The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . morenearly approaches the Flemish Beauty than any other kindwe can call to mind, ripens about the same season and some-what resembles it in quality. It is a hardy and vigorous tree,and promises to be a valuable addition to our native pears. Size, large, about three inches long, and two and threequarters in diameter: Form, blunt at both ends, largest aboutthe middle, oblong ovate, swollen on one side, with a slightlyuneven surface : Skin, fair, slightly rough, yellow at maturity,considerably tra
The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . morenearly approaches the Flemish Beauty than any other kindwe can call to mind, ripens about the same season and some-what resembles it in quality. It is a hardy and vigorous tree,and promises to be a valuable addition to our native pears. Size, large, about three inches long, and two and threequarters in diameter: Form, blunt at both ends, largest aboutthe middle, oblong ovate, swollen on one side, with a slightlyuneven surface : Skin, fair, slightly rough, yellow at maturity,considerably traced with thin russet, tinged with blush on thesunny side, and dotted with russet specks: Stem, rather short,about half an inch long, not very stout, curved and insertedin a pretty deep cavity highest on one side: Eije, mediumsize, open and but little depressed in a small, very shallowbasin ; segments of the calyx, short, rounded : Flesh, yellow-ish white, coarse, melting and juicy: Flavor, rich, sweet, 510 THE MAGAZINE OP HORTICULTURE. sprightly, and very pleasantly perfumed: Core, medium size,. 23. THE SHEPHERD PEAR. little gritty : Seeds, small, pale brown. Ripe last of Septem-ber and beginning of October. POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP. Bagleys Perpetual Easpberry.—We have not a greatdeal of faith in perpetual bearing fruits of any kind—at leastfor our climate. We have tried many of them, and havefailed to realize any very satisfactory results. Perhaps ourculture has not been special enough; at any rate, under ordi-nary care, they have not been very satisfactory to us. We have, however, seen some fair crops of the Merveillefour seasons at Eochester, N. Y., and specimens of the Cat-awissa exhibited bearing considerable fruit, but neither ofthem would compare, for size and fullness of the berry as well NOVEMBER. 511 as good flavor, with Bagleys Perpetual, specimens of whichwere exhibited at the meeting of the Pomological Society inNew Yorlv, in September. These, at least, appeared to
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