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has everywhere carried out the claims of the introducers for 

 rapid and strong growth both in the nursery and orchard. Its 

 hardiness is unquestioned, and the fruit, while only medium in 

 size, is of fine color and good quality — one of the best pears of 

 its season. 



Gra?id Isle. — Similar in growth of tree to Flemish Beauty; 

 fruit nearly as large as that well known variety, color of fruit 

 yellow with faint blush on sunny side, ripens last of Septem- 

 ber ; not as good in quality as Vermont Beauty. Both of these 

 pears originated on Grand Isle and are valuable additions to 

 our list of hardy pears. 



Eastern Belle. — This hardy pear comes to us from Bangor, 

 Maine, and is one of the creations of that well known pomolo- 

 gist, Henry McLaughlin. It has been in fruiting several years 

 and has proved hardy and productive ; it is a seedling of Belle 

 Lucnative and in fruit resembles that fine old variety. Grafted 

 upon a Kieffen it bore me fruit the third season. I shall plant 

 more of this variety. 



I would mention for very early, Doynned, etc., Giffard and 

 Wilder, only for home use ; they are too small for market. The 

 first named is the smallest, earliest and best in quality, all rea- 

 sonably hardy and thrifty growers. 



CHERRIES. 



Two cherries that I am well pleased with are Dyehouse and 

 Olivet. The former is a few days earlier than Richmond, 

 lighter red and slightly smaller fruit, pit small, and in quality 

 as good as Richmond. The tree is a rapid grower, the branches 

 having a pendulous habit ; it is an early and regular bearer and 

 fruit sells well in local market. Olivet is an abundant bearer 

 of large, deep red fruit, quality rich, vinous, mild acid. This 

 cherry is a third larger than Richmond or Morrello, and ripens 

 a week or ten days later than Richmond. The best sour cherry 

 on my grounds. 



GRAPES. 



In this class of fruits I will name only one under each 

 color, black, red and white. Two of these are varieties that 

 have been before the public for several years ; the other a seed- 

 ling not yet for sale. The one selected under first color, is 

 Nectar, or Black Delaware, a cross between Delaware and Con- 

 cord, and combining the good qualities of both to a remarka- 

 ble degree ; equal in quality to Delaware, ripens earlier, a lit- 

 tle larger in size, full shouldered bunches, which will hang a 

 long time on the vine without losing in quality ; when once es- 



