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it disappears, immediately to supply its place in the des- 
sert. Beautiful dwarf trees may be formed by grafting 
onthe common white thorn, which, however, are not’ very 
patient of transplanting’ The French jargonelle is green 
on one side and red on the other, and is a fruit of inferior 
et “Phe ' Ananas d? Eté is scarcely noticed’ by our horticul- 
tial’ writers; but it seems a good variety to’succeed the 
jargonelle. In the Experimental Garden at Edinburgh, it 
ripens'on: a''standard in ‘the second ‘week: of ‘September. 
‘It'is'‘of wiiddle '‘size,'about two and a’ half inches broad, 
tapering a little towards the stalk, round at the top, eye 
small, slightly sunk in a cavity; red on ‘the exposed side, 
green, and somewhat russety on the other; flesh’ white, 
melting, with a: pleasant sweet juice. Sometimes called 
King William: Pear. ie 
' The Swmmer Francréal, or the Yat of Holland, may ite 
noticed as another pear to follow the jargonelle; as it ripens 
about the middle of September. The tree Proves in en 
ral; a great bearer. 
“The Longueville.—Some very ancient trees sof this varie- 
e exist at Jedburgh; and in the garden of the Regent 
Murray at Edinburgh there are several which apparently 
are coeval with the times of the Regency:. Though the 
name is now unknown in France, it is conjectured that the 
tree. was brought over from that country by the Douglas, 
when ‘Lord of Longueville, in the fifteenth century. The 
fruit'is large, of a thick conical shape, greén, and of eon- 
siderable flavor. It ripens in September. | 
The Seckle, of American origin, deserves a place ; for 
the tree is of dwarfish size, and suited ifor a border stand- 
ard;and-it seldom fails to yieldacrop. The fruit is small, 
but melting and perfumed. It doesinot keep. « 
