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qualities, that will take many years to extirpate; we cannot avoid 

 growing them and selling them, the public require it and will have 

 their own choice. Although they say, select for me, their own taste 

 must be suited, you take them to trees of the ott pear in the vicin- 

 ity of Belle Dumas or Souvenir de printems, you advise the former, but 

 they prefer the latter; they have so fine, thrifty growth, in quality 

 you may as well compare persimmons to seckel pears, or a sous to a 

 sovereign. One word more in budding the pear on the quince, the 

 closer to the ground it is inserted the better, that on its being 

 transplanted the stem of the pear may be partially under the sur- 

 face; if this is not the case and a portion of the stock above ground, 

 it is advisible to plant the whole of the quince beneath the surface, 

 or to draw up soil to it — keep the soil rich, dig or plough deep, and 

 you may dispense with my pear preparation. It is only 5 or at most 

 10 years ago since all the offal of the slaughter house was requisite 

 to grow grapes — the idea ! but now cautious and cool heads have sub- 

 dued that mania, amongst them is your correspondent Chorlton, 

 who proves what can be done by what he has done; so it is with all 

 ideal preparations, nature hands out bountifully the material in 

 loam, sand and decomposed vegetable matter which is under the 

 control of every reader of your journal. 



Yours Truly, R, Buist. 



Mr. Editor — So many things have been offered for sale that have 

 proved worthless, that it makes one doubt everything new ; but the 

 "Lover of Roses" in your last number may come to the conclusion 

 that the Augusta Rose is a fine acquisition to the Noisette family ; it 

 is a free bloomer of a good color, and withal as sweet as any Tea 

 rose. Its foliage is remarkably fine, and it no doubt will stand the 

 severity of our winters. I had seen the bloom in 1851, and have 

 now a plant in my possession blooming, and it proves fully equal to 

 what has been said about it. Being of American origin, I wish its 

 introduction on that account; and such a beginning may lead us to as 

 many choice varieties in this family as there are in the Camellia. 

 Of this latter we can be proud in Baltimore, and can compare with 

 all Europe and America. Persevere and encourage the raising of 



