56 FRUIT BOOK. 



List of eight kinds for a smaller garden. 



Madaleine, ) SUMMER 



Bloodgood, J FRUIT. 



BeUetucrative, | A * TUMN 



BeurreBosc, ' J FEUIT ' 



Winter Nelis, ) WINTER 



Lewis, j FRUIT. 



Black Pear of Worces- ) COOKING 

 ter, j FRUIT. 



The best four varieties, according to our esti- 

 mation, are the Bloodgood, Bartlett, Belle Lucra- 

 tive, and Winter Nelis. Among the kinds des- 

 cribed in this manual, which are profitable for 

 market culture, are the Madaleine, Bartlett, Buf- 

 fum, Bezi d'Montigny, Andrews, Lewis, Gushing, 

 Winter Nelis, Black Pear of Worcester, Vicar 

 of Winkfield, Washington, Bezi de la Motte, Har- 

 vard, Flemish Beauty, and Napoleon. 



Amire Joannet. This fruit is small, form ob- 

 long ; the skin, when ripe, is light yellow, with a 

 small portion of red ; the flesh white, and, when 

 not overripe, juicy and good. It ripens in July, 

 about ten days before the Petit Muscat, to which 

 it is superior in size and flavor. The head of 

 the tree is open, with a few long and hanging 

 branches. M. 



Petit Muscat. This pear ripens immediately 

 after the above ; the size is small, the form round, 

 a little oblong, the skin mostly of a clear yellow, 

 with a little dull red; the flesh pleasant and 

 musky, without being high flavored. The tree 

 grows to a large size, with long and hanging 

 limbs, producing its fruit in clusters, and most 

 abundantly. M. 



Madaleine. This is the first good pear which 

 ripens immediately following the Petit Muscat. 

 The size is rather small ; in rich land they grow 



