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Urbaniste. One of the new Flemish pears ; 

 the size and form is somewhat like the St. Mich- 

 ael, round and full at the eye, diminishing grad- 

 ually to an obtuse point at the stem, which is in- 

 serted in a shallow round cavity ; skin light green, 

 nearly yellow, with small spots of dull russet; 

 flesh white, melting, and fine. The tree is of 

 handsome form, and grows vigorously ; does not 

 bear young, but is productive after it has attained 

 a proper size. Of all the new European pears, 

 this is the best substitute for the old favorite St. 

 Michael's. Ripe in October and November. M. 



[This sort is not productive on our soil ; we prefer the 

 Beurre Romaine ? (Bezi d'MontignyJ a great bearer, and 

 the fruit always fair ; the flavor quite as good.] 



SecJceL This well-known and excellent pear 

 is of small size on poor land ; the form is regular, 

 round at the blossom end, diminishing gradually 

 to an obtuse point at the stem ; the skin often 

 yellow, with a brownish red cheek, sometimes en- 

 tirely covered with greenish russet; the flesh 

 melting, and of most exquisite flavor ; the growth 

 of the tree is slow, with great and unusual sym- 

 metry. It produces abundant crops ; but, in order 

 to obtain fruit of large size, the ground should 

 be rich, and the tree pruned with a more open 

 head than is generally thought necessary. Ripens 

 gradually in the house, from the middle of Sep- 

 tember to the last of October. M. 



[Pear trees seldom thrive when budded upon the apple ; 

 this sort does better than any other we have tried. The 

 Seckel rarely, if ever, suffers from blight ; the tree making 

 short-jointed shoots, and ripening them early.] 



