60 Pomological Motices. — Kotices of 



17. Croft Castle.- — Size small, skin yellow, with russet 

 spots; flesh extremely high flavored and good. Ripe in No- 

 vember. The scions were given me by the late Mr. Lowell. 



18. Dnndas (Van Mons.) — Medium size, obovate, yellow 

 and brilliant ^red, surface uneven, spotted with dark points; 

 stem one inCh long; eye very deep in a wide cavity; flesh 

 sweet between breaking and melting, good, very handsome. 

 Ripe Oct. 10(h. 



19. Doyenne Boussouek (from Vilmorin.) — Obovate, me- 

 dium size, russet, sweet, good. Ripe Oct. 20th. 



20. Beurre J^elll (from Van Mons.) — Very large, oblong, 

 obtuse at the stem, greenish yellow, and light red; flesh melt- 

 ing and excellent. Ripe Oct. 20th. 



21. Beurre Preble. — Large, oblong or turbinated; stem 

 one inch long and very stout; skin greenish yellow, mottled 

 with russet and green spots; flesh melting, high flavored and 

 fine. Ripe Nov. 2d. This pear was raised from seed by 

 Elijah Cooke of Raymond, Maine, from whom I received 

 the grafts. I have given it the above name in memory of 

 Commodore Edward Preble, of the United States Navy, a 

 native of Maine. 



22. Enfant Prodige (Van Mons.) — Medium size, shaped 

 like the St. Michaels, dull yellowish green skin with dark 

 spots and blotches; stem one inch long; flesh rich, juicy, high 

 flavored. Ripe Nov. 3d. 



23. Incomparable (from Vilmorin, Paris.) — Small size, 

 turbinated, dull yellow skin; stem one inch long; seeds large 

 and black; flesh musky, sweet and excellent. Ripe Nov. 4th. 



24. Lewis of Bologna (from Van Mons.) — Medium size; 

 skin light yellow; foim obovate, stem one and a half inches 

 long; flesh sweet, melting and good. Ripe Nov. .5th. 



25. Commodore (Van Mons. No. 1218.) — Medium size, 

 round and full at the crown, tapering to an obtuse point at the 

 stem, which is long and large; skin yellow with patches of 

 russet and red; flesh rich, sweet and excellent. Ripe Nov. 

 30th. 



26. Clinton (Van Mons. No. 1238.) — Large size, shaped 

 like the Bezi Montigny; light yellow skin; flesh soft, buttery 

 and good, but not high flavored. Ripe Nov. loth. 



27. Michaux (from Messrs. Baumann of Bolwiller.) — Me- 

 dium size; skin yellow, with a slight tinge of red; stem long; 

 flesh high flavored and good. Ripe in September. 



