PEARS. 



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the skin a light yellow russet, with a small portion of 

 brownish red ; the flesh white, melting and fine 

 flavored. It is decidedly a first rate fruit, and 

 worthy of extensive cultivation. The tree is of a 

 strong and healthy growth, bears well, and is in per- 

 fection during the whole month of October. 



No. 47. Bon Chretien Fondante. This is one 

 of the new Flemish pears ; fruit rather large ; form 

 regular, oval ; the skin a yellowish green, mixed 

 with brown and yellow specks; the flesh yellow, 

 rich and melting; the tree produced fruit the first 

 time, the last season, 1837, and promises to be a 

 first rate fruit. Ripe in October. 



[This sort has proved with us very fine.] 



No. 48. Pope's Quaker. The origin of this 

 pear is uncertain ; it appears to have been first culti- 

 vated by a Mr. Pope, a nurseryman near New York. 

 The fruit is of medium size, oblong pear-shaped, the 

 skin entirely covered with yellow russet ; the flesh 

 white, melting and good, but not high flavored; 

 the tree is productive. The fruit ripens in October. 



No. 49. Reine des Poires. This is a large 

 pear ; the form obtusely pyramidal ; the skin a dull 

 yellow mixed with red, and red on the side exposed 

 to the sun ; the flesh crisp, pleasant and good, but 

 not high flavored ; it bears young, and is very pro- 

 ductive. Ripe in October. The tree has a great 

 resemblance to that of the Easter Beurre. 



