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April 
purple, flowers in the richest fringed or feathery 
masses. 
Lilium canadense, dull orange, but very elegant in 
form, and L. candidum, common white lily. 
Chelone barbata, red-orange. 
Catenanche ccerulea, blue. 
Spigelia marilandica, red. 
Monarda didyma, scarlet. 
Phlox paniculata , light red. 
Nutt alia digitata, purple. 
Liatris spicata, and L. scariosa, purple. 
Lathyrus latifolius, (perennial pea,) purple. 
Yucca jlaccida, white. A rich, elegant, and showy 
plant. 
Campanula carpatica, blue. 
Late Summer and Early Autumn. 
Many of the preceding, continue flowering into au¬ 
tumn. The following may be named in addition:— 
Dracocephalum virginianum, red-purple ; Cassia cha- 
mcechrista, and C. marilandica , yellow; Lilium tigri- 
num, (tiger lily.) red-orange; Hibiscus palustris , and 
H. carolinense, rose-red; Gentiana saponeria, blue, 
and G. crinita, light blue; Aster novee-anglce, purple. 
Dahlias form the most splendid autumnal show of 
herbaceous perennials, but as is well known, are ten¬ 
der and often difficult to winter. 
Annuals constitute a very fine department of late 
summer and autumn flowers, immediately following the 
season of herbaceous perennials. They need, as every 
one knows, yearly renewing by seed, and hence many 
neglect them on account of the care of sowing and 
seed-saving. Among the finest annual flowers are the 
following:— China Aster, many varieties ; Yellow and 
purple Sultans; Cypress vine; Globe Amaranth, 
Balsams; African Hibiscus ; Nasturtium; Scarlet Portu- 
lacca, Drummond’s Phlox; Petunias, of several colors; 
Two-colored Collinsia; Dwarf Convolvulus; Mexican 
Ageratum; Three-colored Gillia; Dwarf Larkspur ; 
Golden Coreopsis; Showy Calendrina; Scarlet Cacalia; 
French Marigold ; and Dwarf Lupin. 
Tender and greenhouse plants afford, many valuable 
additions to summer and autumn flowers. Many in¬ 
teresting additions might also be made to the preced¬ 
ing lists, did space permit; but our object at present is 
to furnish only a select and limited collection, to assist 
those but partially acquainted with them, and who wish 
to cultivate but comparatively few. 
Abstract of Remarks on Various Pears, 
DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST VOL. OF THE HORTICULTURIST. 
{Continued from page 87.) 
Flemish Beauty— Cheever Newhall (416) recom¬ 
mends this pear for strong rich soils. J. J. Thomas 
(480) says it is “ a large, fair and productive variety, 
and though not of first rate flavor, proves worthy of 
cultivation.” First of November. 
Fondante d’Automne —Mr. Ives of Salem, Mass., 
(279) says “ that no autumn pear surpasses the Fon¬ 
dante d’Automne.” Mr. Downing observes, “ we 
have always found this variety truly delicious.” Last 
of September. 
Glout Morceaux —M. P. Wilder (21) says of this': 
“ It is truly an excellent, rich, sugary pear. The tree 
is hardy, a great and constant bearer; but it requires, 
like most pears, good cultivation. Few varieties suc¬ 
ceed so well on the quince as the Glout Morceaux; a 
tree of which in my own ground, annually produces a 
barrel of large perfect fruit.” Otis Johnson (146) 
says the Glout Morceaux does not succeed well in his 
garden at Lynn, Mass. His trees of this sort are on 
“ quince stocks—of good size, and all quite thrifty. 
The fruit sets plentifully, but blights and falls at an 
early stage, and this is the-only variety under my culti¬ 
vation that blights.” Downing (146) remarks, that 
though highly valuable elsewhere, it may prove too 
delicate to be worthy of cultivation quite so near the 
sea, even on quince stocks. Cheever Newhall (415) 
recommends the Glout Morceaux for strong, rich soils. 
December. 
Heathcot —Downing (241) makes this one of a 
select list of twelve. Cheever Newhall (415) consid¬ 
ers it one of the best. Downing (417) thinks this pear 
has not been rated as highly as it deserves to be, and 
states that Col. Wilder, after several years trial, con¬ 
sidered it nearly, if not quite equal, to the White Doy¬ 
enne. “ When we add to this that the tree is thrifty, 
and a good and regular bearer, that the fruit does not 
crack or blight, we cannot but consider the Heathcot 
worthy of being adopted into a select list of fruits, of 
the first quality, for orchard and market cultivation. 
Middle and last of September. 
Jargonelle— Cheever Newhall (415) considers this, 
and the Madeleine the best quite early pears, which, 
however, he says cannot “ be classed as first quality.”' 
J. J. Thomas says (480)—“ The Jargonelle is a fine 
early pear, rather course but quite rich in flavor, and 
needs indispensably house ripening, not only to perfect 
its flavor, but to prevent the inevitable rotting at the 
core when left too long on the tree.” Last of July and 
first of August. 
Louise Bonne de Jersey— Otis Johnson (278) named 
this, as in his opinion, the best fall pear. “ The Louise 
Bonne de Jersey,” he said, “ is the most productive on 
young trees of any pear I cultivate; and I think if I< 
could have but three, I would be forced to include it 
yet I may alter my opinion when the trees become 
older.” 
Madeleine —J. W., Baltimore, says (99)—“ The 
Madeleine pear is now (July 14th), in perfection with 
me. It has fruited for two years past; but I am obliged 
to say that generally it does not ripen well. It, is 
apt to rot at the core.” Mr. Downing in a note to the 
above says: “The Madeleine, and we may add, almost 
all other pears, must be ripened in the house. If left 
to ripen on the tree, they have little or no flavor, and 
soon decay.” Cheever Newhall (415) writes—“For 
early fruit the Madeleine, (or Citron de Carmes,) ri¬ 
pening in my garden the last of July, and the Jargo¬ 
nelle about ten days after, are the two best pears of th® 
season,but cannot be classed as first quality. * * * 
With me the Madeleine succeeds well on its own roots, 
but on quince roots it cracks, is very astringent and 
worthless.” J. J. Thomas remarks (480) that with 
him the Madeleine maintains its high character. Mid¬ 
dle and last of July. 
Napoleon- —W., of Baltimore, says of this pear— 
“ When in Paris, at the end of September, the Napo¬ 
leon was one of the. principal pears in season; it is 
juicy, but not high flavored.” 
Onondaga — Swan’s Orange —-Downing thus speaks 
of this new variety: “A fruit of the first size and 
quality, in all respects; supposed to be an American 
variety. * * * As a productive and vigorous tree, 
and a large and most excellent fruit, it has probahly 
not one superior as an October pear.” 
Osband’s Summer —This is a popular variety in the 
neighborhood of Rochester. W. R. Smith, Macedon, 
N.Y., says of it:“ This beautiful and excellent native pear 
has acquired considerable notoriety in this vicinity, and, 
is destined, without doubt, to take rank with the best 
of its season. * * * It is a fine grower, and bears 
young and well. * * Size scarcely medium.” Early 
in August. 
Oswego Beurre, or Reed’s Seedling —Downing 
(324) says of it—“ It combines, in a great degree, the 
finer qualities of the White Doyenne and the Brovro 
