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THE BLACK TORQUE—DEER DESTROYED BT HEEDS. We learn that the disease known in the West and Southwest as “Black Tongue,” is prevailing to a fearful extent among animals in the lower part of this State, the deer and cattle being the chief victim of its ravages. Mr. David Rhodes informs the editor of the Ironton Furnace, that he found fourteen dead deer at one pond in the Bollinger count}’, and numbers of othors scat tered through the woods, some dead and others dying from the effects of the malady. In Wayne county, not less than fifty were found dead, near Greenwood Valley, in that county, and in the neighboring woods the air was loaded with stench from their carcasses. At the Falling Spring, in Carter county, thirty died in one night; afid at Eleven Point, in Oregon county a large number was found. The cattle have been at tacked by the affection, also; but its effects on them have not been so terrible as on the deer, which are threatened with utter extermination. The disease is the same, we presume, as that which caused such havoc among the deer of Florida, about a year Bgo. We still adhere to the opinion, expressed last year in the Cultivator, that the black tongue is produced in deer and cattle by their eating poi sonous mushrooms, which abound in many dis tricts. Our own cows and cattle devour this class of plants greedily when they find them in the woods. Hogs are killed by the same means. Antidote foh Poisons. — Mews. Gales <£; Seaton, Gentlemen : —I read in your paper this morniDg an account of the death of Wm. A. Per rin from the bite of a rattlesnake, and that brandy was the remedy deemed efficient by the intelli gent physicians who were on the spot when he was bitton. It is my wish to add my experience in cases of the kind, and to inform the public that no remedy for the bite of any venomous animal or insect at the South is equal to the tincture of ammonia, (volatile alkali.) I have seen it administered where the party had been bitten six miles from our Fort, on the Kiameshe. The doctor put a lump of sugar in a tumbler and poured on a gill of ammonia, the man drank it together with the sugar, and instantaneous ro lief followed. Every planter and farmer at the South keeps his bottle of the spirits of hartshorn ready to apply it to any case of spider bite, tar antula, centipede, snake or aeoipion. A table spoonful on a lump of sugar will repel from the heart any poison of the kind. C. {National Intelligencer.] A table spoonful of common hartshorn may be taken at a dose without danger; but to swallow a gill of ammonia at a time would be something more than “heroio” practice. — A Prolific Farm. —Capt. John Bird, whose farm is on the Missouri shore, opposite Cairo, has seventy acres of corn ton feet high, on a field from which a fine crop of wheat was harvested in May last. This is the same field heretofore noticed by us. The wheat was so ripe when cut, that it shelled out enough for seed, and a full crop is now growing among the corn, and Capt. B. says he intends to lot it grow. This is a base fraud upon mother earth. We have these facts from a friend who was on the spot last week. Springfield Journal. It is ridiculous to talk about “a baso fraud upon mother earth, ” because one obtains a good crop of wheat, and another of corn,on the same field in twelve consecutive months. It is a little remarkable that the climate in the valley of the Mississippi at Cairo; is warm enough to ripen wheat in May; but Southern Illinois once pro duced considerable cotton. The United States Census of 1840, returned over 200,000 pounds as the product of that State in 1839. Fertilize the soil properly, and “mother earth" cannot be made to yield too many, nor too largo harvests in one year, or in ten. [Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.] Jones County, Ga., ) Aug. Bth, 1859. j Dr. Daniel Lee— Dear Sir: In many places in the old settled portions of Georgia, the main reliance for firo wood and rails, is upon old field pines. Tliis timber, you are aware, is a second growth, with little or no heart, open porous, takes in air and water freely, and quickly rots. The fences made of rails of this wood, seldom last, or will turn stock more than three years. These pines are generally felled in the winter season when splitting of rails, and getting of fire wood, occupy most of the farmers timo. What I want to know, is: would not rails of this tim ber last longer by being cut and split at a differ ent time of the year? If so, when? Some of your contributors suggest August as the host time for procuring posts, having in view their durability, but if these pines are cut at that season, the worm generally starts from the stumps or boughs, and spreads to all adjoining trees of the same kind, and often times whole forests of these trees are killed in this way. So long as everybody's stock is permitted and encouraged to run at large in this State, we must have fences or fights, provided you take up arms against your neighbor’s unruly ox for breaking over your weak fence, made of old field pine rails. If you can give any information upon the point desired, please make it known through the Southern Field and Fireside. Respectfully yours, Jones. — The Coming Sugar Crop.