32 Pomological Notices. 



" Killam Hill. — This apple has been highly spoken of by the late Hon. 

 Timothy Pickering. It is a large apple ; its colour of an almost uniform 

 bright rerl, interspersed with deeper and fainter stripes of the same colour; 

 its form globular ; its stalk and eye sunken in deep cavities ; its flesh rich, 

 juicy, a pleasant subacid, and excellent. I received this fruit from Mr. David 

 Towne of Topsfield, near Salem. It is one of the most popular and saleable 

 apples in that market. It ripens in October and November." (p. .36.) 



" Hubbardston Nonsuch. — A large apple, a capital fruit ; its colour in the 

 shade is yellow ; but, on the side next the sun, and, indeed, over most of its 

 surface, it is bright red, interspersed with numerous small irregular stripes of 

 a deep red. Its form globular, a little depressed at its base and summit ; its 

 stalk and eye are each sunken ; its flesh yellow, juicy, rich, sharply saccharine, 

 and most excellent. It is a great bearer; and, by many, esteemed even pre- 

 ferable to the Baldwin, and very superior to any other fruit known here bear- 

 ing the name of Nonsuch. A very excellent and celebrated native fruit, and 

 recommended for genei'al cultivation. It ripens in February, and lasts till ApriL 

 Originated in Hubbardston, Massachusetts." (p. 47.) 



" Ramie's Janett, a Virginian. — The form is globular, flattened at the sum- 

 mit and base ,• the colour red and green ; flesh very fragrant, more juicy, and 

 of superior flavour to the Newtown pippin, and keeps equally as well." (p. 39.) 



" StripedJune Apple, a Virginian. — The fruit is as fragrant as a pine-apple 

 melon. It ripens the last of June and beginning of July." (p. 60.) 



Pears. 



" Dearborn'' s Seedling. • — This pear lately originated at Brinley Place, the 

 mansion of the Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn, in Roxbury. The tree is about 

 thirteen years old. and of vigorous growth ; fruit of medium size ; it is 

 rounded at the crown, and regularly diminishes in a parabolic manner to the 

 stalk, which is inserted in a small cavity ; the skin is smooth, thin, green, 

 sprinkled with russet points, and a fawn-coloured blotch around the stalk, 

 which is short, and curved ; at maturity the skin is a delicate yellow. This 

 pear was examined by the committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, in August, 1831. It was very melting, and of the finest flavour; 

 fully equalling, in this respect, the very ancient and once famous and delicious 

 St. Michael; and was named by them Dearborn's Seedling, The tree pro- 

 duced fruit, for the first time, in that year ; and promises to form a valuable 

 addition to our stock of summer fruit." (p. 153.) 



" Gushing, S. Downer, Esq. — This superior wilding was so named by the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. It originated, about forty years ago, 

 on the grounds of Colonel Washington Gushing of Hingham, Massachusetts. 

 The fruit is of medium size, oblong, contracted towards the stalk, which is 

 short ; the skin smooth, light green, but brownish-red next the sun ; flesh 

 whitish, melting, and full of dehcious juice; sprightly [sharp], and of first-rate 

 excellence. The tree is a great and constant bearer ; and, although growing 

 in an uncultivated pasture, it has produced annually 14 bushels of fruit ; and 

 may be recommended, with confidence, as one of our finest native varieties. 

 Season, middle of September." (p. 168.) 



" Dix, S. Downer, Esq. — This very fine native pear originated in the gar- 

 den of Madam Dix% in Boston : it sprang from the seed about eighteen years 

 since. The tree is of mediu.m vigour ; the young wood is thorny. It is very 

 productive. _ Fruit large, oblong; skin rough, thick, green, but yellow at 

 maturity, with a fine blush on the side exposed to the sun ; the stalk short, 

 and situated on its summit. Flesh melting, juicy, rich, and of fine flavour; 

 and thought to be even superior to the St. Germain. It ripens from the 

 middle to the last of October ; and bids fair to be one of our very best autumn 

 pears; and may, with safety, be recommended for general cultivation, for its 

 beauty, fine flavour, and bearing." (p. 170.) 



" Gore's Heathcot. — A native pear, a capital variety, which deserves to be 

 ranked with the Seckel and Bartlett ; raised by Mr. Heathcot, at the farm of 

 the late Governor Gore, from the seed sown in 1812. The tree is remarkably 



