142 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDIST. 



and although growing in an uncultivated pasture, it has 

 produced annually fourteen bushels of fruit. Season, mid- 

 dle of September. 



78. DARIMONT. Lindky. Thompson. 



A new Flemish variety ; middle-sized, obovate ; of a 

 russety color ; melting, saccharine, musky, somewhat as- 

 tringent. September. 



79. DELICES D'HARDENPONT. 



A new and fine Flemish fruit, raised by Counsellor 

 Hardenpont, of Mons. The fruit is over medium size, or over 

 three inches long and two and a half broad ; oblong, pyrami- 

 dal, swollen beyond the middle, compressed towards the 

 stalk ; its surface rather uneven, or knobby ; the stalk an 

 inch long, stout, curved, obliquely inserted in a narrow 

 cavity ; skin pale yellow, partially covered with cinnamon- 

 colored russet ; flesh yellowish white, beurree, abounding 

 in a sugary, slightly astringent, somewhat musky, and per- 

 fumed juice. Ripe in October. The tree is a good 

 bearer. 



80. DELICES DE JODOIGNE. [J.] 



A new fruit, of medium size, melting and excellent ; 

 ripening at Paris in November. 



81. DELICES VAN MONS. [J.J 



Melting and excellent ; a new fruit, of medium size, 

 ripening at Paris in November. 



82. *DIX. Mr. Downer. [A.] 



This very fine native pear originated in the garden of 

 Madam Dix, in Boston. It sprung from the seed about 

 1812. The tree is of medium vigor; the young wood is 

 thorny. It is very productive. The fruit large, oblong; 

 the skin rough, thick, green, but yellow at maturity, with 

 a fine blush on the side exposed to the sun ; the stalk 

 short, and situated on its summit ; flesh melting, juicy, 

 rich, and of fine flavor, and is thought to be even superior 

 to the St. Germain. It ripens from the middle to the last 

 of October, and bids fair to be one of our very best autumn 

 pears, for its beauty, fine flavor, and productiveness. 



83. *DR. HUNT'S CONNECTICUT. J. Prince, Esq. 

 The scions of this pear were received of Dr. Hunt, of 



Northampton, who received it from a friend in Connecti- 

 cut, without a name. " The tree is of uncommonly vig 

 orous growth, and a great bearer. A beautiful pear, of a 



