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has prevented us from obtaining accurate descriptions this year, vre 

 will supply the deficiency next season. 



I add the entire' list of pears found of first quality, so far as we 

 have tested, viz: Andrews, Bartlett, Beurre d' Amaulis, (nearly first 

 rate,) Beurre de Ranz, Beurre Bosc, Beurre Diel, Bloodgood, Brown 

 Beurre, Dearborn's Seedling, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Dix, Easter 

 Beurre, Flemish Beauty, Fondante d'Automne, Frederick de Wur- 

 temburg, Glout Morceau, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Gray Doyenne, 

 Jarainette, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Madeleine, Marie Louise, Passe 

 Colmar, Seckel, St. Ghislain, Stevens' Genesee, Surpasse Virgalieu, 

 Van Mons Leon le Clerc, White Doyenne, and Winter Nelis. 



Plums. — Our best early plum was raised by Mr. Camak from a 

 stone brought from Italy by Hon. Richard Henry Wilde. We call it 

 Wild's Plum. It is of the size of Imperial Gage; color, greenish 

 yellow, and a clingstone. The Green Gage retains its excellence 

 with us, but the tree proves a shy bearer. The great enemy to the 

 plum with us, as elsewhere, is the curculio. The following have 

 been tested, and found to equal Mr. Downing's description in 

 all desirable points, viz: Bingham, Coe's Golden Drop, Frost Gage, 

 German Prune, Huling's Superb, Imperial Gage, Jefferson, Law- 

 rence's Favorite, Large Green Drying, Smith's Orleans, Washington, 

 and Brevoort's Purple. 



If the foregoing may in any degree promote the objects of the 

 Convention, I shall be gratified to have made this communication. 

 Yours very respectfully, 



WM. N. WHITE. 



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