54 TEANSACTIONS OF THE ILLIJIQIS 



DoYEXNE d'Ete. — Mr. Wright — It is so small and you get so few. 

 It is a fine flavored pear, and being early it brings a large price, but 

 I cannot consider it profitable for market. The tree is a poor grower. 

 I have never seen any large tree, or a tree that bears any considerable 

 amount. 



Mr. Flagg — I only have a test of one tree, but that has been quite 

 a fair bearer and a good grower. 



Mr. Edwards — I have had it some years, and with me it is the 

 very best of its size. They are on their own roots. 



Mr. Douglas — I would not advise growing it on quince, as they 

 seem to break off. 



Mr. Earle — I have not it on quince at all. It grows as a standard 

 with me. 



Mr. Edwards — It ripens with me in the month of July, and is far 

 superior to Bloodgood, or Dearborn Seedling. 



Mr. Wier — I have one that has grown very heavily and borne very 

 abundantly ; it has borne itself to death. 



Mr. Daggy — I have one on a quince root; I think it has borne so 

 that it will kill itself. 



Doyenne White — Mr. Douglas — I move to strike it off the list for 

 North, Center and South. 



Mr. Edwards — Has any gentleman known it fruiting for any 

 length of time worked on the thorn ? I have had two trees grafted 

 in the spring of 1866 ; one died two or three years ago, the other 

 one is still bearing crops of perfect fruit ; no crack whatever. On 

 the pear root or quince they crack. 



Mr. McWhorter — I have one tree standing in a neglected corner of 

 my garden which was grafted on a Washington thorn, and it has 

 borne well and not cracked any to speak of. I do remember picking 

 up one or two pears this year that have had some cracks in them. 

 It has been sodded around with blue grass and been entirely neglected. 

 • Dr. Hull — I think we had better leave it off. I have seen it some- 

 times cracked and sometimes not. I have seen it bear very fine 