—Taking our own parish as a criterion —and we think we have some claim to being a sugar producing parish— we will unquestionable fall short of last year’s crop from natural causes. We made last year 21,515 liluls., which, by the way, was the lar gest that we evor made, and W’ould be well coming up to figures if we make this year fifteen thousan, exclusive, however, of the loss by the Lobdell crevasse of about twenty-five hundred hogsheads. Our cuop looks well and promises well, as a general rule, and if nothing occurs to set it back from this timo until ground up, our planters will realize a fine yield. As it is, we do not complain, nor do wo hear of any serious complaints; but we have seen many far moro prosperous seasons than the one now ahead of us. In these conclusions, as regards the crops of our parish, we are indebted to the experience of many of our most experienced planters—men whom we know to bo perfectly competent to judge in such matters. This much for one parish. Now it is notorious that the crops of the other parishes are pretty much in the samo condition as ours, and if reportg are true, in many parishes they are much worse.— West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter, 20f7i. —<«»•- J®" Save all the crab grass hay you can for winter use. vies soiresHsiuff vxs&s mu vhubbx&xl' THE ORIGINAL JUSTIN MORGAN HORSE. Mr. Linsley, in his interesting “History of Morgan horses," gives the above as a “faithful representation” of the original Morgan Horsq, from which the whole race of Morgans have de scended. Its general correctness is certified to by several persons now living, who were familiar with him. The true history of this horse is un doubtedly as follows : He was foaled in or near Springfield, Mass., in 1793, and taken, when two years old, by Mr. Justin Morgan, by whose name lie was afterwards known, to Randolph, Vt., where he was owned and kept by Mr. Morgan until Mr. M.’s death, which occurred in 1798, soon after which he passed into the hands of Wm. Rice, of Woodstock, Vt. His future life [Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.] THE FARMER. Mu. Editor : Is it not curious what queer no tions some people have about farm management. Here you have one that insists upon having enormously high fences? Does he not know that in doing this he is preventing his neighbor’s hungry cattle from getting into his fields to find something to eat ? Here’s another that won’t be satisfied unless be has shelters for his cows. Now that is not good policy, for if he keeps the rain from falling on them, how are they to get washed ? There’s another plowing just as deep as he can go. I suppose he don’t know that he is wearing out his plows, and giving his mules harder pulling to do, to say nothing of disturb ing the arrangements of the gophers, and poor little ground rats. And you, over there, what are you planting fruit trees for? aro you not afraid that your children will eat the green fruit and make themselves sick ? Here is another old fellow sowing grass seed, perhaps he don’t think we have grass enough already. And you sir, what are you taking up those stumps for? Where do you expect your moles, rats and snakes to make their nests if you take up the stumps? Now there is an old fellow that knows exactly how to do things. He lets his wheat shocks re main in the field till the birds have eaten nearly the whole of it. I say that is right, because he knows that wheat won’t hurt birds and rats. — Now some people might think those folks over the way there do wrong in getting to work so late, but I think they do perfectly right Suppose the sun does rise soon, is that any reason why people should ? I like to see folks independent. The days are much too long any how, and more than that, if they don’t get through to-day, ain’t they got to-morrow to finish in? Yes, Mr. Edi tor,' the more I notice, the more I see that some people have venr queer notions. V. L. Augusta, 1859. [■Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.] Cecilton, l Eastern Shore of Maryland, j Messrs. Editors: I write this from the orch ard of Anthony Raybold, Esq. lam myself so amazed at the magnitude of the place and the thorough and perfect cultivation in which I find it, that I think it would be selfish in me not to give your readers a bird’s eye view of the things passing around me. I left Philadelphia yester day at 5 P. M., in a fine steam propeller, of about 300 tons, called the Whilden, owned by Anthony Raybold, and run regularly in connec tion with another boat, the Farmer, the two al ternating, and thus making daily trips between this point, Delaware City, and Philadelphia; tho chief business of these boats being to convey peaches from this point to Philadelphia, tho larger portion of them being transported thenco to fill tho great stomach of America, (New York.) This orchard has about 10,000 trees, and covers a space of over 400 acres; the