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ishment. The farmers of New-Hampshire, (he might have said the United 

 States,) are by no means accustomed to the thorough cultivation which dwarf 

 pears require, and I have no doubt that an orchard of them, managed as 

 even the best of our apple orchards are, would be worthless. (Can't endorse 

 the last word fully.) Indeed pears of all kinds, standards as well as dwarfs, 

 require a deeper and richer soil, and more careful cultivation than the 

 apple." 



I conclude from the above reasoning, therefore, that dwarf pears are val- 

 uable, are worth all they cost, and by a judicious selection of varieties, are 

 a profitable and satisfactory investment ; that in their favorite soil they will 

 last more than twenty years, but if they give out bearing at the age of ten 

 years even, they would fully quit the cost. 



W. D. 



THIS NUMBER. 



We have used the scissors very extensively in getting out this number, 

 but we often find many things in foreign magazines of as great interest to 

 our readers, as anything written here could be. Our contributors have not 

 favored us much in the last week, so that what we could extract has been 

 very useful. We wish that our subscribers would extract what they owe us 

 from their pockets, and send it to us by mail, or otherwise. Since the issue 

 of our last number we have received exactly one-twenty-sixth of what was 

 due. This is generous in our friends. At that rate we would be paid in 

 full, after a while. Considering that we give our subscribers the best plates 

 and the best paper of any magazine published in the United States, we 

 think that at least we should be promptly paid the small sum asked for the 

 annual subscription. 



The Annual Session of the Pomological Society takes place in 

 Boston, commencing on the 13th of this month. There will, no doubt, be 

 a large gathering of fruit-growers and fruit-knowers. We are sorry that 

 there is no chance for our appearance there. No doubt the merits of many 

 fruits will be settled, including the Cincinnati strawberries and the Hovey 

 cherry and Boston pear. We hope that those' who have no fruits to recom- 

 mend will see that fair play is had in each case. The disappointment in 

 our case consists in our not having the opportunity of meeting several 

 pleasant correspondents and fellow-editors, and of visiting other friends 

 on the route. Nevertheless we shall, no doubt, see some of them at our 

 great State Fair later in the month. 



