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Pears — Bartlett, Julienne, Dearborn's Seedling, Stone, Autumn Su- 

 perb, Echaserie. 



Plums — Yellow Gage, Smith's Orleans, Aude ton Plum. 



Peaches — Pullen's Early Red, White Heath Free, Crawford's Early, 

 Lemon Cling, Abbott's Late, White Cling, Prince's Rareripe. 



C. Pinkenstein, Borsdofer, and a plate of Pears. 



George Hill — Italian Pear, believed to be Bartlett, Mr. Ernst stating 

 that the Bartlett was introduced into this neighborhood by J. Garrard, an 

 Italian. 



By the Secretary, from R. S. Musgrave, Sulphur Spring, Crawford 

 county, Ohio. — A very handsome apple resembling the Cooper ; also, the 

 Trenton Early, from R. W. Steele, of Dayton, which is clearly not the 

 Golden Sweet, as heretofore supposed, and as set forth in Elliott's Fruit 

 Book. 



Flowers — A large basket from M. Kelley & Co. — Fine Dahlias, Roses, &c. 



Hamburg Grapes — Grown in the open air, by George Graham. 



Melons — From W. E. Mears, Mount Washington. — Beautiful specimens 

 of Water and Musk-melons, referred to Mr. Chapman for report. 



From the American Agriculturist. 



DWARF PEARS. 



The horticultural department of your journal which, by-the-by, is an ex- 

 tremely interesting one, is so ably sustained by older and more able pens, 

 that I feel some diffidence about offering every idea that a fifteen-year-old 

 horticulturist can suggest. Yet some things advanced in your late issues, 

 invite and interest the attention of all fruit amateurs. The question has 

 been asked and repeated, " Who knows of pear trees doing well on the 

 quince stock for twenty years?" I conceive this question calculated to do 

 a certain amount of injury, unless met in an intelligent manner, and with a 

 proper spirit. I am glad, however, the question is asked, as the opportunity 

 is given to introduce a few facts worthy of an extended circulation. 



The increasing demand for fruit trees, is no shallow puff; it is a veritable 

 truth. By far the greater proportion of these purchasers know very little 

 about making a judicious selection of plants. Hence the necessity of inform- 

 ation safely culled from the experience of others. 



Every one knows that the quince root has the reputation of thriving best 

 in a moist, rather heavy soil, as its favorite locality. It will grow for a 

 while in almost any soil, wet or dry — but will it thrive, and how long will it 



