The Fruit Committee respectfully report, that since the June meeting of the Society the following specimens of Fruits have been submitted to their examination:

From Mr. Tage, Of Burlington

Fine specimens of the Mogamensing strawberry. A description of this valuable variety was given in the last ad interim report.

From The Rev. S. C. Brinokle, Wilmington, Del

Specimens of three varieties of cherries:

1. Butteer's Yellow - Rather large, heart-shaped, of a waxen yellow color; stem from an inch to an inch and a half long, alender, inserted in an open superficial eavity; stone small; flesh firm, yellowish-white; flavor sweet and fine; quality "very good".

3. Buttner's Morello - Of medium size; roundish; deep crimson; stem an inch and a quarter long, slender, inserted in a deep moderately wide cavity; flavor acid; quality scarcely "good".

From Dr. E. W. Carpenter, Lancaster

Magnificent specimens of four varieties of cherries:

1. Napoleon Bigarreau-Very large, some of them weighing eighty-four grains Troy. A branch fourteen inches long contained seventy cherries, and weighed eleven ounces, of which the wood and foliage constituted two ounces. This is a very productive variety, and of "very good'quality.

2. Graffion - Another very productive variety of " very good" quality. Some of the specimens were even larger than those of the Napoleon Bigarreau, and weighed ninety-two grains Troy. A branch seven inches long, containing forty-four cherries, weighed seven ounces, including the wood and foliage which weighed one ounce.

3. English Morello - Remarkably fine, nearly three inches in circumference; quality "best" for culinary purposes.

4. Early and Late - In. size, form, color, and quality, very similar to the preceding.

From Mr. Casper Hiller, Lancaster County

Very handsome specimens of four varieties of cherries:

1. Conestoga

This fine variety originated in Conestoga township, Lancaster county, Penn. Fruit very large; obtuse heart-shaped, slightly indented at the apex; dark purple-; stem from an inch and three-quarters to two and a quarter long, slender, inserted in an open cavity; flesh purplish, firm; flavor sugary and very pleasant; quality "best".

2. Black Tartarian

Fine specimens of this delicious variety.

3. Graffion

Known also as the Amber of Coxe, the Yellow Spanish, and the Bigarreau. Fair specimens. 4. White Btgarreau - Common in our market Sometimes confounded with the Graffion, from which it differs in being more regularly heart-shaped and of a lighter color.

From Alexander Parker, Of This City

Four varieties of plums:

1. Seedling Plum

Beautiful specimens, resembling the Mirabolan. Above medium, round, scarlet; stem half an inch long, slender; flesh greenish yellow, juicy; flavor ordinary; quality "good" for the season; period of maturity last of June and beginning of July.

2. Another Seedling

A few days liter than the preceding, but in other respects very similar to it.

3. Parker's Mammoth

Very large, nearly six inches in circumference. It closely resembles the Washington, with which it is probably identical.

4. Bingham Plum

Beautiful specimens. Large; truncated oval; greenish-yellow, occasionally with delicate carmine dots on the exposed side; suture on one side extending from the base to the apex; stem three-quarters of an inch long, by one-twelfth thick, inserted in a deep, narrow depression; stone adherent; flesh yellowish, juicy; flavor pleasant; quality " very good"

From Isaac B. Baxter

The Mutch Mutch Apricot, and a plum imported from France as the Royale Motive. The latter is not true to name, as the color of the Royals Hative is purple. The specimens exhibited by Mr. Baxter were large; oval; of a green color; unadherent; quality "very good".

From Alan W. Corson, Montgomery County

A box of pears grown on the premises of Mr. Sohlater. Size medium; long pyriform; yellowish-green, and on the exposed side sometimes a fawn colored cheek with a few red dots; stem an inch long by one-eighth thick, inserted occasionally somewhat obliquely and without depression; calyx set in a superficial basin; seed small, black, often abortive; flesh yellowish-white, rather granular, moderately juicy; pleasant flavor; quality "good." The variety is probably the English Jargonelle, the Epargns of the French.

From Thomas Hancock, Burlington, N. J

Specimens of eight varieties of pears:

Edwards' Meadow, quality indifferent Dearborn's Seedling, "good." Bloodgood, "very good." Manning's Elisabeth, "very good." Rostiezer, "best" Tatnall's Harvest, scarcely good. Beurr's d'Amalis, fine specimens. Limon, "very good".

From Robert Buist

Twelve varieties of pears and two of apples:

The specimens were beautiful, but not sufficiently mature to test their quality. They comprise the following kinds: Pears. - Andrews, Bartlett, Belle de Bruxelles, Beurr'e Goubault, Capiaumont, Collins, Crassane, Doyenne Defais, Flemish Beauty, Julienne, and two unknown. Apples. - Irish Codlin, and Rambour d'Etc.

From Samuel Ott

Two varieties of plums and three of pears:

1. A seedling plum, raised by John Cope, of Southwark. Large; an inch and three quarters long by one and a half broad; long oval; dark purple; stem three-fourths of an inch long; slender; flesh not very juicy, free from the stone; flavor acid; quality "good" for culinary purposes.

2. A cling variety of the Red Magnum Bonum; very large; oval; purpr; stem five-eights of an inch long by one-twelfth thick; quality "good"

8. The Julienne pear - Fine specimens.

4. The Tyson - Handsome specimens; quality " best"

5. The Ott - This is the fifth consecutive year that we have had an opportunity of testing the quality of this fine Pennsylvania fruit, which we regard as the most delicious of all summer pears.