If this is not so, the fact to me is inexplicable, that not a solitary pear accredited 

 good has failed, on my grounds, to sustain that character. 



Deai-hornh seedling, predicted by some as but a forerunner of better ones, has 

 proved of excellent flavor as well as a pear of great beauty ; its waxen surface of 

 clear yellow, beautifully broken by the minute specks dotted over it, endear it to 

 the amateur, and commend it to the casual observer. When ripened in the house, 

 it has been so uniformly good, fine-grained, juicy, melting, and of delicious flavor, 

 that I cannot understand how the Dearborn can sustain any other character. It 

 bears uniformly large crops, and ripens through a long period — in New Jersey, 

 the finest of all the early pears. 



Osiveyo Buerre has fully sustained its reputation as a brisk, rich, and excellent 

 flavored pear, not unlike the Doyenne in its buttery, melting character — so pecu- 

 liar has been its flavor as to remind one of the aroma of the Rose Geranium. It 

 comes early into bearing, but, I fear, its size, in New Jersey, will be rather below 

 medium. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, always a good mid-autumn pear ; to most, gratefully 

 subacid, very juicy and rich. 



Bartlett — a Bartlett still. This season, this universal favorite was so abundant 

 as to depreciate materially its market value, and faintly shadow forth that "good 

 time coming," predicted by our friend, " B., of New Jersey," when good pears 

 shall be so abundant as to bring them within the reach and enjoyment of every 

 man. 



Hacon''s Incomj) arable. — Its melting, buttery, subacid character, and delicious 

 flavor, are such as lead me to say — if it belongs where it has been placed, in the 

 class good pears — it deserves to be at the top of the list. The fruit is large, and 

 uniformly smooth and fair. 



Vicar of Winhjield, though coarse-fleshed, of good size ; when fully ripened, of 

 good flavor, and of a fine, yellow color. A part of my crop has been somewhat 

 astringent, the result, doubtless, of premature gathering. It is evidently not 

 adapted to a northern climate, as a too short season of growth will give full one- 

 half of the crop immature at the period of gathering. Or, this character of the 

 fruit may be owing to a too gi-eat luxuriance of growth for the first few years 

 after it comes into bearing. No variety has given such a vigorous growth of 

 shoots, causing the tree to exhibit almost a fantastic appearance. The fact that 

 the wood SiwA. force principles are antagonistic forces — the predominance of one 

 repressing the other, may satisfactorily explain this -phenomenon. Observation 

 alone, with the increasing age of our orchards, must, however, settle this question. 



Duchesse de Angouleme. — Large, uniform in size, of high flavor, and juicy ; as 

 regards its market value, deserves to be ranked No. 1. 



Small's Orange — Onondaga. — Its fair, smooth skin, of pale yellow, and when 

 fully ripe, rich, golden color, makes befitting the expression magnificent in color 

 as well as in size, of rich, juicy, and aromatic flavor, with flesh fine-grained and 

 buttery. When better known in our cities, will rival the Duchesse. It has 



