EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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PEARS. 

 Alphabetical tabnlation. 



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Name. 



Angoaleme 



Aneanlt 



Blood good 



Brandywine 



Clairgeaa 



Clapp Favorite. 



Dana Hovey 



Grakovsk 



Gray Doyenne.. 

 Howell-. - 



Eorekaya 



Lawrence 



Louise (Jersey) 



Lacrative 



Margaret 



Moant Vernon. 



Ogereaa 



Poand 



Kostiezer 



Seckel 



Tyson 



Victorina 



Winter Nelis... 



Origin. 



France 



France 



New York 



Pennsylvania.. 

 France 



Maseachnsetts 

 Massachasetts 



Russia 



France 



C'onnecticut .. 



Russia 



New York 



England 



Flanders 



Ohio.... 



Massachusetts 



France . .. 



Europe ? 



France 



Pennsylvania . 



Penn<?ylvania . 



Russia 



Europe 



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881 

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 888 

 888 

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May 2 

 May 1 

 May 1 

 May 9 

 May 3 



May 4 

 May 1 

 May 8. 

 May 1 

 May 5 



May 7. 

 May 1. 

 May 5 . 

 May 1 

 May 1 . 



May 4 

 May 2. 

 May 4 

 May 4 

 May 1 



May 7 . 

 May 1 

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Oct.-Nov. 

 September, 

 August 10. 

 Ang.-Sept. 

 Oct.-Jan. 



August 27. 

 Nov. -Jan. 

 August 10. 

 October. 

 Sept.-Oct. 



December. 

 October, 

 e Sept. 

 August 8. 



Nov. -Dec. 



Winter. 

 Aug, 21. 

 Sept.-Oct. 



e Ang-b Sept 

 Aug. 23. 

 Dec. -Jan. 



Notices are appended of such as have fruited suflBciently to warrant con- 

 clusions respecting season and quality. 



Size and quality are given in numerals upon the scale 1 to 5; b. begin- 

 ning, m. middle, e. end of the month. 



Angouleme, ripe October to November; size 1+; form oblong obovate, 

 knobby; dull greenish yellow, with much russet; stalk stout, one inch, 

 set in a deep, irregular cavity; calyx in a knobby basin; flesh white, 

 juicy, buttery, rich; quality 3. Generally grown as a dwarf. 



Ansault, ripe m. e. September; size 2 to 3; form conical; stem three fourths 

 inch, stout, set in a slight, narrow cavity; basin broad, very shallow; calyx 

 open, segments erect, calyx tube nearly conical, slightly funnel-shape; 

 color yellow, much russeted; flesh whitish, moderately juicy, vinous, 

 ^pleasant; core compact; seeds few, often abortive; quality 3; new, and 

 imperfectly tested; gives indications of early and profuse productiveness. 



Bloodgood, ripe August 10; size 3; form turbinate or obovate; color yel- 

 low with russet dots and markings; llesh yellowish white, buttery, melting, 

 rich, sweet, aromatic; quality 8. One of the best dessert varieties of its 

 season. 



Brandywine, ripe e. August, b. September; size 3; form varying from 

 oblate to oblong pyriform; stem fleshy, inserted with folds or rings, calyx 

 open, basin regular, shallow; color yellowish green, brighter toward the 

 sun; flesh white, juicy, melting, sugary, and vinous; quality 4. 



Clairgeau, ripe October to December; size 1 to 2; form pyriform, with 

 sides unequal; stalk stout, fleshy, inclined, inserted with a lip, basin shal- 

 low, furrowed, calyx open, segments stiff, nearly erect; color warm yellow 

 and red, with more or less russet; flesh yellowish, buttery, juicy, granular, 

 vinous, not rich; quality 4 to 5; market. 



Clapp Favorite, ripe August 27; size 1; form obovate, or ovate pyriform; 

 stem one inch, inclined, stout, set in a slight cavity, basin shallow, slightly 



