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there. Change of locality may improve the 
President. 
Rouszdet de Meestre .—President Wilder. 
—It is better than Belle Lucrative; has more 
color, and is a tine bearer. 
Doyenne Boussock. —Scott (Pa.)—With us 
it is subject to spot and crack like the White 
Doyenne. It is a large, fine pear, but fails in 
bearing sometimes. 
Mitchell (Pa.)—It is of suuerior flavor. 
age, and the ends of the small shoots winter- 
kill. W ith me it is not producing very 
well. Has not given me satisfaction as re¬ 
gards profit. 
President Wilder — It does not succeed 
President Wilder —It is known as Due 
d Orleans. Tree is large—a magnificent tree, 
holding to foliage until frost, is an abundant 
bearer, always fair, never colors highly, but 
always well, vinous, late, ripening through 
November and December. It will stand 
wind and gale as well as anything we pos¬ 
sess. I regard it promising. 
Hovey—I have trees twenty years old, 
and my experience corresponds with Mr. 
Earle’s. 
Beurre Monty eron .— IIovey— This pear is 
here on our tables under a wrong name— 
Frederick of Wurtemburg. Should like in¬ 
formation concerning it. 
SATTERTRWAtT (Pa.)— I have one tree of 
this sort. Have had it twelve years. I re¬ 
gard it valuable so far as I can judge of it 
from the product of one tree. The fruit is 
fair, fine, good quality, and colors beauti¬ 
fully. It is worth more to me than one hun¬ 
dred trees of Bartlett or Seckel. 
Coit —I have three trees of it in different 
localities. None of them have ever borne 
very abundantly—rather sparsely than other¬ 
wise. It is a handsome pear of medium 
size.—[To be continued. 
i BIENNIAL MEETING 
Ol' the American Pomolouicnl Society. 
The DiHCUHxion on Pears. 
Clapp's Favorite. — Barry (N. Y.)—It has 
proved excellent in Western New York. 
Quinn (N. J.)—It does well in Western 
New Jersey. It rotted badly at the core last 
year. How can it be obviated ? 
nvDE (Mass.)—I have found it to rot at 
the core, but find that if it is picked early it 
will not rot. 
Wilder (Mass.)—Mr. Claud has one hun¬ 
dred trees of this variety planted for his own 
use. lie believes it to be the best and most 
profitable early pear in existence. It docs 
rot at, the core if not picked early. The 
specimens on exhibition here were picked 
twenty days ago. It should be picked the 
20th of August or earlier in Massachusetts; 
so picked it does not rot at the core. It 
ranks with the Sheldon. It will keep until i 
ripe, when it must be eaten, or it rots right 
down. 
Grey (Pa.)—We have had it in fruit one 
season, and are greatly pleased with it. We 
picked it early, and it ripened up early with¬ 
out rot at the core. 
IIovey (Mass.)—Too many of our pears 
are allowed to hang on the trees too long. 
The Clapp pear should be further tried. 
Hyde (Mass.)—Like the Flemish Beauty, 
this variety succeeds well in Maine and Ver¬ 
mont. The tree is hardy, and holds its 
foliage very well on light soils. 
Smith (N. II.)—It does well also in New 
Hampshire. 
A d a ms (Me.)—It is a hardy tree and favor¬ 
ite fruit with us. 
Butter. —Barry (N. Y.)—At the February 
meeting of the Fruit Committee at New 
York, this pear was recommended lor East¬ 
ern Pennsylvania and Eastern New York. 
1 should be glad to gain further information 
concerning it. 
Esiilemann (Pa.)—It is an October pear 
with us. Esteem it as likely to prove one of 
our best late pears. It is very productive— 
rather too much so. 
Grey (Pa,)—It holds its leaves well, and 
is productive and valuable. It is asserted 
that it is a seedling of Van Mens. 
Hooper (Pa.)—Commended it highly. 
Doyenne du Cornice. —IIovey (Mass.)—It is 
a very satisfactory pear with us. The wood 
does not kill badly, but does some. 
Hyde (Mass.) — The tree is not healthy 
with us. The new wood kills. 
President Wi ldek—1 1 . has its peculiarities. 
It is an excellent pear, but I cannot grow it. 
It does not assimilate with stocks well. 
Nile-n. —Scott (Pa.) asks for information 
concerning this pear. 
Barry (N. Y.)—We have fruited it ten 
years. It is a pretty good winter pear, but I 
cannot say much for it. 
IIovey—I t will keep two years! 
Eshleman— 1 cannot ripen it. It does not 
grow large. 
Barry — Specimens badly grown do not 
ripen ; but I have seen them almost equal to 
tli(! Easter Beurre. 
Hovicy— It is a fiue keeping pear when 
well grown; and when not well grown it is 
not worth keeping. (Laughter.) 
