ADDITIONAL LIST. 



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long, stout; skin, yellow Nvhen ripe ; Ucsh, very buttery, mellins: 

 and juicy, with perlumccl rich (lavor when in perfection. It has 

 been claimed as the Piatt, which it much resembles, but tlic iden- 

 tity has not yet been established. 



Tree vigorous, healthy, a great bearer. 



Dearborn's Seedling. 



AUGUST. 



A very nice, juicy little Pear, grown Tor more than forty years 



Tree, a most pro- 

 lific bearer particu- 

 larly repugnant to 

 the Quince. 



Fruit, when per- 

 fect, very juicy, al- 

 most melting, and 

 of a refreshing, 

 sprightly flavor,but 

 it is quite often in- 

 sipid and flavor- 

 less, and always 

 so small as to be 

 unfit for market 

 cultivation. Skin 

 very smooth and 

 clear, slightly dot- 

 ted ; ripening with 

 a uniform light 

 yellowish glow. 

 Shapenearly round, 

 stem long. Ripens 

 in middle August, 

 but is not in eating 

 condition quite as 

 soon as the Bloodgood 



Fi-. 91. 



