152 PEARS. 



sprinkled with many brown dots ; stalk long, curved, slender, joined to 

 the fruit acutely, sometimes by a lip ; calyx half open ; basin small, 

 (slighily plaited; flesli whitish yellow, fine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly 

 perfumed, and quite rich. Last of September and first of October. 



Madame Baptiste Desportes. 



Origin, in the nurseries of Andre Leroy, Angers, France ; tree moder- 

 ately vigorous ; an abundant bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval ; skin pale yellow, sometimes a shade 

 of brownish red, partially patched and netted with russet, and many 

 russet dots ; stalk long, rather stout, inclined, set in a small cavity ; 

 calyx open ; basin large, deep, slightly corrugated ; flesh white, fine, 

 juic}^, melting, sweet, rich, slightly aiomatic. October. 



Maria. 

 Curran. 



Origin, in the garden of the late Cuthbert M. Curran, Windsor, 'jS'ova 

 Scotia, and was brought to notice by the late Hon. C. R. Prescott, and 

 named by him in honor to his wife ; tree hardy, moderately vigorous, 

 or of slow growth ; a good beai-ei\ 



Fruit below medium, roundish, a little elevated around the stalk ; 

 skin pale yellow, often shaded with light bright red ; stalk long, curved ; 

 cavity small ; calyx open ; basin rather small, slightly corrugated ; flesh 

 white, fine, buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous, rich. Ripens a week 

 or two earlier than the Bartlett. 



P. Barry. 



A very promising new variety, raised by S. B. Fox, San Jose, Cali- 

 fornia. Mr. Fox has raised several seedling pears of great merit, at 

 least as grown with him ; how they will succeed elsewhere has yet to 

 be tested. We give descriptions of Colonel Wilder, P. Bany and S. B. 

 Fox, from specimens received from Ellwanger & Barry and Marshall P. 

 Wilder. 



Fruit large, elongated pyiiform, a little obtuse; skin deep yellow, 

 nearly covered with rich golden russet; stalk of medium length and 

 thickness, inclined, set rather obliquely in a medium cavity, sometimes 

 by a lip ; calyx small, open ; basin small, regular ; flesh whitish, fine, 

 juicy, melting, sweet, slightly vinous and rich. December. 



Puebla. 



Origin, in the nureeries of Andre Leroy, Angers, Finance ; tree strong, 

 vigorous, rather upright ; a good bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish pyriform, a little obtuse; surface rough, un- 

 even ; skin pale greenish yellow, sj^rinkled with many brown and green 



