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98. Remsox's Favorite. — This is said to be a native pear, but 

 is only of secondary quality. Tlie trees produce fruit when 

 young. Ripe in September. 



99. Sabine, of the French. — Grafts received from the Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society. Though not a first rate fruit, it may 

 be considered worthy of cultivation where an extensive collec- 

 tion is desired. Ripe in December and January. The trees 

 received from other sources, as the Josephine and Jaminelte, 

 prove to be the same as this. 



100. Green Summer Sugar Pear of Hogerswerda. — This is 

 described by the German writers as a first rate fruit; but though 

 there is not the least doubt that we possess the true sort, it is, in 

 this climate, entirely unworthy of cultivation when compared 

 with other pears of the same season. Ripe in August. The 

 tree is a great bearer. 



101. Summer jileltins;. — I do not find this pear described un- 

 der this name by European waiters or hi European catalogues. 

 The tree is a great bearer, and the fruit, though not first rate, 

 is worthy of being retained in any collection. August and Sep- 

 tember. 



102. Surpass Virgoulouse. — I received this tree from the 

 late Mr. Parmentier, of Brooklyn, New York. It produces large 

 crops every year, and in seasons more favorable than the past, 

 the fruit has been decidedly first rate. October and November. 



103. Forelle. Synonyme: Trout Pear.— This is placed by 

 European writers in the highest rank of good pears. My trees 

 grow strong and healthy, but the fi'uit does not appear to come 

 to perfection. Its character is so high in Germany that we ought 

 to continue to cultivate it; it may eventually prove to be of great 

 excellence. October and November. 



104. Chair a Dame. — One of the old French fruits. The 

 tree is a good bearer, but the fruit, though sweet and sugary, is 

 only of secondary merit. Ripe in August. 



105. Princess of Orange. — The tree received by this name 

 has borne for several years large crops of good pears, but this 

 year they were very inferior, and ripened badly. A most dis- 

 tinguished pomologist from Belgium thinks that it cannot be the 

 true Princess of Orange. Ripe in October. 



106. Sugar Top. Synonyme: July or Harvest Pear. — 

 This is said to be a native fruit. The trees attain a large size 

 before they bear. The fruit sells well in the market, but is dry 

 and inferior to several other sorts that ripen at the same season. 

 August. 



107. Windsor, of the English. Synonyme: Early Bell of 

 New England. — This tree bears well: the fruit is large, but dry 

 and deficient in flavor, and its cultivation should be discontinued. 

 It no doubt originated in England, as it has never been found 



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