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worthless variety in New Jersey. It is the most 

 promising and least productive variety with which I 

 am familiar. 



We have more trees of the Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme in our orchard, than of any other variety ; next 

 in number is the Bartlett. The others are in about 

 equal proportion. If confined to plant but two var- 

 ieties for profit, I would choose these two named. 

 For four varieties, I would add Beurre d'Anjou and 

 Yicar of Winkfield ; and for six, I would include 

 besides these four, Lawrence and Doyenne Bous- 

 sock. 



AMATEUR'S LIST. 

 Summer Varieties. 



Bloodgood, Manning's Elizabeth, Dearborn's Seed- 

 ling, Doyenne d'Ete, and Rostiezer. 

 Fall Varieties. 



Andrews, Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, Doyenne' 

 Boussock, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Beurre Bosc, 

 Seckel, and Sheldon. 



Winter Varieties. 



Beurre d'Anjou, Danas Hovey, Lawrence, Win- 

 ter Nells, and Yicar of Winkfield. 



From this list of twenty approved varieties, the 

 amateur may select enough to give him fine pears 

 for table use from July until March. 



