The Winter Nelis Pear being called up for discussion, P. Barry, of Rochester, stated that it was of weak and crooked growth, would not grow on the quince; but he admitted it was a pear of high flavor. This opinion was corroborated by Wm. Reid, of Elizabethtown, N. J., who spoke of the scarcity of this tree in nurseries, as proving the difficulty of its culture. CM. Hovey, of Boston, regarded it a vigorous grower, although slender, and said it was one of the twelve regarded as best at Boston. F. R. Elliott, of Cleveland, considered it as a handsome, fair, and good fruit. W. R. Coppock, of Buffalo, had known the fruit as good as the Seckel, and had found the growth thrifty though slender. J. Morse, of Cayuga Bridge, stated that after having grown it for many years, he found it never blighted, and he regarded it as only excelled in value by the White and Gray Doyenne. Wm. Reid stated that it dropped its leaves badly, as well as Flemish Beauty and others. T. C. Maxwell, of Geneva, and J. Morse of Cayuga, both stated that Flemish Beauty held its leaves well, in spite of the drouth.