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Elizabeth (']Manning).--Trees quite strong, roundish, conical. Fruit medium size, 

 roundish, obovate; cavity very slight, lipped; stalk one-half to one inch long, gen- 

 erally inclined; basin broad, shallow, regular, slightly corrugated; calyx rather large, 

 open; color pale yellow, with a bright red cheek aud sometimes flecked with brown- 

 ish russet and numerous dark spots; flesh white, juicy, fine grained, buttery; flavor 

 sweet, perfumed; quality qiiite good; quite productive; season last of August; young 

 wood dark brown. 



Esperen.— Trees strong, upright, spreading. Fruit medium to large, roundish, ob- 

 tuse, pyriform; cavity shallow, slightly plaited; stalk one and one-fourth to one and 

 one-half inches long, inclined; basin deep, acute; calyx medium, open, segments up- 

 right: color light green, mostly covered with cinnamon russet. in specks and patches, 

 and with many russet dots; flesh creamy white, juicy, tender, granular, melting, and 

 with a highly vinous flavor; quality good; season October and November; quite pro- 

 ductive. 



Fitzwater.— Trees of fair growth, upright. Fruit medium to large, obovate. ob- 

 tuse, pyriform; cavity very slight or none; stalk one-fourth to three-fourths inch 

 long, stout, inclined, fleshy at insertion; basin narrow, shallow, slightly abrupt; 

 calyx small, open; color yellow, with numerous spots, tracings and blotches of cinna- 

 mon russet, especially about the apex; flesh white, very juicy, fine grained, buttery, 

 melting; flavor sweet, sprightly and with a pleasant aroma; quality good; season 

 October; quite productive. A promising variety for dessert or market purposes. 

 Young wood yellowish-brown, foliage rather small, petiole short, leaf slightly cupped 

 and waved. 



Flemish (Beauty).— Tree quite vigorous, with an upright head. Fruit quite large, 

 obovate. obtuse, pyriform; cavity narrow, round; stalk one to one and one-half inches 

 in length, stout, slightly inclined; basin small, round; calyx short, open; color pale 

 yellow, mostly covered with marblings and patches of russet and often becoming red- 

 dish-brown at maturity on the sunny side; flesh white, juicy, rather fine-grained, 

 melting, very saccharine and rich, with a slight musky flavor; quality good; season 

 middle of September. A desirable variety for market or home use, except that it is 

 subject to blight and when unsprayed it is seriously injured by pear scab and leaf 

 blight. 



Frederick Clapp. — Tree quite .strong, with an upright head aud drooping branches. 

 Fruit quite large, roundish, inclining to obovate, sometimes irregular; cavity small, 

 shallow, irregular, stalk one inch long, stout, inclined; basin medium, regular; calyx 

 small, open, segments erect; color clear yellow, with a few brown patches; flesh 

 whitish yellow, very juicy, fine grained, buttery, melting, and with a highly vinous 

 and rich flavor; quality (luite good; season the last of September and October. The 

 trees seem to be very productive and it is apparently a very valuable variety either 

 for home use or market. 



Gakovsk.— Trees upright with spreading, slender shoots. Fruit small to medium, 

 pyriform; cavity very slight with a fleshy ring about the stalk which is one and one- 

 fourth to one and one-half inches long; basin very shallow, grayish; calyx lai'ge, 

 open, with upright segments; color greenish-yellow, with indistinct dots; flesh dingy 

 white, fine grained, buttery, nearly seedless; core small, nearly closed; flavor mild, 

 vinous, but not rich; season early August. Shoots olive colored; foliage rather nar- 

 row, slightly folded and recurved; quality rather poor. It seems to have little to 

 commend it when we have other varieties at the same season that excel it in every 

 respect. 



Giffard. — Trees moderately strong, upright, with slender branches. Fruit medium 

 to large, long, pyriform; cavity none; stalk one-half inch long, stout, inclined, fleshy 

 at insertion; basin narrow, smooth, shallow; calyx medium open; segments long, up- 

 right; color greenish yellow, with a dull red cheek, thickly sprinkled with red dots; 

 skin quite smooth; flesh wliite, tender, juicy, melting, and with a vinous, p'^rfumed 

 flavor; core very small, compact; seeds few, long, oval, pointed; quality quite good^ 

 season first to the middle of August. One of the best pears of its season. 



Groveland. — Trees fairly vigorous. Fruit large, obovate, obtuse, pyriform; cavity 

 medium, abrupt, regular; stalk one-half to three-fourths inch long, very stout, in- 

 clined; basin narrow, shallow, regular; calyx small, open, segments recurved; color 

 greenish-yellow, with a brownish cheek and with most of the surface washed, netted? 

 and specked with rus.set; flesh creamy white, juicy, tender, melting, buttery, and: 

 with a sweet perfumed and slightly vinous flavor; core small, open; seeds few, oval,, 

 pointed; quality good; season middle of October and November. The trees were re- 

 ceived from Alabama and if they prove productive, it is likely to become a valuable 

 variety. 



