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Favorite, Bartlett, Howell, Onondaga, Bosc, Sheldon, Anjou, and 

 Lawrence. 



Of the varieties of pear recently placed upon the market, the best known 

 are Idaho, Wilder, and Vermont Beauty. While they have not been suf- 

 ficiently tested in Michigan to warrant an opinion of their value, it may be 

 well to state that the Idaho is almost identical with Sheldon, while the 

 other two resemble Seckel, the former being earlier and the latter later 

 than that variety. 



PEAR8. 



Abbeeviations.— Size— s, small; 1, large; m, medium. Form— p, pyriform; rop, roandish obtnse pyri- 

 form; rap, ronndieh acute pyriform; ob p, obtuse pyriform; ob o p, oblong obtuse pyriform; r, round- 

 ish; r ob, ronndish obtuse. Coloe— y g, yellow or yellowish green with a red or rnsset red cheek; y r, 

 yellow and russet; y, when mostly yellow or yellowish. Qtiality- g, good; v g, very good; b, best. 

 Use— F, valuable family dessert; K M, kitchen and market: F M, family and market. Season— 8, sum- 

 mer: L S, late summer; A, autumn; E A, early autumn ; L A, late autumn; W, Winter. Oeigin— Eng., 

 English; Am., American; F, French; Fl, Flemish; B, Belgium ; H, Holland. 



