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of gentlemen were taken down by a reporter, we shall refer 

 to them hereafter. 



Some fine specimens of apples were presented at New 

 York, by Mr. J. Battey, of Keeseville, N. Y., one of which 

 was a remarkably beautiful sweet apple, called by him the 

 Northern Golden Sweet, but which the Committee suggest- 

 ed should be altered to Northern Sweet, as there is already 

 a Golden Sweet. The fruit is of full size, nearly round, 

 and with a rich, deep golden yellow skin, slightly tinged with 

 pale red in the sun. Flesh, rich, sugary, and excellent. 

 The committee thought highly of the variety. Mr. Battey 

 gave us some of his specimens, from which we intended to 

 present a drawing and full description ; but some one ap- 

 propriating them to their own use, we are prevented from 

 doing so till another year. 



The Canandaigua Pear was the name proposed to be 

 given to a large, very handsome and excellent variety, ex- 

 hibited at the Pomological Congress, in New York, by the 

 Committee on Seedling Fruits. It was shown under the 

 name of Catherine, by which term it is known in western 

 New York, but as there is already one or more pears culti- 

 vated under that cognomen, it was deemed proper to change 

 it, to prevent confusion. The pear has a great resemblance 

 to the Williams's Bon Chretien, or Bartlett, is about of the 

 same quality, and ripens at the same time, but is not quite 

 so large. It seems to be a variety well worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. Our specimens, obtained at New York, accompanied 

 those of the Northern Sweet apple, and a figure and full 

 description must be deferred till next autumn. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. Domestic JVotices. 



Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. — I send you a copy of the "Annual 

 Report to the Lot Holders of the Cemetery of Spring Grove," for 1849. 

 This, with its Charter, Rules and Regulations, including the Dedication 

 Address, with a short history of its rise and progress, will give you a full 

 idea of this interesting place, with its future prospects. I hope you will 

 review tliem. It is a subject to which public attention should be called. 



