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Marmalade Pippin, Beachamwell's, 



Rowland's Red Streak, Cathead, 



Woolman's Red Sweet, Caroline, (English,) 



Woolman's White Sweet, Dodge's Early Red, 



Golden Reinette, Fenouillet Rouge, 



Pen nock, French Gray Reinette, 



Hoary Morning, Muscovia, 



Large Red Sweeting, Irish Peach,' 



Red Doctor, Pigeonette, 



Grand Sachem, Salina. 



The meeting then took up the list of fruits recommended 

 for general cultivation, commencing with the pears. This list, 

 as finally adopted, we have already given, but for the infor- 

 mation of those who may not have seen it, in our last vol- 

 ume, we shall repeat it at the close of this article. Quite a 

 long and very interesting discussion arose upon the merits of 

 the different varieties, which we should be pleased to give 

 entire, did our space allow ; but with one extract, in relation 

 to the Buffum pear, we must refer to the proceedings for a 

 full report. 



The Buffum pear, being one upon the list of varieties- 

 recommended for general cultivation, the following discussion 

 ensued before the vote was taken upon its adoption. We 

 quote this to show what we consider the true qualifications 

 of a pear for general cultivation, those qualifications being a 

 combination of good properties, without perhaps excelling in 

 any particular one. The report, though accurate in the 

 main, contains some errors, and these we have corrected so 

 far as regards our own remarks : — 



Buffum Pear. — Col. Hodge had cultivated the Buffum 

 for a number of years, and though he was not prepared to 

 reject it, he could not rank it higher than a second rate pear. 

 It cracked, and the flavor was by no means superior. 



Mr. Mcintosh, of Cleveland, had also cultivated it for 

 several years, and must say that as to the fruit, it was hardly 

 as good as second rate. But as a market fruit, it was of the 

 first quality. 



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