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Cincinnati have resolved to cooperate with them as much 

 as possible in this respect, in a matter in which they and 

 the other Societies of America have been laboring-for some 

 years. The first session was held at Lyons in September 

 last (1856), and it may be interesting, here, to enumerate 

 the number and kinds of pears admitted into cultivation. 

 There were sixty -three for standards and dwarfs, seven 

 especially for espaliers (a common mode for gardens 

 in Europe), eight varieties for the kitchen, and twelve 

 especially for standard, or orcharding. The names of 

 the first sixty -three are : Adele de St. Denis (synonymes 

 follow, which are abolished), Alexandrine DrouUard, Ar- 

 bre Courbe, Beau present d'Artois, Bergamotte d'Angle- 

 terre (Gansel's Bergamotte, etc.), Bergamotte d'Esperen, 

 Benrre Beaumont, Beurre Benoit, Beurre Bretonneau, 

 Beurre Capiaumont, Beurre Clairgeau, Beurre d'Amanlis 

 panachee, Beurre d'Aremberg, Beurre d'Anjou, Beurre 

 Davy, Beurre de Nantes, Beurre d'Hardenpont (Glout 

 Morceau, etc.), Beurre Diel, Beurre Giffart, Beurre Pic- 

 query (Urbaniste, etc.), Quetelet, Beurre Six, Bezy de 

 Montigny, (not the Musk Doyenne, commonly so called), 

 Bon Chretien Napoleon (Charles of Austria, etc.), Bon 

 Chretien William (Bartlett, etc.). Bonne d'Ezeo, Calebasse 

 Bosc (Thompson), Calebasse monstre (Van Marum, etc.), 

 Colmar d'Aremberg, Conseiller de la Cour, Cumberland, 

 Des Deux-Soeurs, Delices d'Hardenpont d'Angers, Delices 

 de Lowenjoul, Doj-enne Boussoch, Doyenne Defais, Doy- 

 enne d'Hiver (Bergamotte de la Pentecote), Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, Duchesse panachee, Duchesse de Berry d'Ete, 

 Bpine du Mas, Esperine, Figue (Pigue d'Alencon), Fon- 

 dante de Charneux, Pondante de Noel, Belle ou Bonne, etc.. 

 Grand Soleil, Graslin, Jalousie de Fontenay (Jalousie de 

 Pontenay Vendee, etc.), Louise Bonne d'Avranches (Louise 

 de Jersey), Marie Louise Delcourt (Marie Louise Nova), 

 Nouveau Poiteau, Passe Colmar, Eousselet d'Aout, St. 



