach trees. Another had two 

 nectarine trees, color unknown, from peach stones which I bought in Bos- 

 ton a ftw years since. I have saved the nectarine stones, to see whether 

 they will produce nectarines or peaches. In my bed of Gladiolus bulbs, 

 common kind, there was one very distinct, peculiarly dark and very rich, 

 and I shall try to increase it next season ; it was a sport which we think worth 

 having. Perhaps the title of this should be OUa Podrida, as it treats of a 

 little of many things. I think this will do for this time, so I will close, and 

 remain, yours, respectfully, Edward S. L. Richardson, Kendall, Ktndall 

 Co., Oct. 27, 1853. 



Thanks to you, Mr. Richardson, for your pleasant chat about Horticultural 

 and Pomological matters in the great West. We are always glad to hear 

 from our friends there, and only regret we do not have the pleasure oftener. 

 We feel a deep interest in all that transpires in your rich country, destmed 

 to be the garden of America. 



We regretted much that we were unable to attend the Northwestern 

 Fruit Growers' Convention ; it would have been a great pleasure to us. The 



