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10. Nouvelle Antonoivka — This superb variety, with very firm flesh, has 

 been raised by Mr. Matschurin from seeds of the Stone Antonowka. 



22. Duchess of Oldenburg \iz.% raised from seeds of the celebrated Boro- 

 winka. The fruit is very large, raddish-shaped ; color, bright purple ; flesh, 

 yellow, and very delicious. It keeps till January. The tree is very productive, 

 and hardy to an extraordinary degree. A better commercial sort. 



71. Beaute cT Ete. — A new seedling. Fruit of moderate size and excellent 

 flavor and magnificent coloring. A good apple for dessert, and an excellent 

 commercial sort. The tree is hardy. 



Although the climate of Tambow is very unfavorable for the cultivation of 

 pears, Mr. Mitschurin has raised twenty-six varieties of them, namely : — 



1. Bessemianka Ordinaire. — Fruit is of moderate dimensions; form conical 

 pointed ; color green ; flesh juicy, agreeable ; ripens toward the end of August, 

 and keeps for several weeks. The tree is very hardy. 



2. Grosse Bessemianka (Pear without seeds). — Fruit is large enough ; 

 color green ; flesh soft, buttery, very agreeable ; better commercial sort. Tree 

 tender. 



3. Bakholda. — A new kind. Fruit large ; form oblong and conical ; color 

 yellow ; flavor mild acid ; ripens in September and keeps until October. Tree 

 longlived. 



4. Bergamotte dAutomne. — Fruit of moderate dimensions ; form round ; 

 color greenish brown ; flesh agreeable, coarse. The tree is fairly longlived. 



5. Bergamotte d'Hiver. — New kind. Fruit rather small ; form round ; 

 color green ; flavor good ; ripens towards the end of September and keeps until 

 the middle of December. The tree is longlived and a strong grower. 



6. Bergamotte de Kursk, and 7. Bergamotte de Voroneg^. — Two varieties 

 with showy fruit, but the trees are not hardy. 



8. Sand Bergamotte. — A good kind, and agreeable ; moderate size ; tree 

 durable. 



9. Bere Blanche de Lifland. — (See annual report Ontario Fruit Growers' 

 Association, 1892), and {b) Bkre Verte de Lijlande. — Fruit of excellent flavor. 

 Trees not hardy. 



10. Vosschanka. — (Poire cire.) — Fruit of moderate size: color yellow; 

 flavor excellent ; ripens in the month of August, and keeps till October. 



11. Winter Nelis. — A foreign variety which is so well acclimated that it 

 suff'ers very litde in our severe winters. Ripens in September, and keeps till 

 January. Those who graft them prefer Ussuriensis stock, as they are longer- 

 lived when grown upon that stock. 



1 2. Krivonogof. — A good sort, originating in the Province of Toula. Tree 

 very hardy. 



13. Kozlof. — Fruit moderate size ; flavor very good ; ripens in the month 

 of September. Tree very hardy. 



