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The Wilder Early Pear, Mr. Green, 

 of Rochester, writes us, ripens August ist, 

 and is nearly equal to that of the Seckel. It 

 will keep two or three weeks after picking. 



Some Large Plums. — Major Allan, of 

 Grimsby, showed us some very fine samples 

 of Pond's Seedling plum which measured 

 seven and three-quarter inches in circumfer- 

 ence one way, and six the other. Major 

 Allan's fruit farm is situated in a choice spot 

 just under the mountain, near Winona, and 

 seems particularly adapted for growing fine 

 plums. Indeed this section of country has 

 lately become noted for its plums, Mr. 

 Cline having an orchard of over two thousand 

 trees, and other growers devoting a greater 

 or less acreage to the same fruit. 



TESTED RUSSIAN APPLES. 



According to an article by Dr. Hoskins 

 in the American Grtrrf<^«, there are very many 

 varieties of Russian apples that have been 

 proved to possess positive merit, notwith- 

 standing it is now some thirteen years since 

 the large importation of Russian fruits was 

 made by the National Department of Agri- 

 culture of the United States. He mentions 

 first the Oldenburg and Tetofsky, the former 

 of which is everywhere valuable, and the 

 latter only where extreme hardiness is 

 required ; and both of these introduced 

 previously to the importation referred to ; 

 the Yellow Transparent, an apple of great 

 commercial value, is the only one of this 

 importation which he has thought valuable 

 enough to plant extensively ; and of more 

 recent introductions, he names the following 



as larga, handsome and productive kinds, 

 viz.: Titus, Zolotoreff and Switzer. 



He adds, " But I am not decided yet to 

 select one of these, rather than the Red 

 Beitigheimer, an apple introduced by Ell- 

 wanger & Barry as German, but which 

 proves as iron-clad as the Russians. Anton- 

 ovka and Longfield promise to be profitable 

 for planting for early winter varieties. The 

 Red and Yellow Anises are both too small 

 for market. The same must be said of 

 Borsdorf, a longer keeper, of good quality. 

 Getting beyond these we need time to arrive 

 at satisfactory conclusions." 



FRUIT GROWING IN IRELAND. 



A CORRESPONDENT of the English [ournal 

 of Horticulture has been making a tour of 

 Ireland. He reports that a very small por- 

 tion of the arable land is brought under cul- 

 tivation, and much that is cultivated is done 

 in the worst possible manner. In the north 

 of Ireland, flax is one of the great staple 

 crops, one hundred thousand acres in the 

 province of Ulster alone being devoted to 

 it. The great staple crop in the south, and 

 one that is there considered more important 

 than bread among the family supplies, is the 

 potato. He confirms the reports of the 

 newspapers about the general failure of this 

 crop in that country owing to blight, as a 

 result of which thousands of acres look as 

 if they had been burnt, and a dreadful fam- 

 ine stares the inhabitants in the face. 



It would appear that the country is well 

 adapted for market gardens and for some 

 lines of fruit growing ; and, if any such enter- 

 prise as is seen on this side of the water 



