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performed to finish up the proceedings at an early hour. 

 But at New York, we were not so hurried for time, and 

 having been upon the committee appointed to examine seed- 

 lings, we had all those of any promise brought immediately 

 to our notice. The report of that committee, of which Dr. 

 Brinckle was chairman, will probably appear in the publish- 

 ed Pi'oceedings of the Convention, when we shall notice it 

 at length. We now have the pleasure of drawing the at- 

 tention of pomologists and cultivators to one of the new 

 pears which came before the committee, as will be seen by 

 the following communication : — 



My Dear Sir: Did you notice the Frederica Bremer 

 Pear, at the recent Pomological Convention in New York ? 

 Was it not a native variety which the committee on seed- 

 ling fruit passed by, on account of its being in an immature 

 state ? All I recollect concerning it is, that the owner hand- 

 ed me one, and requested me to keep it till it was in a 

 condition for eating, and then try it. I ate it this day 

 week, and found it to be a most delicious pear. Not being 

 prepossessed much with its appearance, when I saw it at the- 

 convention, I neglected to make the necessary enquiries in 

 regard to its origin, &c. But before it was cut even, its 

 outward aspect became materially improved. Perhaps the 

 enclosed outline {fig. 1,) and description, which I took on 

 the 13tli inst., from the specimen in my possession, may 

 assist in recalling it to your recollection. Can you inform 

 me by whom it was exhibited. 



Fruit, above medium size, two and three quarter inches 

 long, and two and a half broad : Form, obovate : Skin, of a 

 smooth green color, (when seen at the Convention,) but 

 when mature, of a fine clear yellow : Stem, one inch long,, 

 and one eighth of an inch thick, inserted somewhat oblique- 

 ly in a slight cavity : Eye, small, closed, and set in a narrow 

 basin : Flesh, white, fine, buttery and melting : Flavor, 

 saccharine, and delicious : Seed, small, black. Ripe in Octo- 

 ber. — Respectfully yours, W. D. Brinckle, Philadelphia, 

 Oct. 13, 1849. 



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