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FRUITS. 



Red hergamot is a beautiful pear of the flavour of the 

 bergamots. 



The real Jargonelle is one of the finest summer pears. 

 It is a great and constant bearer, and comes in between the 

 smaller fruits of the garden, the strawberry and raspberry, 

 and the peach. As seen in Boston market, it is a carica- 

 ture of the fruit raised by the cultivator for his own use. 

 It is gathered unripe, and artificially ripened by being put 

 up in great masses. 



The summer good Christian is a luscious and juicy pear, 

 but it is scarcely possible to raise it in the country, being 

 subject to spots and cracks. 



Salviatij ripening early in August, is a delicious pear in 

 good soils : in poor land it is of no value. 



Broca'^s hergamot is one of the finest pears grown in shel- 

 tered situations ; but in exposed ones, its leaves fall, and 

 its fruit is acid. 



The grey beurre^ the prince of pears in Boston, and in 

 the sheltered gardens of France, is of no value in the coun- 

 try, unless on walls, or in gardens sheltered by walls or 

 hills. 



. Seckle pear, — This is the greatest acquisition yet made 

 to the list of pears for New England culture. It is hardy, 

 bears every year, is subject to no casualty, and its flavour, 

 to most persons, is the finest of any pear yet known. It 

 lasts about six weeks, from Sept. 15th to Nov. 1st. It is 

 supposed to be a native. No man should be without three 

 or four of them. 



Moor-fowl egg, — This pear ripens in November ; is deli- 

 cious, though of a peculiar flavour. 



There is a variety of this pear, which is striped, in the 

 garden of John C. Gray, Esq., at Cambridge. 



The St. MichaeVs pear^ by the French called Doyenne, — 

 This pear was, till lately, the pride of our gardens. Beau- 

 tiful beyond any other pear, melting, and extremely sweet, 

 it bore the palm of all autumnal pears. Causes unknown 

 have, for ten successive years, blighted its fruit ; yet we 

 advise the continued culture of it, because we have seen 

 the peach, after fifteen years of failure, resume its wonted 

 fertility and vigour. 



3Iessire Jean. — This is an admirable pear ; hardy, pro- 

 lific, of a breaking texture, extremely sweet, and ripening 

 in November and December. It seems to us to be rather 

 on the decline, but, in new gardens, it may revive. 



The Amory^ or Gibson^ or Andrews pear. — These various 



