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THE FLORIST AND 



horticulture. Being unable to recognize the variety, and its true name hav- 

 ing been lost, we designated it the Niles. Some of the Boston pomologists 

 who are more familiar with the Easter Beurre than we are, consider it that 

 variety; while others unhesitatingly say it is not the Easter Beurre. With- 

 out giving a decided opinion on this point, we will merely remark that it dif- 

 fers from the specimens we have been in the habit of seeing of the latter, in 

 being more oblong in form, of a more yellow color, having a longer stem, a 

 deeper and more regular basin, and in its earlier period of maturity. 



From Alexander Parker — Two varieties of Pears. — One is called a Native 

 Butter Pear, and resembles the Petre, the specimen is too much decayed for 

 us to form any opinion of its quality. The others, sent for their name, 

 are the Echasserie. 



From Dr. J. K. Eshleman, Downingtown — Pears for their name. — The 

 specimens sent were not in eating order; but in their configuration and 

 general appearance they resembled the St. Germain. 



From Mrs. John R. Latimer — The Cushing Raspberry, grown by Hart- 

 man Kuhn, Jr., of this city. Specimens remarkably fine. The autumnal fruit 

 of this twice-bearing variety is even larger than that which ripens in sum- 

 mer, at the usual raspberry season. 



From H. B. Lindley, Athens, Ohio, through Caleb Cope. — Fine speci- 

 mens of an Apple for its name. Size, large, three and five-eighths inches 

 long, by three and five-eighths broad ; form, oblong-truncate ; color, red in 

 stripes, with, occasionally, russet markings ; stem, half an inch long, some- 

 times very thick and fleshy, often rather slender with a fleshy appendage on 

 one side, inserted in a narrow, not very deep cavity ; calyx, medium, parti- 

 ally reflexed, set in a rather shallow, plaited basin ; seed, small, dark 

 brown, ovate ; core, large ; fleshy, rather dry and mealy, perhaps from 

 being over-ripe; flavor, pleasant; quality, "good." This variety is un- 

 known to us. Whether it is of Western origin, or an Eastern kind so alter- 

 ed by the soil and climate of the West as not to be recognized by us, we are 

 unable to say. The forthcoming pomological work of F. R. Elliott, which 

 we are anxiously looking for, will no doubt furnish us with much valuable 

 information respecting the fruits of the West, and relieve us of no little of 

 the uncertainty and perplexity that now embarrass us. 



From Dr. James S. Rumsey, Fishkill Landing, Dutchess county, X. York 

 A Pear and two varieties of Apples. 



1. The Pear resembles the Martin Sec, and ' is probably that variety. 

 Formerly the Martin Sec was much esteemed for drying and other culinary 

 uses, but is now seldom cultivated. 



