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A VALUABLE NEW PEAR. 



variety referred to in the Society's Cata- 

 logue.* 



The Ananas Pear of the French is 

 described by Noisette, in his Janlin 

 Fruitier, as follows: — "Such is the 

 name borne by this variety in the Lux- 

 embourg garden. It is in form and size 

 like a Doyenne; but its surface is une- 

 ven or knobby, (bosselee,) and the stalk 

 is longer and thicker than that variety ; 

 skin of a fine yellow, marked with dots, 

 and a slight blush on the sunny side ; 

 flesh white, or a little yellowish, fine- 

 grained, melting; juice abundant, su- 

 gary and vinous, — very good. This 

 fruit gives out a good odor, but not that 

 of a pine apple. It is, however, not the 

 less a good pear. Its season of matu- 

 rity is the middle of September." 



Our fruit agrees in colour, and other 

 respects, v/ith this variety, described by 

 Noisette ; but its form is not that of a 

 Doyenn^, and its surface is remarkably 

 smooth, — not irregular or knobbed. 



So much for the doubts regarding 

 the name. We mention them to draw at- 

 tention to the subject, and ascertain the 

 true name, if possible. 



In the mean time, it is satisfactory to 

 know that there are no doubts regarding 

 the good qualities of this variety, in this 

 climate. 



It is a remarkably handsome summer 

 pear; reminding us, by its smooth skin, 

 and beautiful colour, of the Bartlett. In its 

 healthy growth and vigorous habit, as a 

 tree, in its coming early into bearing, and 

 its productiveness, it also resembles the 

 latter variety ; and these qualities will, we 

 think, when known, render it equally popu- 

 lar all over the Union. 



* Neither is it the pear described under this name in our 

 work, the fruit of which was sent us, under this same name, 

 by the present Mr. JR. Manning. Ed. 



Fig. 31. — The Ananas Pear. 



Mr. J. R. CoMSTOCK, of Washington, 

 Dutchess county, New- York, an extensive 

 fruit grower, also received this variety 

 about half a dozen years ago from Mr. 

 Manning. He has propagated it considera- 

 bly, and has gathered fine crops of the 

 fruit for the last three years. We have 

 tasted remarkably fine specimens from his 

 trees, and find him even more ardent in its 

 praise than ourselves, since he ranks it 

 before the Bartlett in all respects. He in- 

 forms us that, with him, it is as hardy, pro- 

 lific and thrifty as the Bartlett, either oa 

 pear or quince stock, while it is uniformly 

 superior in flavor; that it comes early into 

 bearing, and that the fruit keeps, and bears 

 carriage to market remarkably well. 



We hope this variety, which is yet scarce 

 in this country, will receive a general trial 



