FEBRUARY. 59 



PEARS. 



Lawrence. — All spoke well of this pear, and it was unan- 

 imously added to the list. 



Howell. — All who had cultivated this fine variety spoke 

 well of it, but it was- thought rather premature to place it on 

 the general list ; it was therefore added to the list of those 

 sorts which promise well. 



Beurre' Superfin. — This was highly praised by all who 

 have fruited it, and it was placed on the list which promise 

 well. 



Brandywine. — Highly praised, but it was not removed 

 from its present place on the list of sorts which promise well. 



Doyenne' Boussock. — Two years ago, at the meeting in 

 Philadelphia, this pear was added to the list for general cul- 

 tivation. At this meeting it was passed over ; probably the 

 members had forgotten the discussion which then took 

 place in regard to its merits. Mr. Berkmans of New Jersey 

 added his testimony in its favor, and said it was the standard 

 pear of the Belgian markets, and there is scarcely any pear 

 that is thought better of. 



Beurre' Giffart, generally considered a good pear, but a 

 slender growing tree. Placed on the list which promise well. 



Doyenne' Goubault. — The substance of the decision was 

 that it is hard to ripen, and the tree a poor grower. 



Duchesse de Berri, though a good pear, was thought 

 too small for general cultivation. 



DiLLER Pear. — Two years ago this was thought one of the 

 finest pears. Mr. Walker of Roxbury then declared that the 

 " sight of it was enough to make your mouth water." We 

 never saw it. It was now rejected from the list which prom- 

 ise well. How a pear in two years could fall off from " one 

 of the best pears ever tasted," to a rejected variety, is some- 

 what surprising to us. 



Manning's Elizabeth. — This fine pear was placed on the 

 general list. Two years ago we proposed to place it there, 

 but it had not then become so well known. 



NouvEAu Poiteau. — The substance of information in regard 

 to this variety was, that it is rather too soft and buttery, an 



