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in form and external appearance ; one specimen resembling Pryor's Red. 

 Size, large, from three and one-eighth inches long by three and seven-eighths 

 broad, to two an I seven-eighths by three and three-eighths ; form, oblate in- 

 clining to conical, sometimes oblong; colour, brown in stripes, on a greenish 

 yellow ground, with numerous grey dots, and occasionally a few green russet 

 blotches; stem, five-eighths of an inch long, and slender, often short and thick, 

 inserted in a deep, narrow, sometimes open cavity ; calyx, medium, set in 

 a small, often rather wide, shallow -basin : core, small; seed, small, dark 

 brown, acute-ovate; flesh, fine texture, jucy, flavour, pleasant; quality, 

 " very good.'' 



The Gilpin, or Carthouse Apple — from Dr. E. S. Hull, Alton, Illinois,-— 

 Specimens not true to name. The variety being unknown to us, we annex 

 the following description of it; Size, under medium, two and three-sixteenths 

 of an inch long by two and five-eighths of anjinch broad; form, conical, broad- 

 est at the base ; colour, mottled and striped with red, and interspersed with 

 many grey dots ; stem, half inch long by one-ninth thick, inserted in an open, 

 acuminate cavity, slightly russeted ; calyx, medium, set in a wide, rather 

 deep basin ; flesh, crisp> jucy ; flavour, pleasant ; quality, "good." 



Ramie's Janet — from Dr. E. S. Hull, Alton, Illinois. — Size, medium, two 

 and seven-eighths inches long by three broad ; form, roundish ; colour, mottled 

 and striped, with pale red on a greenish yellow ground, stem, slender, three- 

 fourths of an inch long by one-tenth thick, inserted in a narrow, acuminate 

 cavity ; calyx, medium, set in a wide shallow basin ; flesh, greenish white, 

 fine texture, tender, jucy; flavour, excellent ; quality, "very good." 



Reading Pear — from Nicholas Lott, Reading. — This fine native winter 

 pear we have repeatedly noticed in our Ad Interim Reports. Specimens 

 not as large as usual. 



Pears for their name — from Nicholas Lott, Reading. — These were large 

 specimens of Uvedales St Germain, familiarly known in this country as the 

 Pound Pear. 



Orange Pippin and DumjAing Apples — from Nicholas Lott, Reading. — 

 In former Reports we have noticed both of these varieties. 



Keim — from Mrs. Kessler, Reading. — This late-keeping native apple has 

 been noticed in several of our previous Ad Interim Reports. Specimens from 

 Mrs. Kessler very fine. 



In concluding our Ad Interim Report, we take great pleasure in stating, 

 that several of our Rail Road Companies have given practical and substan- 

 tial evidence of their interest in the cause of Horticulture, by extending to 

 U3 important facilities in the prosecution of our pomological investigations. 

 The facilities to which we allude are free tickets, kindly presented to one of 

 the Committee, and to be used by him as often as required, during the entire 

 year 1851. For these privileges we are especially indebted to John Tucker, 

 President of the Philadelphia, Reading and Pottsville R. R. Company ; to 

 Edgar, Thompson, President of the Pennsylvania R. R, Company ; to Joseph 

 Yeager, President of the Harrisburg and Lancaster R. R. Company ; to S. M. 

 Felton, President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore R. : R. 

 Company, and to Wm. II. Gatzmer of the Camden and Amboy R. R. Com- 

 pany. Such liberality on the part of the Presidents and Managers of these 

 Companies, in aiding Horticultural explorations and researches, and diminish- 



