PEARS 



n\' HON. M. p. WILDER, llOSTON, MASS. 



>rR. Epitor : In fiilfilinent of my promise, I ani\ex ck'scriptions of a few modern 

 pears, wliich promise to be worthy of extensive cnltivation. Although we are 

 in(lel)te(l to Europe for many of our l)est fruits, and, by a judieiuus seleetion, 

 shall continue to add other fine kinds to our catalogues, yet it is to the production 

 of new kinds from seed that I especially look for those adapted to our soils and 

 climate. "Whate^'er may have been the disappointment of foreign cultivators in 

 this branch of pomology, there can no longer be a doubt as to its success in 

 America. Excuse this digression, and upon which topic I may address you here- 

 after. 



Calebasse Delvigne. — Size, large, about three and one-fourth inches long 



by three inches broad. 

 i'(>r/«, obovate, obtuse- 

 pyriforra, broad at 

 the base, tapering 

 gradually towards the 

 stem. iStem, three- 

 fourths to one inch in 

 length, fleshy, insert- 

 ed in a slight cavity. 

 Calyx, rather small, 

 set in a shallow, ir- 

 regular, wide basin. 

 Skin, green, a little 

 rougli, dotted, and 

 flecked with russet, 

 and tinged with crim- 

 son on the sunny side, 

 i^/es/i, yellowish- white, 

 buttery, and melt- 

 ing. Flavor, sweetish, 

 pleasantly perfumed. 

 Season, October, but 

 may be prolonged for 

 some weeks. Class, 

 " very good." Tree, 

 vigorous and product- 

 ive. Grou-th, upright. 

 Shoots, erectand stout. 

 Succeeds well either 

 on the pear or quince 

 stock. This variety 

 was imported from 

 France ten or twelve 

 years since, and being of foreign origin, it is somewhat singular that it has thus 

 far had no synonym. 



Shephard's Seedling. — Size, large, or very large. Form, obtuse-pyriform 

 varying from that of the Beurre Diel to the Bartlett. Calyx, closed, 



Calebasse Delvigne. 



