1 54 PEARS. 



flesh wJiitish yellow, a little coarse, juicy, melting, buttery, sweet, and 

 very good. October. 



B. S. Fox. 



This is thought by some to be one of Fox's best late fall varieties. 



Fruit lai-ge, oblong, obtuse pyriform; skin clear bright yellow, nearly 

 covered Avith rich golden russet ; stalk rather short, stout, inserted 

 obliquely by a lip in a slight depression; calyx small, open; basin 

 medium, uneven; flesh whitish, fine, juicy, melting, sweet, rich and 

 excellent. 



Sutton's Great Britain. 



A seedling of the Bartlett, raised by William Sutton, Cornwallis, 

 Nova Scotia; the tree is said to be hardy, with stout shoi-t-jointed, dark 

 colored young wood; fruit large, showy, very productive, and is becom- 

 ing popular as a market fruit. 



Fruit large, pyriform, a little obtuse ; skin gi'eenish yellow or pale 

 yellow, often with a shade of red where exposed, slight nettings and 

 patches of russet; and many russet dots ; stalk long, rather stout, a little 

 inclined, set in a, small cavity ; calyx open ; basin shallow, a little un- 

 even', flesh whitish, a little coarse, half melting, juicy, sweet and plea- 

 sant. Ripens about ten days later than the Bartlett. 



Talmadge. 



Northford Seckel. 



A chance seedling in the garden of Levi Talmadge, ]S jrthford, Conn. 

 Tree hardy, vigorous, sy me trie ; an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit rather small, obovate ; skin yellow, more or less netted and 

 patched with russet ; stalk long, inclined ; cavity medium ; calyx small, 

 open ; basin small, regular ; flesh whitish, half fine, juicy, melting, 

 sweet, slightly aromatic. September. 



CORRECTIONS. 



Ananas or Ananas d'St^ Pear. 



There is much confusion in regard to the pears Ananas, Ananas d'Lt^ 

 Ananas de Oourtrai, and Henry the Fourth. The three first having 

 proved identical with, me, and the latter distinct, I have received trees 

 and grafts of Ananas de Courti-ai from many sources, both in Europe 

 and this country, and when in bearing have proved to be Ananas d'ete. 

 From all I can learn of its history, it is a very old variety, and was 

 first called De Bonchet, but was afterward named Ananas, which is still 

 j-etained, with the S}'i" onyms aiuiexed : 



