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ish, little flattened at the base, one side slightly larger than the other; suture shallow and indistinct, extending to the apex: Skin, of a fine clear violet red, slightly mottled with a deeper shade, covered. with small fawn-colored specks, and a thin lilac bloom: Stem, medium length, about one inch, slender, and inserted in a small, rather deep hollow: Flesh, pale yellow, melting, and separating from the stone: Juice, abundant, rich, brisk, vinous, and high flavored: Stone, rather large, oval, compressed. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September.

Fig. 38. Judson Plum.

The rich and beautiful color of the Judson, (fig. 38), will render it a great favorite, aside from its other fine qualities: though not quite equal to the Catherine, it ranks among the very best, and is deserving a place in every good collection.

We learn that Messrs. Wilson Thorburn & Teller have a few trees of each of the above sorts for sale.-Ed.

ART. IV. Notice of Two Seedling Peaches. By S. T. JONES, Esq., Staten Island, N. Y.

BY THE EDITOR.

With Descriptions of the Fruit.

DEAR SIR,-I have forwarded to you a small box, containing specimens of two seedling peaches raised in my garden, and which have borne fruit the present year the first time.

They are considered valuable, not only for their size and flavor, but from ripening in advance of all the other peaches in my cold houses, and, I hope, may also meet with your favorable opinion.

My gardener, Mr. Kennedy, who, I believe, is a correspondent of yours, has distinguished the two sorts by the names of Jones's Early and Jones's Large Early.

The large specimens are somewhat remarkable from their obtuse form. In contact with each fruit, I have sent some of the leaves, by which the glands may be seen, but, at this time, our recollection of the blossoms is not sufficiently clear to give a description of them.

Cedars, Staten Island, August 3, 1847.

The specimens came safely to hand, in very fine order, and we were much pleased with them, and consider both of them acquisitions, though the Large Early is superior to the other. We annex the following descriptions of each :

JONES'S EARLY.-Fruit, medium size, about two inches broad, and two deep: of roundish form, oblique at the apex; suture shallow, but distinct, extending around the fruit : Skin, yellowish white, beautifully tinged with pale red on the sunny side: Flesh, yellowish white, tender and juicy, slightly rayed with red at the stone, from which it separates freely : Juice, abundant, rich, and excellent: Stone, small. Ripe early in August.

Leaves, crenated, with small, globose glands.

JONES'S LARGE EARLY.-Fruit, large, about two and a half inches broad, and only two deep, of roundish form, much flattened at each end; suture deep, extending around the fruit, terminating in a small point, one half a little larger than the other: Skin, clear delicate white in the shade, greenish at the apex, and broadly shaded with deep crimson in the sun Flesh, white, fine, and perfectly melting, rayed with pink at the stone: Juice, very plentiful, rich, sprightly, and delicious Stone, medium size. Ripe early in August.

Leaves, crenated, with reniform glands.

ART. V. Pomological Notices: or Notices respecting New and Superior Fruits worthy of General Cultivation. By THE EDITOR.

WE have been awaiting an opportunity to present our notes on the new fruits of the last season, but the favors of our correspondents-thanks to their kindness-have occupied all our

space, and prevented us from doing so.

As the season is now

at hand when amateurs will be making their selections of trees for fall planting, we shall now note down what we have on pears, and defer our remarks on other fruits until another time.

During no year since the introduction to notice of our native pears by Mr. Downer, in 1829, have we known so many American sorts of equal merit to have been made known. The Swan's Orange, Reid's Seedling, Osban.l's Summer, Pratt, Moyamensing, Haddington, Kingsessing, Ropes, Rapelje, all good, and some of them unsurpassed, have been, in this period, brought to the notice of pomologists. Add to these, several foreign kinds, whose merits have been fully established, and the acquisitions of the last year or two have been of great importance and value.

Swan's Orange. This has been so fully noticed in our account of it, (p. 67,) that we shall only remark that this splendid variety must hold the highest rank among pears.

Knight's Seedling.-A Rhode Island seedling, raised in Cranston, and first exhibited at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1835, when it was pronounced fine. Since that time, however, it has been but little seen, and is comparatively a very new fruit. In size and appearance, it somewhat resembles the Belle Lucrative, and is nearly, if not quite equal to that delicious variety. We would suggest that it should be called Knight's R. I. Seedling, as many suppose it to be one of the late Mr. Knight's productions.

