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We know also that sometimes one-half of a peach is nectarine ; 

 this may have been a crossing. 



Collinson wrote to Linneeus, April 3J, 1741, that there was in 

 Lord Wellington's garden, a peach tree whose fruit was these half 

 nectarines. 



Galesio, in his Pomona Italiana, gives us a drawing of the Pesco 

 ibrida — hybrid peach, or bizarra — awkward — one-half peach and 

 the other nectarine. A drawing of which is given in volume 4, 

 plate 53, by G. Fenn, Jr., in the London Gardenei*s' Magazine. 



William Lawton, of New Rochelle, presented specimens of his 

 blackberry vines, flower and green fruit — showing a remarkably 

 vigorous growth, and the promise of an immense crop. Also, of 

 his cherry currants, his crystal currants, and his gooseberries, full 

 size — no mildew, nor have had any for many years. His black 

 currants, from the native bushes of our mighty West, first noted 

 by Lewis and Clark. The English black currant, which seems 

 extremely like it — samples of the blackberry stalks of this yea)''s 

 growth, 2^ inches in circumference at the lower ends. 



Mrs. McCready, of New Rochelle, presented a basket of noble 

 cherry currants, raised by herself. 



Charles F. Erhard, of Ravenswood, Long Island, presented a 

 basket and a bush of his cherry currants — as large, fine and 

 abundant as was ever seen — it seemed a mass of fruit hiding the 

 branches of the bush. Superb product ! 



Henry C. Freeman, of Ravenswood, presented baskets of his 

 very fine Brinckle raspberry, of large size; pale flesh color, fully 

 developed and of delicious flavor. 



As these Ravenswood fruits were announced as from Long Island, 

 Mr. Robinson begged leave to hint a doubt of that fact, for it had 

 been sufiiciently proved, a long time ago, that Long Island never 

 produced any thing; don't now, and never will, and he had suf- 

 fered in consequence of giving out suspicious hints that there 

 might by possibility be some mistake in this. 



The Secretary oifered to furnish afiidavits that the fruits in 

 question, actually grew on Long Island. 



Mr. Robinson said nothing — shook his head — nothing can grow 

 on Long Island, Sir ! The natives have proved that long ago, to 



