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sunny side. Flesh yellow, with a tinge of red, melting, 

 sugary, juicy, with a fine aroma ; straggling in its 

 growth, hardy and a good bearer. June September. 



Keiffer Hybrid. A very hardy American pear, most exten- 

 sively grown, particularly through the Southern States, 

 where thousands of acres of the variety alone are planted 

 out. A vigorous grower, and free from blight. Fruit of 

 large size, rich colour and good quality ; excellent for 

 canning. Should be house-ripened. April and later. 



Le Conte. Large, pyriform. Skin yellow. Of medium quality 

 only, but tree remarkably vigorous, healthy and prolific. 

 Very early ; should be much before Bon Chretien. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey. A very excellent pear, free grower 

 and abundant bearer, carrying the fruit in clusters. 

 Fruit medium large, pyriform ; skin yellow on the shady 

 side, reddish next the sun. Flesh white, juicy and melt- 

 ing, with perfumed flavour. Good shipper. March. 



Magnate. Fruit large, even and symmetrical in outline. Skin 

 covered with dark-brown russet, which is strewn with 

 large russet freckles. Flesh yellow, tender, melting, 

 rather gritty at core ; richly flavoured, somewhat of a 

 rose-water perfume. Strong and free grower. Autumn. 



Pitmaston Duchesse. Fruit very large and handsome, pyra- 

 midal. Skin smooth and fine pale lemon colour, covered 

 with patches delicate cinnamon-coloured russet. Flesh 

 very tender and melting ; juicy, exceedingly rich, 

 sprightly, vinous flavour and delicate perfume. A hand- 

 some pear, finest quality. Autumn. 



President Albrecht. This fine pear (name unknown), re- 

 christened by me, by kind permission of Mr. Albrecht 

 (Late President Constaatia Fruit Growers' Association), 

 on w^hose farm the original tree stands, I have considered 

 quite worth dissemination on its merits. Mr. Albrecht 

 says of it : Is an enormous bearer, sometimes 5 to 7 

 fruits in a cluster, and branches have to be propped 

 every year to prevent breaking of the tree ; regular 

 cropper. Fruit large to very large, a true pyriform ; 

 skin green changing to yellow ; a delicate brownish red 

 on the sun side. Fine, grand, buttery, melting, delici- 

 ous ; should be picked middle March and stored, when 

 it ripens up gradually, developing best flavour. Tree 

 healthy, vigorous, naturally taking good shape. March. 



Souvenir du Congress. A large red handsome early pear, 

 resembling Bon Chretien. Skin freely covered with 

 cinnamon coloured russet, showing patches of the yellow 



