T II E (JUL T I V A T 0 K. 
Dec. 
Two Fine Summer Pears. 
The Pulsifer. — Specimens of this new variety, 
from which the accompanying accurate portrait is 
taken, were furnished us by Ellw anger & Barry of 
Rochester. This variety was originally raised by Dr- 
right and vigorous grower. In size it is nearly medi¬ 
um ; form obovate-pyriform; stalk short and curved, 
scarcely sunk at the insertion ; calyx closed, sometimes 
open, in a shallow basin ; skin yellow, sometimes slight¬ 
ly russeted; flesh melting, juicy; if well ripened 
“very good,” if not “nearly best.” Ripens latter 
part of summer. 
Ott Pear. —This has been known for some years, 
but its adaptation to this state has not been fully as¬ 
certained until recently. It is a seedling of the Seckel, 
and originated with Samuel Ott, of Montgomery Co., 
Pa., and was brought to notice by Dr. Brinckle of Phi¬ 
ladelphia. The tree is moderately vigorous, but the 
pear for its great excellence, is likely to prove a gene¬ 
ral favorite with those who esteem delicious quality 
first on the list of desirable points. 
It it rather small, obovate, sometimes roundish and 
turbinate; greenish-yellow, often netted with russet, 
with a reddish cheek ; stalk long and curved, slightly 
sunk ; flesh melting, perfumed, excellent, “ best.” It 
ripens during the latter part of summer. 
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Fast Trotting. —At a recent trotting match at the 
South End Riding Park, Boston—mile heats, best 
three in five—there were three competitors—Ethan Al¬ 
len, owned by 0 S. Roe & Co., of Shoreham, Vt., 
Columbus, Jr., owned by Smith Brothers, of Orwell, 
Yt, and Hiram Drew, owned by Chas. Warren & Co., 
Brookline, Mass. Ethan was the winner in three 
straight heats—time, 2 37—2 35—2 33. The second 
was Columbus, Jr., whose time was declared as 2.38— 
2.35 1-2—2.34 1 2. The third was Hiram Drew, whose 
time was 2.39—2.37—2 35. 
Peach Tree Diseases. 
Messrs. Editors —I have read your remarks on 
peach growing in Delaware with much interest. 
From your remarks I should infer that the disease 
is wide-spread. Does it prevail throughout the peach 
regions of New-Jersey and Maryland? Is it any¬ 
thing like the yellows, and how far north has it been 
observed 1 Do you regard the yellows-as a contagious 
disease, and would it he safe to obtain trees that are 
apparently healthy from a place where the yellows are 
troublesome 7 
Is there any danger of injuring peach trees by pour¬ 
ing boiling water upon their roots for the purpose of 
destroying ths borer 1 If this is a safe W'y, it cer¬ 
tainly is a very easy one, as an annual application of 
it in Sept, would destroy all the young borer3 before 
they could do much mischief. W. Fitchburg y Mass. 
The disease in Delaware may be the yellows, yet as 
we do not know all the symptoms as developed there* 
we cannot speak positively. The yellows at the north 
is first indicated by a blotched and prematurely ripen¬ 
ed fruit —then by small wiry shoots and a sickly 
growth—then death. The yellows is quite contagious 
—we should not procure trees or stones from a region 
where it prevails. 
A small quantity of boiling water will not injure a 
peach tree, for only the outside bark is heated. Long 
continued heat would penetrate the wood and injure 
the tree. We prefer to cut out the peach grub (not 
properly the “ borer”) with the point of a knife, as it 
is quickly done, only entering the bark. 
