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a rich, musky flavor. A good erect grower; bears young and abundantly. 

 Middle to last of September. 



Brandyivine — Medium size; yellow and russet; melting, high-flavored, 

 first-rate. A free grower and productive. August. 



Buffum — Eesembles the White Doyenne; buttery, sweet, and fine-flavored. 

 Tree remarkably vigorous, upright grower ; productive. Last of September. 



Beurre d'Anjou — Fruit large ; skin greenish, sprinkled with russet, some- 

 times shaded with dull crimson; flesh whitish, melting, with a brisk, vinous 

 flavor. Tree a fine grower and good bearer. October and November. 



Beurre Bosc — A large and beautiful russety pear; very distinct, with a long 

 neck; melting, or nearly so, high-flavored and delicious. A good grower, 

 though rather irregular, and bears well. September and October. 



Beurre Hardy — A pear of good size; cinnamon russet; melting aud fine. 

 Tree a very strong grower and good bearer. October. 



Beurre Superfiyi — A large, fine, melting pear, of sprightly, subacid flavor, 

 like the old Brown Beurre, which is superseded. October. 



Beurre de Waterloo (Fondante de Charneu, Due de Brabant, Desire Van 

 Mons, etc.) — A large, handsome pear, of first quality, of a honeyed sweetness, 

 and delicate perfume. A good grower and bearer. October. 



Belle Lucrative (Fondante d'Automne) — Large ; melting and delicious. A 

 fair, upright grower, and bears early and abundantly; first quality in all re- 

 spects. September and October. 



Clapp's Favorite — A splendid pear, resembling the Bartlett, ripening a few 

 days earlier ; a cross between that variety and the Flemish Beauty; tree re- 

 sembles the latter. 



Conseiller de la Cour (Marechal de la Cour, Due d'Orleans) — A splendid, 

 large fruit, of fine quality, ripening in November. Tree vigorous, and suc- 

 ceeds well on the quince. 



Diichesse d' Angouleme — The largest of all our good pears. It attains its 

 highest perfection on the quince, and is a beautiful and vigorous tree. Octo- 

 ber and November. 



Doyenne BoussocJc — A large pear of good quality, resembling the White 

 Doyenne. Tree a strong, rapid grower, aud abundant bearer. Should be 

 picked early. September. 



Doyenne White — A well-known and almost universally esteemed variety, of 

 the highest excellence. Tree a vigorous grower, productive, aud hardy; suc- 

 ceeds well in most parts of the West; but cracks, and is no longer reliable in 

 New York and the Eastern States. 



Doyenne Gray — Similar in quality to the preceding ; fruit of a reddish rus- 

 set color. Tree not quite so strong a grower. 



Flemish Beauty — A large, beautiful, melting, sweet pear. Tree vigorous 

 and fruitful ; succeeds well in most parts of the country. September and Oc- 

 tober. 



Hoioell — One of the finest American pears ; large, handsome ; sweet, melt- 

 ing. Tree very vigorous, hardy, and productive. September aud October. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey (Bonne Louise d'Avranche)— A large, beautiful, 

 first-rate pear; yellow, with a dark red cheek; melting, buttery, and rich. 

 Tree a rapid, erect grower, and most abundant bearer; best on the quince. 

 Should be in all collections. September and October. 



Napoleon — A large, juicy, meltmg, fine fruit. Tree vigorous, hardy, and 

 productive ; bears young, ripens in November, and may be kept till December. 