[See Rural of June 15, for outline and 
description.] 
Dana's Hovey. —Barry and Sylvester of 
New York, and Quinn of New Jersey spoke 
favorably of its conduct with them. 
Scott of Pa. says it does not bear earl}’. 
IIovey—I t requires thinning. 
President.— Hyde—I have eaten this fruit 
for several years. It is a large pear—as large 
as Beurre Diel; not first oualitv. but a irood 
CROTON GRAPE. 
Stepiien Underhill, Croton Point, N. 
Y » has produced two new liardy grapes, 
which the best pomologists say are the most 
promising of any that have been introduced 
for years—the Croton and Scnasqua. They 
have been fruited upon the originator’s 
grounds several years, the vines proving per¬ 
fectly hardy there and good bearers. The 
vines have not yet been offered for sale, but 
we learn that the proprietor has distributed 
them among some of the best amateur and 
professional pomologists, 
who speak favor¬ 
ably of the growth and character of the vines. 
We give herewith an engraving of a bunch 
and leaf of the Croton. The vine has much 
the habit aud character of the Clinton in its 
growth ; leaf roundish, heart-shape, slightly 
lobed; light, rich green above; whitish un¬ 
derneath ; rather thick. 
Buneli large, half compact, double shoul¬ 
dered, long, with peduncles firm and stiff 
and moderately long. Berries medium size 
to small, roundish oval, translucent, pale, 
yellowish-green, becoming amber-tinted in 
the sun ; flesh light pale yellow, green, ten- 
der, juicy, sweet, rich, slightly vinous; skin 
thick, but without the slightest, harshness or 
stringency; seeds single, oblong, obovate, 
pointed or nearly pyriform. Ripens at Cro¬ 
ton Point middle of September. 
POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP. 
“ Mexican Everbearing." — Joseph Clark, 
Pevely, Mo., writes the Rural World :—We 
saw this berry on the grounds of Isadou 
Bush, at Bush berg, on the 17tli of August, 
on vines plauted last spring. The Ever¬ 
bearing quality is strongly marked, the vines 
bearing quite freely for vines of this season’s 
planting. We fail to see any decided acqui¬ 
sition in this fruit, it being of small size, 
pasty and devoid of flavor; but, as a stock 
or parent for the further improvement of the 
Everbearing class of strawberries, it may be 
valuable, if seedlings can be raised from it of 
fair size and flavor. 
The saying that, as a people, we delight to 
be humbugged, has been forcibly illustrated 
through the introduction of some of the new 
lruits before being sufficiently tested. 
Elether Grape.*— G. II. Ruoo, La Salle Co., 
Ill., sends the Prairie Farmer samp^.s of a 
seedling grape from Catawba seed which he 
says “ was raised by my brother-in-law, A. 
M. Squires, about six years ago, and its 
ing quality; lacks high color; sometimes 
has a ruddy cheek; it is well enough to 
recommend it to amateurs. 
Poir (VAssumption. —Pres. Wilder —This 
pear has not been frtited in the United 
States. We hope to get in it an acquisition 
in the shape of an early, finely-colored and 
large pear. 
Souvenir du Tongres .—President Wilder. 
—This is a very large pear, a seedling of the 
Bartlett, ripening earlier, but not yet fruited 
here. 
Sdkck. — Barry —This is a large pear, of 
second or third quality, and very productive. 
We get it from the originator, in Vermont. 
Duchme de Bordeaux. — Dr. IIoitohton, 
Pa., exhibited fine specimens of this pear, 
and gave its history substantially 
as given in 
Rural March 13, page 168, current volume. 
President Wilder spoke highly of it, but 
says it does not grow' as large in Massachu¬ 
setts as in Pennsylvania. 
Doyenne du Cornice .— Earle (Mass.)—I 
have been reported as saying that this va¬ 
riety blew off easily. I never said so. If it 
had been so I think, I should have observed 
it. I find after careful observation, however, 
that it holds on to the tree better than the 
average of pears of the same size. 
Emile (VIleyst. 
■President Wilder— It is 
! an excellent, hardy tree, a Belgian pear, a 
I great bearer, bearing its fruit in clusters. I 
regarded it one of the best pears added to 
our collection in many years. 
Hyde —It is one of the most promising 
pears. 
Berckmanb (Ga.)—We consider it a fair 
fruit. It is probably better in Massachusetts 
than with us. 
Goodale-.— Hyde — It is an upright and 
beautiful grower, retains its foliage well, is 
hardy, and a large, fine, handsome fruit. It 
must be picked early. I regard it a valua¬ 
ble native pear. Season last of September. 
President Wilder —The tree of the Good- 
ale is healthful and beautiful. 
Our romnlogiral Renders must be patient. 
Wo have sundry good things on hand, but which 
our very small paper prevents us publishing just 
when we ought to 
