The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . ts and diseases of fruits. His re-searches have been in part published. Skipping over a number of records, wefind— David Thomas as early as about 1810was propagating and disseminating trees and plants in western or central New York,and that about 1820 or 21 he had quitean extensive nursery. The extent and value of his teachingsare yet well known and remembered withwarm and kind appreciation in all of west-ern New York, and even into other States,where he is at this day quoted as author-ity in principles of cultivation as well as inc
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . ts and diseases of fruits. His re-searches have been in part published. Skipping over a number of records, wefind— David Thomas as early as about 1810was propagating and disseminating trees and plants in western or central New York,and that about 1820 or 21 he had quitean extensive nursery. The extent and value of his teachingsare yet well known and remembered withwarm and kind appreciation in all of west-ern New York, and even into other States,where he is at this day quoted as author-ity in principles of cultivation as well as incorrectness of names. As we said, we hope to be able hereafterto continue these notes ere they appear infull, as now proposed. PEARS—FELIX DE LEIM AND CADETTE DE VAUX. The outlines and descriptions of these might possibly prove identical with vane- pears we now give more to draw attention ties known under other names, but if so, of pear-growers to them, than to advise we have yet to learn. They are both for- their planting. It has been said they Fig. 95.—Felix de Leim. Fruit, medium size; oblong pyriform; calyx end, surface having a rough feel;pale greenish yellow with faint marblings stem, slender, planted on one side with aand shades of russet, and scattered dots at slight depression; calyx, with narrow long 304 The Horticulturist. segments, completely reflexed; basin,round, small, shallow; core, small, with agranulous outer line; seeds, plump, obo-vate pyriform, blackish ; flesh, white, but- tery, juicy, melting, vinous, sweet. Sea-son, late autumn. The fruit of Cadette de Vaux is large orabove medium, of irregular obovate ob-
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