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first described, also, in Loudon's Magazine, and he would move to 

 amend by subsliluting Belle Lucrative as the name of this vaiicly. 



Mr. Frknch saiil that lliis pear certainly lanked deservedly very 

 high, and no one wanting lo cultivate good varieties, should be with- 

 out it. 



Mr. Hovey's nnotion to amend was then carried, and the variety 

 was adopted under the name of Belle Lucrative. 



Urianiste Pear. — Mr. Walker remarked that this variety was fre- 

 quently imported as the Buerre Ficquerry, and was generally known 

 in France by that name. It was adopted as the Urbanisle. 



Buffum Pear. — Col. Hodge had cultivated the BufTura for a num- 

 ber 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. McIktosh, of Cleveland, had also cultivated it for several 

 years, and must say tb.at as lo the fruit, it was hardly as good as 

 second rate. But as a market fruity it was of the first qualify, 



Mr. HovEY said that this fruit was not of the first quality in 

 respect to flavor, but the variety m^ide a beautiful appearance as an 

 ornamental tree, and it was, besides, a prodigious bearer, the fruit hang- 

 ing on the branches like strings of onions. And if well conditioned, 

 the BufTum pear was as good as the Doyenne, when well ripened. 

 If eaten at the proper time, it was far ahove a second rate fiult. 



Mr. BuiST, of Philadelphia, remarked that it would require all the 

 eloquence of gentlemen, and perhaps more, to raise this variety to the 

 rank of a first class fruit. And he considered that Avh.at was wanted 

 of this Congress, and what the Congress itself desired, was informa- 

 tion as to, and decision upon, fruits, and fruits alone — not in respect 

 to their beauty as ornamental trees. 



Mr. S. B. Parsons agreed with the last speaker. The qualities of 

 fruits as fruits^ it was the object of the Congress to determine, as 

 far as possible. 



Mr. HANcoac ?aid that in truth the Buflum pear ranked only as 

 fourth rate, as the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. French) had 

 this morning observed. And if that gentleman now asked this Con- 

 gress to recommend it for general cullivalion, for one, he, (Mr. H.) 

 could not do it. 