Pratt. This is also from Rhode Island, it is a good sized pear, rather above medium, of oblong obovate form, with a yellowish green skin, thickly dotted with russet, and of excellent quality, though not equal to Knight's Seedling.

Osband's Summer is an early variety, ripening about the period of the Bloodgood, and fully equal, if not superior, to that sort. The size is rather larger than the Bloodgood, in shape similar to the Muscadine, with a pale yellow skin, dotted with green, and tinged with red on the sunny side. The original tree is growing in Macedon, N. Y.

Rapelje's Seedling.-Dr. Stevens of New York has just placed in our hands a specimen of this new pear, which is stated to have originated near Astoria, L. I. It is of medi

um size, pyriform shape, with a dull yellow skin dotted and traced all over with brownish russet. The flesh is very juicy and melting, but without much perfume. It is an abundant bearer.

The Moyamensing and Haddington have been already fully noticed, (XII. p. 274;) an opportunity to taste them has enabled us to form some opinion of their merits: though very excellent pears, we do not place them among our best sorts.

Kingsessing. This has just been brought to notice. It is, we believe, a native, found growing in the suburbs of Philadelphia. It is of medium size, oblong obovate form, with a pale green skin, and possesses a melting flesh, with a sweet and perfumed flavor, but little deficient in character. It is, however, worthy of trial.

Smith's Bordenave.-This is the name given to a very fine early pear, which fruited in the garden of A. Smith, Esq., Hartford, Conn.; the tree was imported from Bourdeaux, and it appears to be not only a new, but a very superior fruit. Size rather above medium, with yellowish green skin, melting flesh, and high perfume. We think it will form a decided acquisition. It ripens in August.

Reid's Seedling.-This variety we have given a full account of by one of our western correspondents, (XII. p. 198.) We have since learned, from other friends, that it is a very superior variety, fully deserving the commendations of our correspondent. We intend to figure it soon, with the others now noticed.

Last year, (XII. p. 339,) we briefly noticed several new Belgian pears which have been recently brought to notice, and, since then, some further account has been given of them in the French periodicals:

Louise d'Orleans.-This is one of the productions of Van Mons, and was raised from seed in 1827, and first came into bearing in 1843. Col. Van Mons and his brother, in consequence of the superior quality of the fruit, named it, by permission, in honor of the Queen of the Belgians. In general appearance, it resembles the Bonne des Zees, a variety little known here, but which we ate in Paris in 1844. It is of medium size and oblong form, measuring about three inches in length, with a stout stem an inch long, and inserted in a shallow

cavity skin of a bronzed green flesh white, fine, and very melting flavor rich, sugary and delicious. It ripens in October and November. It is stated that it must rank "the noblest of its kind."

Nouveau Poiteau.-Another variety from the nursery of Van Mons, raised in 1827, and fruited in 1843. M. Bouvier, who introduced it to notice, states that he desired to dedicate this pear to the intimate friend of Van Mons, M. Poiteau, Editor of the Annals of the Royal Society of Horticulture, and his sons favored his proposal. Fruit nearly pyriform, about four inches long and three in diameter, tapering into the stem: stem medium length, about three quarters of an inch, greenish, becoming paler when mature, marbled and speckled with red: flesh buttery and melting, with a rich and sugary flavor, perfumed like the Brown Beurré. Ripe in November.

Beurré Goubault-A fine, large, new pear, raised by M. Goubault of Angers, with the B. Superfine and the Doyenné Goubault, each of which are stated to be desirable varieties. The size is quite large skin of a greenish yellow, marked with dots: stem rather long and slender: flesh fine, buttery and melting, with a perfumed flavor. Ripe early in Septem

ber.

Beurré Superfine.-Fruit large, measuring four inches long, and about three in diameter; somewhat irregular and angular stem short, stout, and swollen at the base: skin yellowish green, becoming yellow when mature, more or less dotted and traced with reddish russet dots: flesh fine, buttery, and melting, with a highly perfumed and excellent flavor. Ripe the last of September.

Doyenné Goubault.-A large and fine late fruit, beginning to ripen in November, and keeping till April. Skin yellow, dotted with gray: flesh melting, with a perfumed and exquisite flavor. It ranks as a superior late keeping variety.

Cholwell-An English variety, described by Mr. Thompson, in the Journal of the London Horticultural Society. The fruit is stated to be three inches long and about two in diameter: the form curved pyramidal: eye small, open: stem about half an inch in length: skin smooth, thin, yellowish green in the shade, and partly tinged and obscurely streaked with dull red next the sun, where it is also sprinkled with