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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Oct- 
New Fruits Tested at Boston. 
Every cultivator knows the importance of selecting the 
best sorts, and this selection is greatly facilitated by 
knowing the experience of others. With this view, we 
give a list of those which were more particularly com¬ 
mended by the committee of the Massachusetts Horti¬ 
cultural Society, in their report the past winter, with 
the remarks of the committee:— 
Strawberries—Hew Pine, and Burr’s Hew Pine, of 
high flavor and very fine. Early Virginia, Hovey’s 
Seedling, and Jenny’s Seedling, the most profitable and 
best for general cultivation near Boston. 
Cherries- —Monstreuse de Mezel, resembling Black 
Tartarian. 
Melon— Christiana— 1 “ not yet equalled,” raised by 
Capt. Lovett, from a green Malta, impregnated by a 
very early variety—and for which the Society awarded 
fifty dollars. 
Blackberry—- cultivated High Bush—well worthy of 
cultivation—remarkable for size and beauty. 
Raspberries —Knevett’s Giant, Franconia, and per- 
haps Fastolff—worthy of a place in every garden. 
The northern Spy apple has again borne, hut 11 the 
Committee see no reason to alter the opinion they have 
before expressed, of the unsuitableness of this variety 
for general cultivation in this vicinity.” Caution against 
hasty decisions is, however, shown by the fact stated by 
the committee, u that what is now beginning to be re¬ 
garded as one of our best winter pears, the Glout Mor- 
ceau, was but a few years since almost condemned as 
nearly worthless.” 
Pomological Congress at Philadelphia. 
The fourth Pomolgical Congress, which assembled at 
Philadelphia on the 13th, and continued in session two 
days, was in several particulars a most interesting sessiou. 
Its most important movement was the adoption of a con¬ 
stitution, under the title of the American Pomological 
Society. Delegates were in attendance from nearly all 
the Atlantic states, and from several of the Western, and 
they comprised, evidently, the chief pomological talent 
and experience of the country. The collections of fruits 
were very extensive—as a proof we may state, that in a 
hasty glance among the tables of pears, we observed 200 
varieties from M. P. Wilder, 135 from Parsons & Co’., 
128 from B. V. French, 122 from J. S. Cabot, 140 from 
Ellwanger & Barry, 100 or more from Win. Reid, 108 
from Thomas' Hancock, besides many other collections 
nearly as large. These included some specimens of much 
interest, and others of extraordinary beauty and fine 
growth. On the‘whole, the Congress was a very satisfac¬ 
tory one, with the exception of too short a time, (only 
two days,) allowed for its deliberations. 
The provisions of the constitution were, biennial meet¬ 
ings-—a president, and vice-presidents from each state, 
territory, or province represented—a treasurer and three 
secretaries—executive committe of five members—a stand¬ 
ing fruit committee of five members in each state or territo¬ 
ry, with a general chairman—a standing committee for na¬ 
tive fruits, another for foreign fruits, and a third on syno¬ 
nyms, each consisting of seven members, and an admis¬ 
sion for membership of two dollars biennially, or twenty 
dollars for life-membership. 
A chairman was appointed for each state, with power 
to select his associates, consisting of the following gen* 
tlemen,with Samuel Walker, of Massachusetts, as chair¬ 
man of the whole: 
- Maine—Henry Little, Bangor. 
Hew-Hampshire—Henry F. French, Exeter. 
Vermont—C. Goodrich, Burlington. 
Massachusetts-—E. Wight, Boston. 
Rhode Island—Stephen H. Smith, Providence. 
Connecticut—George Gabriel, Hew-Haven. 
Hew-York—P. Barry, Rochester. 
Hew-Jersey—Win. Reid, Elizabethtown. 
Pennsylvania—Thomas P. James, Philadelphia. 
Delaware—Dr. Lewis P. Bush, Wilmington. 
Maryland—-Samuel Feast, Baltimore. 
District of Columbia—Joshua Pierce, Washington. 
Virgina—Yardley Taylor, Purcell Store, Loudon eo., 
South Carolina—William Summer, Pomaria. 
Georgia-—Stephen Elliott, Jr., Savannah. 
Florida—A. G. Sems, Quincy, Gadsden co. 
Alabama—Charles A. Peabody, Gerard. 
Mississippi—Thomas Affleck, Washington. 
Missouri—Thomas Allen, St. Louis. 
Ohio—R. Buchannan, Cincinnatti. 
Indiana—J. D. G. Helson, Fort Wayne. 
Illinois—Dr. J. A. Kennicott, Horthfield. 
Kentucky—E. D. Hobbs, Louisville. 
Iowa—James Grant, Davenport. 
California—Capt. F. W. Macondray, St. Francisco. 
The stUnding committee on Foreign Fruits are, C. 
M. Hovey, of Mass, j J. P. Kirtland, Ohio; Charles 
Downing, of Hew-York; Robert Buist, of Pa .; P. Barry, 
of Hew-York; S. L. Goodale, of Maine, and B. Lines, 
of Ct. 
On Native Fruits —Dr. W. D. Brinkle, Pa.; F. R. 
Elliott, Ohio; E. Tatnell, Jr., Del.; Thomas Hancock, 
H. J.; Benjamin Hodge, H. Y., and H. P. Byram, of 
Kentucky. 
On Synonyms —J. S. Cabot, Mass.; J. J. Thomas, H. 
Y.; A. H. Ernst, Ohio; J. A. Kennicott, Ill.; S. D. 
Pardee, Ct.; A. Saul, H. Y., and J. D. Fulton, Pa. 
The discussions in relation to extending or altering the 
list of recommended fruits, were attended with much in¬ 
terest, and drew out much valuable information. We 
can, at present, present only a very brief abstract. 
S. Walker, of Boston, proposed to strike Dearborn’s 
Seedling from the former lists, asserting that it was too 
small for market,—very small unless on vigorous stocks, 
—and a poor grower. S. B. Parsons had found it the 
best pear of its season on Long Island. J. H. Hays re- 
garded it one of the most profitable of pears—that ii 
stricken from the list, it would not be stricken from mar¬ 
ket-thought it variable with locality, but very valuable 
B. V. French, of Mass., thought it an inferior pear—the 
trees he could not make grow. G. B. Deacon, of New 
Jersey, thought it a very good pear, worthy of cultiva 
tion. S. Walker admitted the excellent quality of the 
fruit, but on account of its small size, and the poor 
growth of the tree, regarded it as of little value on the 
whole. S. B. Parsons said the same reason would con- 
demn the Seckel. A. H. Ernst stated that the Seckel 
grew well at Cincinnati, but from its small size would 
not sell; it rotted on his hands, while large and poor 
pears commanded a good price. P. Barry of Rochester, 
considered the Dearborn’s Seedling as one of the most 
