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until a few years past, not lonp enough to speak with ronfidence. 

 Generally they promise well — hut few instances of blight. Dear- 

 born's Seedling is our best summer pear. 



The Barllett is a favorite. 



Plums are abundant, and trees are healthy. No disease of any 

 kind has ever attacked them. 



The Grapes mostly cultivated are natives of New England. The 

 Isabella ripens well in good situations, but requires slight protection 

 in winter. 



Should you deem this of any service, use it ; if not, it may be 

 thrown aside. I hope another year to have materials to m.ike some- 

 thing like a State report; also, should T not be able to attend, to be 

 able to send a box of specimens, which I should now do did a private 

 opportunity offer. 



Very respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 



G. GOODRICH. 



CONNECTICUT. 

 REPORT OF THE STATE COMMITTEE. 



Your committee for the State of Connecticut, would respectfully 

 report, that they have endeavored to collect all the information, rela- 

 ting to the subject for which they were appointed, that could reason- 

 ably be expected in one short ieason. 



It will be proper to state here, that one of your committee, George 

 Olmsted Esq. of East Hartford died soon after his appointment. Rev. 

 Wm. W. Turner of Hartford was appointed by the chairman, to fill 

 the vacancy thus occasioned. 



The observations of those of your committee residing at New Ha- 

 ven will be upon the success of fruit culture on a light sandy soil, ly- 

 ing upon a sandy subsoil and situated on the seacoast. Of the others 

 residing at Hartford, upon both a sandy and clayey soil, lying upon 

 either a clay or gravelly subsoil and situated about thirty miles interi- 

 or on the Connecticut river. 



We will commence with the first fruits of the season and take no- 

 tice of them in the order in which they come to maturity, with tlua 



