NOTES ON PEARS. 



little coarse-grained, but melting, juicy, and sweet. Good. Middle of Novem- 

 ber. These specimens were from a young tree on pear stock. 



Doyen Dillen. A very handsome, oblong pear, of good size ; pale yellow, 

 juicy, and sweet. Very good. First of December. 



Doyenne d'Alencon. Medium, or rather small ; skin thick, very rough ; dull 

 green and russet, with a faint blush; a little coarse-grained, juicy, tender, and 

 subacid. Good. Last of November. An extremely unprepossessing fruit in 

 appearance; but one which promises well. 



Doyenne Boussock. Large, yellow, rather coarse. First of October. These 

 were the first perfect specimens which our trees have produced, and they were 

 quite inferior to some which I have tasted elsewhere, and not unlike a, poor speci- 

 men of Stevens's Genesee. 



Delices d^Alost. A rather large elongated pear, somewhat resembling Doyen 

 Dillen, but with more red in the sun. It is, however, inferior to it ; rotting at 

 the core before attaining ripeness. 



Des Chasseurs. Medium, pyriform, pale green; marked with russet; juicy 

 and tender, but inferior. Middle of November. 



De Lepine. Medium, obtuse-pyriform ; dull green, with a faint blush; coarse 

 and astringent. Last of November. 



Enfant Prodiye. Cracked so badly as to be quite worthless, and did not attain 

 its full size. 



Fondante de JSfoel. Did not ripen well, and was quite small. 



Josephine de Jfalines. Medium, obtuse-turbinate, dull green, melting, juicy, 

 and sweet. Good. Middle of November. 



Jones. Rather small ; acute-pyriform ; wholly covered with cinnamon russet, 

 with a rich blush in the sun; juicy, buttery, and sweet. Very good. First of 

 November. A very handsome pear, which bore a fine crop, and gives promise of 

 considerable excellence. 



Jersey Gratioli. A medium, or rather large fruit; yellowish-green, with con- 

 siderable russet, and a faint blush rather coarse and gritty, but very juicy, melt- 

 ing, and subacid, having much of the Brown Beurre character. Very good. 

 Middle of September. Bore an abundant crop, and promises well. 



Kirtland. Rather small, roundish, cinnamon russet; a little coarse, meltinjr 

 and rich. Last of September. Our specimens were rather indifi'orent; but some, 

 which I received from a friend in the vicinity, were of full medium size, and 

 " very good." It will, I think, prove a valuable variety. 



Louise de Boulogne. Small, greenish-yellow, with a little russet; melting and 

 sweet. Good. First of October. 



Osbandh Summer. Small, obovate, pale yellow and red; a little gritty ; juicy, 

 melting, and sweet. Yery good.' First of September. This was evidently 

 gathered too early, as it had not acquired its proper size. 



RapcJje^ Seedling. Medium ; dull yellow, coarse, gritty, juicy, and sweet 

 ood. First of November. 



