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AGRICULTUKAL REPORT. 



Tree. — A healthy, moderate, handsome grower, very hardy and productive ; 

 a native of Maine. From some cause, probably the great number of" new pears 



that have been introduced the past ten years, this valuable variety has been 

 comparatively overlooked. It should be extensively grown. 



NOUVEAU POITEAU. 



Fruit. — Size, above medium ; form, obovate, obtuse, pyriform, contracted on 

 outside, toward the stem ; color, pale green, with many dark green dots, and a 

 few russet stripes and blotches ; stem, about one inch long, medium size, set 

 on, aad not into, the fruit; calyx, mediiim, with broad segments, half reflexed; 

 basin, irregularly contracted; core, medium; capsules, long, ovate; seeds, obo- 

 vate, pyriform; flesh, white, fine-grained, juicy, melting, rich, aromatic ; sea- 

 son, last of October and November. 



Tree. — Healthy, upright, vigorous grower ; an early and productive bearer, 

 eithei on pear or quince roots. Foreign origin. 



STEVENS'S GENESEE. 



Synonyms : Louise de Prusse, Guernsey. 



Fruit. — Size, large ; fonn, roundish obovate ; color, greenish yellow, becom- 

 ing light rich yellow at maturity; stem, rather stout ; cavity, narrow; calyx, 

 with short, stiff, connected segments, half reflexed ; basin, medium, regular ; 

 core, medium ; seeds, ovate pyriform, blackish ; flesh, white, half buttery, 

 juicy, sweet, aromatic ; season, September. 



Tree. — A healthy, fine grower, with diverging dark gray shoots. Very pro 

 ductive, either on pear or quince roots. For light, sandy soils this variety 



