THE CULT I VAT OR, 
Messrs Tucker & Son —I send you engravings of 
Newman’s Thornless Blackberry, just the size of the 
berries as ordinarily found. Charles Downing de- 
eribes this fruit as follows : 
A new variety discovered by Jonas Newman, Ulster 
Co , N. Y. Promises to be valuable ; growth not so 
vigorous as New-Rochelle and Dorchester, but pro¬ 
duces abundantly of good-sized oval berries of excel¬ 
lent flavor ; the canes have but few spines or thorns in 
comparison to the others, which is an important con¬ 
sideration. An excellent variety, and an acquisition 
for the garden and family use. Ripens about the first 
of August. A. A B. 
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Market Pears. 
Will you please give me the names of half a dozen 
of the best market pears 1 B. Cayuga Co. N. Y. 
Perhaps we cannot do better than name the list 
adopted two or three years since, after a very full dis¬ 
cussion, by the Fruit Growers’ Society of Western 
New-York, viz, Bartlett, Louise Bonne Jersey, Vir- 
galieu, Vicar of Winkfield, Easter Beurre, Glout Mor- 
ceau, Flemish Beauty, Sheldon. The vote was unani¬ 
mous for all these except the Winkfield, for which there 
were 24 votes and seven against it. It was understood 
that each cultivator should exercise his judgment 
whether to use pear or quince stocks for these. Quince 
would undoubtedly be best for the Louise Bonne Jer¬ 
sey, Glout Morceau, and Easter Beurre ; either might 
be employed for Virgalieu or Winkfield; and for 
Bartlett, Flemish Beauty and Sheldon, pear stocks 
only. The Onondaga, Bloodgood, and Tyson were 
proposed, but were not adopted. This list must be 
modified with localities and circumstances—for in¬ 
stance, in some parts of western New-York the Yirga- 
lieu has been found to crack and become worthless, 
while the Duchess of Angouleme, at some places, has 
proved more profitable than any other. The Doyenne 
d’Ete is a very productive, although rather small, very 
early pear—a friend sold his crop this year for $4 per 
bushel. 
The above figure of this fine new plum is taken from 
specimens received from Ellwanger & Barry of Ro¬ 
chester. It is an exact representation in form and 
size of those received. This plum is a Belgian variety. 
The fruit is quite large, oblong-oval, deep blueish pur¬ 
ple, with a dense bloom ; the stem is rather slender, 
set in a distinct ring at base, and in a rather deep nar¬ 
row cavity; suture distinct; flesh very juicy and 
melting, with a pleasant, moderately rich and excel¬ 
lent flavor, parting from the stone. The tree is said 
to be a free grower, and to prove very productive. It 
ripens the latter part of 8 mo. (Aug.) The shoots are 
downy. 
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Management of Scarlet Fever. 
In a recent conversation with one of the most skill¬ 
ful physicians and eminent physiologists of this State, 
who had had a long and extensive practice, the con¬ 
versation turned upon the treatment of scarlet fever. 
“ I suppose,” we remarked, “ that this disease is more 
dreaded by physicians than any other, from its capri¬ 
cious character?” “ Yes—to tell the truth, when we 
meet with a ease, we really don’t know what to do— 
and, therefore, I—do nothing.” “ Would it not be 
best to use at least palliatives ?” “ My whole practice 
is this—when the fever first comes on, and the patient 
is hot from fever, I have him sponged with cold water ; 
and continue the treatment as long or as often as it is 
agreeable, or relieves the suffering. Afterwards, as 
he becomes weaker, the water is gradually made 
warmer ; the sensations of the patient being the guide. 
At the same time, he is allowed to drink all the cold 
water he wants—which he will never do in large quan¬ 
tities (as he should not) at a time, if it is always within 
his reach. I have known some to drink in this way, 
by small portions, a quart in an hour. After a while, 
this produces more or less perspiration, which greatly 
relieves the symptoms. This is my whole treatment. 
Nothing is more pernicious that the practice of giving 
powerful medicines in this disease. The fact is, many 
scarlet fever patients are drugged out of existence 1” 
We learned that this physician, with a long and ex¬ 
tensive practice, never lost but two patients of scarlet 
fever. 
