NEW TEARS. 



LAUKE DE GLYME3, 



FOXDAXTE DES PKE- 



fine pyramid. Produces abundantly on the Pear or Quince stock, and promises to 

 become a hardy, valuable fruit. 



Laure de Glymes. — Size — full medium. Form — oval-turbinate, three inches in 

 height by two and a half inches in diameter. Calyx — open, moderately sunk. Stem 

 — short, less than one inch in length, tolerably stout, inserted without depression in a 

 fleshy base. Color — orange-russet, on a dull yellow ground. Skin — handsome. Flesh 

 — white, melting, and tender ; not very juicy. Flavor — sweetish, with pleasant aroma. 

 Season — October to November. Quality — '■'■ goodf hardy and prolific; bearing in 

 clusters; valuable for the orchard. M. Alexander Bivort describes the above variety, 

 in the Album de Pomologie, as being of exquisite quality. Our s^jecimens would not 

 bear so high a classification. It may, however, prove " very good.'''' 



FoxDANTE DES Pees. — Size — medium. Form — turbinate, inclining to pyriform ; 

 quite broad across the middle. Stem — one inch in length, set obliquely in a narrow- 

 folded cavity, resembling at its junction the Passe Cohnai\ from which it was raised. 

 Color — dull green, becoming, when ripe, clear lemon-yellow, red on the sunny side, 

 sely stippled, and slightly spotted with russet. Flesh — white, melting, and juicy. % 

 or — sweetish, agreeable, with considerable aroma. Quality — ^'- very good. ^^ Season y 



