24 The Frederica Bremer Pear. 



It is unnecessary for us to say that we think the •' rough 

 draft " a good one, which we can safely recommend to the 

 very careful perusal of all who are planting trees, whether 

 new beginners, or those who have already had some experi- 

 ence in such operations, assured that they will not plant a 

 tree afterwards with any less certainty of its doing well. 



And now that Mr. Walker has so thoroughly gone over 

 the whole ground and laid out the work, will not other cul- 

 tivators come to his aid, and complete what he has so well 

 begun. We have here Twelve Rules for Planting trees, and 

 the next step is, that we should have at least Twelve Rules, for 

 their Treatment after planting, — and even more ; each kind 

 of tree, as the pear, apple, plum, peach, &c., should have 

 their management separately detailed, requiring, as they do 

 in many respects, different pruning and treatment. We 

 think we may promise our readers, that Mr. Walker has not 

 done with the subject, for he never does a thing by halves ; 

 and we shall anxiously look for an article on the culture of 

 the pear, which he so well understands, as one of the papers 

 which will go to complete the work he has commenced. 



We can name other friends, who we are sure will assist in 

 such a good cause ; and if our hint is not enough to draw 

 them out, we shall be obliged to supply a part of the infor- 

 mation from our own experience. — Ed. 



Art. IV. The Frederica Bremer Pear : a neiv native Seed- 

 ling, with so7ne Account of its Origin, and an engraving of 

 the Fruit. By Dr. W. D. Brinckle, Philadelphia. 



At the Pomological Conventions at Syracuse and New 

 York the last autumn, many new seedling pears, apples, 

 plums, &c. were exhibited, some of which appeared to pos- 

 sess fine qualities, while a greater part of them were inferior 

 fruits. At Syracuse we did not have time to examine them, 

 owing to the short session, and the amount of labor to be 



