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of great excellence, worthy of extensive dissemination, and of which 

 the following is a concise description : fruit 2} inches long by 2} 

 wide ; roundish turbinate ; skin yellowish, with numerous minute 

 russet dots, and a small russet patch at the insertion of the stein, and 

 occasionally around the calyx ; stem 1 inch long, j thick, inserted 

 with little or no depression, but with a slight prominence on one side ; 

 calyx small, closed, set in a i^hallow basin ; seed plump, daik brown ; 

 flesh of fine texture, exceedingly melting and buttery ; flavor delicious, 

 delicately aromatic, without any bergamot perfume ; ripe from the first 

 to the middle of September. An outline of two specimens is annex- 

 ed. What variety is it 1 



Bezi de la Moite. — This old variety, once so celebrated for its ex- 

 cellence, bears uniformly and abundantly ; the tree is still flourishing ; 

 the fruit continues to be well formed, exceedingly buttery and melting, 

 but so entirely devoid of flavor, as now scarcely to rank with us even 

 third rate. 



Doyenne Blanc and Doyenne Gris. — These varieties, under ordin- 

 ary treatment, and beyond city limits, are utterly worthless in our 

 region. In towns, however, they still do well, maturing fruit of 

 beautiful appearance and excellent quality. , 



Fondante d'Jiutomne. — This most valuable Belgian pear preserves 

 with us its high character. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey. — A most desirable variety here, as in other 

 places, on account of its productiveness and other good qualities. 



The Barllett, Beurri d'Jlnjou, Doyennz Boussock^ Fiemis'i Beauty^ 

 Passe Colmar, St. Andre^ Van Mons Leon le Clerc^ Beurre d'Jirem- 

 bcrg, and many other English, French, and Flemish pears, of high 

 repute, have scarcely come into bearing with us ; at least not to any 

 extent. 



The PZwm, though a most luscious fruit, is so liable in this section of 

 country to the ravages of the curculio, as to restrict in a great meas- 

 ure its extensive cultivation. In towns, however, this destructive in- 

 sect being less abundant, the Was/dngton, Ruling's Superb, Green 

 Gag€y Coe^s Golden Drop^ and other desirable kinds, are cultivated 

 successfully, especially where the ground, under the trees, is paved. 



The market raspberry of Philadelphia, and the kind most com- 

 monly cultivated in Pennsylvania, is the Genesee^ a native of west- . 

 em New-York, and found also in a wild state, on the Pocono moun- 

 tain, in this State. Though usually called Red Antwerp^ it differs 



