204 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



wood rather slender, and, on the lower limbs, somewhat pen- 

 dulant. The fruit is produced singly, and diffused generally 

 over the tree. 



Although it has not been fruited here for a sufiicient length 

 of time to justify the expression of a decided opinion upon the 

 subject, yet, from present indications, it will not prove a very 

 abundant bearer. The fruit is of medium size and obovate 

 form ; color when ripe light yellowish green, with blotches or 

 patches of russet ; adheres well to the tree, and not liable to 

 be blown off; flesh white, melting and juicy, of a somewhat 

 peculiar, but very pleasant flavor, not apt to rot at the core ; 

 season January and February. Ripening at a season when 

 there are but few varieties of good pears, this is a decidedly 

 valuable acquisition to the garden. 



This was first received by me in 1841 or 1842, bearing 

 fruit for the first time in 1844 or 1845, and continuing to pro- 

 duce fruit regularly every year since, maybe fairly classed as 

 a first-rate winter pear." 



It is only necessary for us to add to this account of Brande's 

 St, Germain, that we presume this variety was added to our 

 collections through the same source as many of our finest 

 new pears, viz., through the kindness of Dr. Van Mons. It 

 was one among the long list of varieties of which scions were 

 sent to Messrs. Kenrick, Manning, and Dearborn in 1835. 

 We fully agree with Mr. Cabot, who has had a much better 

 opportunity of testing it than ourselves, having had the tree 

 constantly in bearing for four years, that it may be " fairly 

 classed as a first-rate winter pear." It has much of the charac- 

 ter of the Dix, but it has a ?'ic/ter aroma than even that most ex- 

 cellent fruit. It is in fact prolonging the season of the Dix 

 to March, for the Brande's St. Germain comes into eating 

 soon after the Dix is gone. In regard to the proper orthog- 

 raphy for the name, there can be but little doubt, as Dr. Van 

 Mons named it in honor of Professor Brandes, of Salzufiin. 



Our own description, which is rather more in detail than 

 Mr. Cabot's, is as follows : — 



Size^ medium, about three inches long and two and a half 

 in diameter : Form, obovate pyramidal, largest in the middle, 

 rounding off to the eye, and tapering to the stem : Skin, little 

 rough, dull greenish yellow, much traced and dotted with 



