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CLASS I. 



OLD PEARS. 



The following list of Old Pears comprises all which are 

 described by Duhamel and by Rosier, and some others also 

 of the English writers. Some I have briefly described, and 

 others I have only named. Many of them are still fine. 

 In these descriptions I have availed of every resource. 

 Many of the reasons for the brevity of this review are stated 

 more fully in Section 4, in the former part of this work. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



q. denotes those varieties of pears which will grow when inoc- 

 ulated on a quince stock. 



Q. denotes those varieties which were named or described by 

 Mons. Quintinie, 150 years ago. I have, in many instances, ap- 

 pended his remarks of that distant day, and refer to the edition of 

 his work translated and revised by Mr. Evelyn in 1G93. 



M. refers to Mr. Manning, of Salem. ) These gentlemen 



S. refers to Mr. Smith, of Smithfield, R. I. $ have tried, and cast 

 off, near 200 of the old kinds. 



I denotes " bad pears," " indifferent pears," or " outcasts," on the 

 authority of those to whose initials this character is annexed. 



R. refers to the 53 trees, of 19 varieties, recommended by Rosier 



SECTION I. 



SECTION I. comprises all the pears described by Rosier, 

 whose descriptions comprehend essentially all those of Du- 

 hamel. This section is arranged in the order of their ma- 

 turity according to Rosier. 

 1. AMIRE JOANNET. St. John's. Petit St. Jean. 



The fruit is small, yellow, pyriform ; the flesh tender, 

 sweet, not high flavored ; juicy, but soon turning mealy. 

 One of the earliest of all pears, and chiefly valuable for its 

 early maturity, (q.) July. 

 PETIT MUSCAT. Little Music. Supreme. 



The fruit is very small, yellow, brownish red next the 

 sun; roundish turbinate; half breaking ; of a musky flavor. 

 The fruit grows in clusters. July, (q.) (CJ.|) The tree 

 cankers, and is subject to blight. (M.|) (8.4.) 



