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rich, excellent. Last of September. Belgium. Should be picked before fully 

 mature, and ripened in the house. Does not succeed in all localities. 



6. 2>2a5.— Large ; deep yellow, -with russet dots ; juicy, melting, rich, sugary, 

 Blightly perfumed. Massachusetts. October and November. American. 



7. — Louise Bonne de Jersey. — Large; pale green, with a brownish-red 

 blush ; very juicy and melting, rich, excellent. Not the very best in point of 

 flavor, but very hardy and productive. Excellent for cooking. Succeeds best 

 on the quince. France. Eipens in September and October. 



8. Beurre ^osc— Large; dark yellow, with cinnamon russet streaks and 

 dots ; melting, very buttery, rich, delicious, perfumed. September and Octo- 

 ber. Belgium. 



9. White Doyenne (Virgalieu).— Medium or large; pale yellow, sprinkled 

 with dots; melting, buttery, rich, high flavored, delicious. September. 

 France. Does not succeed in all localities. 



10. Gray Doyenne. — Medium; cinnamon russet ; resembles the "White Doy- 

 enne in flavor. October. A good keeper. France. 



WINTEE PEAES. 



1. Winter Ntlis. — Medium ; yellowish-green, dotted and streaked with rus- 

 set; very juicy, fine-grained, melting, buttery, rich, sugary, aromatic, delicious. 

 Keeps till the middle of January. Almost equal to the Seckel in flavor. Bel- 

 gium. Succeeds everywhere. 



2. Lawrence. — Medium or large ; lemon-yellow, with brown dots ; somewhat 

 buttery ; rich, aromatic, excellent. Early winter. Long Island. Succeeds 

 everywhere. 



3. Eastr Beurre. — Large ; yellowish-green ; juicy, buttery, sweet, rich, deli- 

 cious. Keeps till spring. It requires high culture and a warm situation at the 

 North. Succeeds best at the South. Foreign. 



4. Glou-Morceau*. — Rather large ; greenish-yellow ; fine-grained, melting, 

 buttery, rich, sugary. December. Belgium. Does not succeed in heavy, cold 

 Boils. Excellent at the South. 



5. Vicar of Winkfield. — Large, long ; pale yellow ; juicy, sometimes buttery ; 

 good, sprightly flavor. November to January. France. Only second-rate for 

 the table, but most excellent for cooking. Very hardy and productive. 



6. Prince's St. Germain. — Medium ; brownish-russet over a green ground, 

 becoming red next tlie sun; melting, juicy, sweet, somewhat vinous, very 

 agreeable. Will keep till March. Long Island. 



The best soil for tlic pear is a strong loam on a dry subsoil. 

 It requires the same manure as the apple, with the addition of 

 a larger quantity of ashes or potash in some other form. Set 

 standard trees twenty feet apart each way ; dwarfs from ten to 



* Downing; the Beurre d''Areriiberg of the French, and so named in the 

 lists of the American Pomological Society. 