trees are all planted in rows, at right angles, the space be tween the trees 18 to 20 feet. The location is slightly undulating, but not too much so to af ford a view of tho almost interminable avenues of luscious fruit comparing, in my opinion, both in taste and size, with the best peaches raised in Georgia. The striking contrast between this mammoth orchard and southern orchards, is in the perfect cultivation that challenges your ad miration at every glance. Think of4oo acres of peach trees as clean as a cotton field, and five times as profitable—the ground thoroughly plow ed and harrowed, the grass no where, and the trees bending beneath the weight of fruit in grateful acknowledgement of the labor of the husbandman. This place, a few years ago, be longed to a Mr. Cassedy, of Philadelphia—he died and left the orchard in charge of his sons. They neglected it, and when Mr. Raybold pur chased it, it was overgrown with weeds, and the trees considered past redemption. He placed the orchard in charge of a Mr. Cavender, whose hospitality I am now enjoying, who still man ages the place, the proprietor seldom or never being on the promises more than an , hour or two at the time. Mr. Cavender, by his judgment and energy, has restored the old orchard, and planted a small orchard of 200 acres, which is now about four years old, and filled with fruit. During the peach season the force consists of 65 or 70 hands—every thing goes on like clock work—no time is lost —nothing wasted—every thing, like the old woman’s broom, has its place and is in its place. The regular force is seven hands, besides Mr. Cavender and his three sons. Tho farm raised more grain than is consumed on , it, and the sales this year will probably exceed 30,000. How long these profits will last, it is | hard to tell. Orchards are being extensively . planted, and the time may not be distant when low prices may render the business less desira ble than it is* at present. There are already about 250,000 trees within twelve miles square, ’ including this place, and every body seems to be inclined to try a few acres in fruit. Mr. Raybold, and exploits, or such of them as could be col lected at this late day, are graphically and we doubt not correctly described by Mr. Linsley in his book. He lived, though hard-w r orked most of his life, to the age of 29 years, having died in Chelsea, Vt, in 1821. That the sire of the Justice Morgan horse was a horse known as “True Briton or Beautiful Bay," there can bo no doubt. The sire of True Briton, there is every reason to believe, was the imported horse “Traveller,” and his dam, accord ing to an advertisement which Mr. Linsley has found in the Connecticut Conrant of 1791, “Do Lancy’s imported racer.” however, is so far in advance that he will have reaped his harvest long ere business is over done. The South, with its advantages of an early season, ought to have halfa dozen such orchards. There is market enough for them, and a large profit in it. If I had time I could write you a much more interesting letter, but I must go into the orchard and see this busy peach world at work. Yours truly, A Traveler. [Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.] Norwalk Aug. 19th, 1859. Dr. D. Lee. Dear Sir.—ln the No. of the Field find Fireside, received last evening, I notice some refharks on the use oT Coal Tar for vines, Ac. This I have used for some length of time and can speak of its benefits for various purpo ses. My plum and other fruif trees, that previous ly were injured by the Curculo, I have saved the fruits of, in this way; as the Tar would be injurious to apply directly to the tree, I take a piece of tallow and rub it on the body, for a space of 6 inches more or less, around the body of the tree, and over that a coat of soft soap —then with a paint brush, paint a space around the body. No living insect will go over it. On my vines in the open air, I do the same and find it effec tual—Com rolled in this with sand or earth or ashes, no bird or worm will trouble. ‘ I am now trying it on a few potatoes —fbr the purpose of knowing if it will or not prevent the disease or rot. If it be caused, as I l»vo lately seen it stated by a gentleman of Mass., who has for some years past been making observations and experiments, the result of which is that an insect, very minute, deposits its eggs around the eye of potatoes, these remain until the potatoe is planted, when they hatch out, and commence to feed on the eye, they then deposit their eggs on the new crop, these eggs are very minute or so small that they are not to be readily seen by the naked eye of man, but with a glass they may bo seen, —I believe this would also prevent the fly or weevil from injuring the wheat crops. I have also made an experiment on my peach trees. I think I named it in a previous letter, it is not my discovery, and whose it is I know not; I had it from a gentleman of N. C. It is simply to take of the berries of theCVuwa tree which is much grown for shade and ornament at the South —scrape the earth from around the tree at the base and put a handful around — and you may pour some boiling water on them; (this I did—though I was not instructed to do so) my trees were in leaf when I came home, the leaves were yellow, and curled up as though scorched by fire, in a little time these dropped off and left the trees bare; in a short time they sent out a fresh supply, and now look as green and thrifty as a tree can. I now think, if I should live, I shall see fruit on them another season. For trees of all kinds I use lime as a wash for the trunks—that is slack, as you would for white washing a room—and with a small brush, go over the trunk as high as you can reach. Do this in the spring; on apple trees this destroys the insects that work in the bark. In the follow ing spring, if the trees are old and the bark rough, take a hoe in a wet morning, or day, aud scrape off the old rough and loose bark, then give another coat of white-wash and the trees will have a fine smooth bark. I send the Gazette of this place; there is an article on the culture of strawberries. Though I give you my views and something of my mode of culture for fruits, do not think I go on a large scale. I have a shanty (yet there is always a place for a friend in it) and about J of an acre of ground—S or 10 apple trees, 4 cherry, 3 plum, to.; this is enough as I have to do the work, as I can get no one to suit me in all things. Though Ido not love to work hard, yet there is a necessity. Come see them are down Fast Yankees and them are blackberries and taste a little wine for your stomach's sake, after which I think —no guess— you can speak knowingly on the subject—now is the time. Ciias. F. Raymond. - How to Dislodge wild Bees.—How am I to get rid of wild bees, of which large swarms have taken entire possession of a turf bank in a small garden, on which they have quito undermined aud destroyed the turf? They are now extend ing their destructive subterranean work to the l adjacent lawn. Any advice will greatly oblige. IF. [Drive them out by stuffing into their holes i j rags dipped in spirits of turpentine.] ! Tiie Frost amd the Cranberry Crop.—The . j immense cranberry meadows of Leonard Alden, in Dedham, have seen the blasting effects of the i frost on Tuesday night, his entire crop having been destroyed.— Boston Traveller. HOW CANDLES MADE Persons who have seen candles dipped by hand, or run in small hand molds, may be in terested in reading an account of their manu facture in London, in the most improved manner. We find the following description of molding in Once-a- Week: "A room, 127 by 104 feet, is fitted up through out its entire extent with parallel benches, run ning from one end of the department to the other. In these benches, ranged close together in a perpendicular direction, are the candle molds.— How many thousand of these may be counted we scarcely like to say; but, viewed from above, their open mouths must present the appearance of a vast honeycomb, commensurate with the size of the room itself. Along the top of each bench, 104 feet in length, there runs a railway, and working on this railway is what may be termed a candle locomotive—a large car running on wheels, containing hot candle material. Tho wicks having been adjusted truly in tho long axis of the mold, the locomotive now advances, in each line of molds exactly enough material to fill them, proceeding regularly from one end of the bench to the other, setting down at different stations its complement of passen gers. After a sufficient time has elapsed to al low them to cool, preparations are made to with draw them from their molds. This is done in the most ingenious manner; in an apartment close at hand in an iron boiler of great thickness is filled with highly compressed air, by means of a pump worked by a steam engine; pipes from this powerful motive communicate with every distinct candle-mold, and convey to it a pressure of air equal to 45 pounds to the square inch, about the surface of the diameter of a can dle. The candle-molds and the air-pump con stitute an immense air-gun, containing thousands of barrels, each barrel loaded with a candle.— The turning of a cock by boys in attendance lets off these guns, and ejects the candles with a slight hissing noise. This fusillade is going on all over the room throughout the entire day, and in the course of that time no less than 188, 160 candle projectiles, weighing upwards of fourteen tons, have been shot forth. The intelligence and care with which the attendant boys catch these fatty missiles, is accounted for by the fact that Price’s Patent Candle Company rectify their labor as well as their raw material; the excel lent schools established by. the Managing Direc tors, Messrs. ‘Wilson, enabling them to select the most careful lads for those departments re quiring particular attention. “The visitor should notice particularly the wicks of these candles, as upon their method of preparation the abolition of the snuffers, that grand reform in the matter of domestic light, de pends. These wicks, in the first place, are made very fine, the high illuminating power of the stearic acid enabling a fine wick to give far more light than Oie coarse w r ick of the common ‘dip.’ Again, the particular twist given to the wick when it is plaited, and the wire with which it is bound, causes it to project from the flame when burning. Palmer’s candle-wicks, it will bo re marked, are twisted upon each other, the rela tion of the twist as it burns answering the same end—the projection of tho burning cotton through the flame and into the air, which imme diately oxidises it, or causes it to crumble away, thus obviating the necessity of snuffing. Here we see an extraordinary example of the manner in which a very simple improvement will some times interfere with a 'very large trade —the simple plaiting of a wick doing aw r ay with one of the most extensive branches of hardware in Birmingham and Sheffield.” «■*►»-*•♦- Why Sows Destroy their Young.—A writer in the Homestead gives an article on this sub ject in which he argues that costiveness and its accompanying evils are the main causes of sows destroying their young—and proper food is the preventive and cure. He says, that the fact is patent to thousands of pig-raisers, that sows never eat their pigs when running at large, with plenty of green food as in autumn, but with hardly any exception, sows littering early in the spring aro troubled with costiveness, often very severely. This causes extreme restlessness, often almost frenzy, and the pains of labor in crease it until they destroy their young or any other living thing within their power. “Green food is the cure.” If sows are confined in pens at any season, and especially in early spring, they should have a daily supply of green food for some weeks before littering. Potatoes, sugar beets, carrots, parsnips and such like, are excel lent—and a half a peck per day is amply suffi cient. If no roots are to be had, sulphur—a table-spoonful two or three times a week may bo given in their usual food, and charcoal is also beneficial. Sows should not be moved about from pen to pen at this time, as it disturbs and irritates them —they should be put by themselves at least a month before littering, and used at all times with kindness and due attention to their comfort Corn and cob meal, or corn unground, is bad food alone for sows heavy with young. Sour milk, kitchen slop, and vegetable food should be given with it, and for all swine it is to be preferred. In summer, with good clover pastures, pigs will do well without grain, and every farmer should provide a proper pasture for his swine. We have before stated that sows could be prevented from destroying their young by giving them rum sufficient to make them tipsy after littering. The preventive of green food would be far better for the animal, as well as of permanent benefit. Sometimes sows refuse to own their young, acting perfectly indifferent to their welfare. We have found this readily over come by holding the sow’, and allowing the pigs to suck once—after which she gave no further trouble. —-vm— Remedy for the Striped Bug.—Having but few boards at hand suitable for making frames, but plenty of old bricks, I took a wheelbarrow load of the latter, and stood four or five of them on edge around each hill of melons, Ac., as soon as the young plants made their appearance; and in ten day’s trial I have not found a bug inside these little pens, while some plants left outside were entirely covered by them. The bricks also promote tho growth of the young plants, by pro -1 tecting from winds, and giving ont heat at night absorbed during the day.— Exchange. An effectual antidote to the striped bug may be readily and cheaply employed by any one.— 1 Wet the plants with the rose of a watering-pot, and dust them on the under and upper sides of the leaves with dry and fino wood ashes. If faithfully done, the bugs will not meddlo with the plants until the ashes are removed by rain. We have adopted this course with entire suc cess for years. The insect will not work in the ashes which adhere to the wet leaves. New York Observer. ■ i A Simple Rule.—To ascertain the length of the day and night at any time of the year double i the time of the sun’s rising, which gives the length of the night, and double the time of set ting, which gives the length of the day. HORTICULTURAL. WJI, N. WHITS, Editor. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1859. HORTICULTURAL. Communications for this department are re spectfully solicited. Address them to the editor, at Athens, Ga. Horticultural exchanges will please direct to the same address. —^■9—a « i The Catawba Grape. —A couple of onr en terprising citizens are engaged in the culture of this delightful fruit on quite an extensive scale. They have each planted a large vineyard, and we are informed that they have been very suc cessful with the crop this year. One of them started for New York a few days since with up wards of a hundred boxes, where he anticipates realizing a handsome profit on the investment. Tuskcgee Republican. So far as returns have been received from grapes sent North, we believe they have been entirely satisfactory. Mr. Hart, of Union Point, informed us that ho sent some to Troy, N. Y., and that they arrived in fine order, and were thankfully received. His peaches, after defray ing transportation and commissions, netted three dollars a bushel, sold in New York market. NOTES ON THE PEAR AND APPLE. BY REV. RICHARD JOHNSON. The following varieties of the pear and ap ple have fruited in the specimen orchard of the Atlanta Nursery, conducted by Mr. Johnson: 1. Anannas d'ete. —The tree is a good grower and productive, it has a number of fair speci mens this year. Os the quality we cannot judge as it is not ripe. (Quality good, i,D.) 2. Andrews. —A good bearer, tree vigorous, and fruit beautiful and good. 3. Bartlett. —Fruit large and very good. The tree is healthy and a good grower; productive. 