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worthy of universal cultivation.” Robt. Manning of Sa¬ 
lem, Mass. (279) considers it, taking every thing into 
consideration, the best fall pear. October. 
Beurre d’Aremberg— -Downing remarks (13) that 
—“This is now unanimously acknowledged by our best 
cultivators, to be the first Of winter pears for this cli¬ 
mate. The tree, hardy, uniformly productive, and 
holding its fruit well; the fruit itself high flavored, ma¬ 
turing perfectly in all situations, and always keeping 
and ripening admirably.” Col. Wilder (19) says—“as 
a constant, prolific, hardy sort, the d’Aremberg is un¬ 
surpassed, and whether on pear or quince stock proves 
admirably adapted to this climate. It is a fruit ea¬ 
sily excited to maturity, and may be brought into ea¬ 
ting even in November, or retarded until March.” Col. 
Wilder, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Johnson, near Boston, and 
Mr. Downing, (278) concur in naming this as the most 
valuable winter Pear. December to January. 
Beurre Diel —Cheever Newhall (415) recommends 
the Beurre Diel for strong rich soils. September to 
December. 
Beurre Easter —M. P. Wilder writes (22)—‘this va¬ 
riety has generally proved so variable and uncertain that 
it cannot, from our experience at present, be relied upon. 
It, however, succeeds better on the quince.” Cheever 
Newhall (416) considers it a pear of first quality when 
well ripened, and will keep with care until May, but 
is, with me a shy bearer, and often does not come to 
maturity.” J. J. Thomas raises a similar objection 
(480)—“the fruit rarely attaining perfection under or¬ 
dinary management.” January to April. 
Bloodgood —J. C. Lee, of Salem, Mass, considers 
this the best early pear. (279) Cheever Newhall (415) 
says of it—-“This pear may be good in some soils, but 
I have never succeeded in raising one that could be clas¬ 
sed first quality.” Downing says (415)—“this is uni¬ 
formly the very best early pear here.” (Newbury.) J. 
J. Thomas writes (480)—“The Bloodgood proves to 
be a decidedly first-rate pear; no one preceding or ri¬ 
pening with it, proving its equal in all respects.” Be¬ 
ginning of August. 
Catilac —Cheever Newhall (415) considers this, 
the best winter cooking pear. “It is very large, stews 
very tender, and is then of rich color and superior fla¬ 
vor.” November to March. 
Columbia —M. P. Wilder says—(20) “This excel¬ 
lent native variety has proved with me a fruit more 
uniformly smooth, perfect shape, and free from the de¬ 
predations of insects, than almost any other sort. The 
tree is thrifty and hardy, not prolific when young, but 
a great bearer on mature subjects, the fruit being regu¬ 
larly distributed over the branches, and of a very uni¬ 
form size.” J. J. Thomas (480) says—“The Colum¬ 
bia bears very fine crops of large fair fruit, but drops 
too early from the tree.” November to January. 
Cushing —The only remarks in relation to this pear, 
are by Cheever Newhall (416) who says—“The Cush¬ 
ing, a native, is a good fruit, but ripens with the Bart¬ 
lett and is inferior to it.” 
Dearborn’s Seedling —Downing says of this varie¬ 
ty (13)—“It is not a large pear, but it is one of most 
excellent flavor, and bears such regular and abundant 
crops, that its moderate size is amply compensated for 
by its abundant quantity. It is always best when ri¬ 
pened in the house, and bears transportation to mar¬ 
ket well.” J. J. Thomas writes, (480) “Dearborn’s 
Seedling is one of the best—nearly eijual to the Blood¬ 
good, but smaller.” Mid. of August. 
Dix—Cheever Newhall (415) remarks—“The Dix 
pear sometimes, in this neighborhood, cracks in ex¬ 
hausted soils, but is a noble and delicious fruit, not 
surpassed in my estimation by any other pear known. 
October and November. 
Doyenne Gray —J.J. Thomas is the only writer in 
first vol. of the Horticulturist who refers to this pear. 
He says (480)—“were I compelled to choose but one 
variety, as best, for its delicious flavor, I should per¬ 
haps select the Gray Doyenne.” Mid. October. 
Doyenne White, or Virgalieu —Wm. C. W., Balti¬ 
more writes, (144)—“The white Doyenne pear which 
some have said is an outcast, flourishes on my father’s 
estate as with you, in all its original vigor. * * * On 
the 4th October 1844, dining at Rouen, (France) I 
found at the depot the handsomest specimens of the 
White Doyenne I ever saw, looking and tasting as though 
they had been grown on trees as healthy and vigorous 
as the Seckel.” The same writer says again, (197) 
that in November in Paris, “the pear preferred above 
all others was the White Doyenne far excelling some 
dozen varieties then in season, both in beauty and qual¬ 
ity,” Downing (279) recommends this as the best 
fall pear for all gardens north and west of Newburgh. 
Cheever Newhall (416) says—“With me it succeeds 
well when engrafted on quince stocks, but is worthless 
on pear stocks.” J. J. Thomas remarks (480) that 
it maintains with him the high character given of it 
elsewhere. September to December. 
[We are obliged to defer the remainder of this De¬ 
scriptive List of Pears, from our correspondent, F. J. 
Scott, Esq., Toledo, till our next.—Eds.] 
Budding in the Spring. 
In the spring of 1845, I cleft grafted an apple stock 
that was about two inches in diameter. The grafts 
grew well until the summer of 1846, when they were 
blown off by the wind, in place of which quite a num¬ 
ber of sprouts came out. On the 11th of May, 1847, 
I inserted four buds in the usual manner, taken from 
scions cut early for grafting, with the most perfect suc¬ 
cess. The largest of which is now three and a half 
feet long, and an inch and a half in circumference at 
the base. Alfred Young. Gustavus, 0.,Jan. 14, ’48. 
Blight in Pear Trees. 
A valuable tree of Fall Butter pears was much af¬ 
fected in 1846. A part of the bark was removed in 
the 6th month, care being taken to avoid bruising the 
ligneous formation. The tree revived, and in 1847 ap¬ 
pears more thrifty. A younger tree also showed the 
affection. The bark was removed entirely from the 
body. The disease has disappeared, and the tree is 
thrifty, and is now heavily laden with large grown 
fruit. I do not say it was affected by “hiding” the 
trees, but do not know what else to attribute it to; 
and have seen cases in apple trees where it materially 
helped them. R. H. Richmond , Ind. } 10 mo , 1847. 
The Paulownia. 
This new and famous shade tree, as is well known, 
is remarkable for the large size of its dark green leaves. 
A young tree, .in moderately rich soil, on the grounds 
of the writer in Macedon, bore one leaf measuring 
over 25 inches wide, and about as long, and several 
others nearly as large. The soil was well cultivated. 
On other land as rich, but little cultivated, within the 
same enclosure, the leaves were scarcely six inches in 
diameter. _ _ 
Correction. —In the description of the Primordian 
plum, last number, for “ marked” read necked,— the 
fruit possesing a slight neck like a pear. Page 53, 1st 
col., for “ Fortunes,” read Fortunee. 
Balsams. —A correspondent of the Gardener’s 
Chronicle states that seed three or four years old, saved 
from double varieties, is pretty sure to give double 
flowers; whereas one year old seed is almost certain to 
produce single blossoms. 
