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rich, juicy, and delicious eating ; in October and November. Mr. Manning 

 ays the tree bears young, yields large crops, and is worthy of extensive 

 cultivation. 



UVENDALE'S ST. GERMAIN, Belle de Jersey. A large fine pyriform Bell 

 Pear, of a brownish green colour, with russetty spots; flesh firm, and high 

 flavoured. It is considered a first-rate baking Pear, and will keep till 

 March. Mr. Reid, of the Murray Hill Nursery, exhibited some fine speci- 

 mens of this fruit at the sixteenth annual fair of the American Institute, 

 October, 1843. 



VICAH OF WINKFIELD, Bourgmestre of Boston, Monsieur Le Cure, 

 Dumas, Clion <f Boston, according to the catalogue of Winter $ Co. Flush- 

 ing. Fruit oblong, or pyramidal ; skin russetty yellow, with ruddy colour 

 on one side ; flesh firm, sweet, and rich ; good as a table fruit, from De- 

 cember to February. This variety is deserving extensive cultivation, for 

 its beauty, large size, keeping qualities and productiveness. 



WINTER NELIS, Nelis d'Hivtr, La Bonne Mnlimnse, Spretuw. All ac- 

 counts agree that this is a most excellent Winter Pear; its size is above 

 medium, somewhat oval ; its skin green and russetty, full of grey dots; 

 flesh yellowish white, melting, high flavoured, with a musky perfume ; at 

 perfection in December ond January. 



PERRY PEARS. 



BARI.AND. This variety took its name from the original tree, growing 

 in a field called Bare Lands, in Herefordshire, England. The fruit is small- 

 ish, of ovate form ; skin dull green, russetted with grey. It is deemed 

 excellent for perry. Specific gravity of its juice 1070. 



HOLMORE. Fruit small globular ; skin of a dingy yellowish green, tinged 

 with red. Excellent perry is made of this variety in Herefordshire, Eng- 

 land. Specific gravity of its juice, 1066. 



HUFFCAP. There are several varieties of Pears bearing this name, but the 

 best perry is made of the true Herefordshire Huffcap. The fruit is middle 

 sized, of pale green colour, marked with grey russet. Specific gravity of 

 its juice 1070. 



MONARCH. A new Pear, considered by Mr. Knight as without a rival. 

 The tree is of rapid growth, and an abundant bearer ; fruit large, of an ex- 

 traordinary musky flavour, and deemed excellent for perry ; good also for 

 the table; from October to December and January. 



OLDFIELD. Fruit below the medium size, of pale green colour, with 

 russetty spots. An excellent perry fruit. Specific gravity of its juice 1067. 

 From this variety is made the celebrated Ledbury Perry. 



LONGLAND. Fruit very handsome, much like the Swan's Egg in shape; 

 skin bright gold colour, tinged and mottled with a russetty lively orange; 

 specific gravity of its juice 1063. The tree is handsome and upright, and 

 much cultivated in Herefordshire for perry. 



TEINTON SQUASH. Fruit middle sized, of angular shape ; skin a muddy 

 russetty green, marbled with dull orange, interspersed with ash-coloured 

 specks. It originated in Teinton, Gloucestershire, and the perry made 

 from this fruit is of the very highest quality, something approaching in 

 colour and briskness to champaigne, for which fine samples of it have 

 sometimes been sold. 