4. Belle et Bonne. —Fruit very large, tree healthy and a good bearer. Fruit free of any astringency ,but not of the first quality. 5. Epine Dumas. —Very productive. The tree does not seem to boa last grower. The fruit was astringent lrst year; whether this was the effect of frost, or is one of its qualities in this climate, we cannot say. The crop of this year is not ripe. 6. Belle Lucrative. —Tree healthy, a good grower, and an abundant bearer of delicious fruit. 7. Beurre d'Anjou. —Tree, a good and healthy grower, productive. Fruit beautiful and de licious. We have a number of trees; all look welL 8. Beurre Easter. —A regular bearer, and good keeper. The tree is a healthy and good grower. It keeps longer than any pear we raised last season. 9. Doyenne White. —We have seven trees of this famous variety in bearing ; one only looks well, and has a fair crop. 10. Doyenne Bossouck. —Tree strong and healthy ; and an abundant and regular bearer. Fruit of the best quality. 11. Duchesse d'Orleans. —Tree healthy and a good bearer. The fruit is handsome. Last year it was astringent; the crop of this year is not ripe. The fruit has suffered much both years from frost. 12. Duchesse d'Angouleme. —Most of the fruit of this popular variety was killed this year by frost. What remains is small and defective; it is generally very good. 13. Flemish Beauty. —Tree healthy, and a good and early bearer. Fruit magnificent, and of ex cellent quality. 14. Fortunee. —This is the first year we have fruited it, and it is not ripe. We can say but little of it so far, except that it promises to be a good bearer. 15. Glout Morceau. —In Griffin, this pear is a fine bearer, and attains great perfection; one crop was injured last year by frost, and has been entirely cut off this season by the same ele ment. 16. Henry IV. —This pear, so far as we have been able to prove it, turns out to be a very delicious variety. The tree with us, is not a fast grower, but healthy, and in good seasons, a fair bearer. 17. Louise Bonne de Jersey. —We hardly know what to say of this pear. It has always been good with us until last year, when not a speci men from six or eight trees were worth eating. Was it the effect of frost? If so, it will bo worthless again next year. 18. Novean Poiteau. —This is the first year we have been able to fruit this variety. It is not ripe, and what its quality will be, we cannot say. The tree grows well, and promises to be a good bearer. 19. Passe Colmar. —Os this variety, we have fine trees in bearing. We have fruited it several years, and never have seen it worth eating. A friend tells us that we must thin it freely. We will try that treatment. 20. St. Michael Archange. —This is one of the very best varieties in cultivation. The tree is an erect and hardy grower. It bears when young, and * is fruitful every year. The fruit is of the best quality, and always handsome. The tree is as thrifty as Baffam, and the crop as certain, and much better. 21. Seckel —This pear lias always been with us what it is everywhere. The tree is hardy and productive, and the fruit is delicious. 22.. Urbaniate. —The habit of this tree answers exactly to the description given by Downing.- It is hardy, and readily forms a pyramid. It is not ripe, and we can say nothing of its quality. 23. Walcott. —Our tree fruited for the first time this year, it is not ripe. 24. Golden Beurre of Bilboa.—K good bearer. Fruit medium, and good, but not of the first quality. One bearing tree is on Quince and very weak. A very vigorouus one, we have a Pear roots has not fruited. 25. Beurre Clairgeau. —A good bearer. Fruit handsomo and delicious, we have only a small tree in bearing. 26. Beurre Goubalt. —This is a good juiey Pear. The tree is very early and regular bearer. The fruit is not large but fair, and of good flavor. 27. Beurre Duval. —A good bearer so far as we have proved it. It has borne with us for the first time, this year. Os its quality we can say nothing, as it is not yet ripe. 28. Bleecker's Meadow.— Tree hardy and very productive. We never saw it fit to be eaten until last year; when it was gathered about the last of August; and in a much shrivelled state, be came delicious about the middle of October. 29. Bloodgood. —A very early and good Pear. Tree healthy and a good grown. 30. Buffam. —An excellent Pear. Tree a vigor- 119