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Pears for cultivation on quince stocks: — Rostiezer, Beurre d'Anjou, 

 Beurre Diel, Duchess d'Angouleme, White Doyenne, Louise Bonne de Jer- 

 sey, Fig d'Alencon, Urbaniste, Easter Beurre, Glout Morceau, Pound, Cal- 

 tilac, Vicar of Wakefield, Napoleon, Beurre d'Amanlis, Beurre d'Aremberg, 

 Soldat Laborer, Beurre Langelier, Long Green of Cox, Nouveau Poiteau, 

 and St. Michael Archange. 



The list was adopted by the Society. 



Cherries were next considered. Governor Wood, Black Hawk, Kirtland's 

 Mary, Rockport Biggareau, Ohio Beauty, and the Hovey were placed on 

 the list of varieties which promise well. 



Mr. Cabot, of Massachusetts, introduced for the consideration of the 

 convention, the seedling cherry of Capt. George Walsh, of Charlestown. 

 There were, he said, claimed by Mr. Walsh, three varieties, ripening at in- 

 tervals of one week from each other, but they were so much alike, he (Mr. 

 Cabot,) could see no difference in them. He proposed to the Society to call 

 it Walsh's Seedling. 



Mr. Walker had been acquainted with this cherry fourteen or fifteen 

 years. When it was first exhibited to the Horticultural Society, there was 

 some doubts as to its being a seedling, from the fact that a Mr. Brown, of 

 Beverly, had exhibited a cherry very similar to it in appearance, which he 

 called the Black Biggareau of Savoy. The Society, however, took so 

 much interest in the question that a committee was sent out to Mr. Walsh's 

 garden, to examine the trees and see if they were budded. He, (Mr. 

 Walker,) was on that committee, and they came to the conclusion that the 

 trees were not budded. The fruit is large, black, — equal in size to the Black 

 Tartarian — firm flesh, excellent flavor, and quality A No. 1. 



Quite a discussion ensued, during which it was contended by Mr. Prince 

 that the cherry in question was not a seedling, and by Mr. Hovey that its 

 true name is the New Black Biggareau. 



The Society adopted the name of "Walsh's Seedling," and placed it in 

 the list of sorts which promise well. The Great Biggareau of Downing 

 was placed in the list which promise well, and Sparhawk's Hovey was 

 passed by. 



Strawberries were next taken up. Burr's New Pine was placed in the 

 list recommended for certain locations, Walker's Seedling in the list which 

 promise well, Imperial Scarlet and Scarlet Magnet were passed ; Jenny's 

 Seedling was recommended for certain locations. 



