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Color, green, with a blush; good flavor, but rather gritty about the 

 core; large bearer, and markets well. Sept. lo. Obovate. 



No. 38, . Fruited in ISGo. Diam. 3 inches; color, light green; 



very juicj"^, with good grain, and nice flavor. Oct. 25. 



No. 39, . Fruited in 1865. Diam. 3 inches ; color, yellow, with 



dots and blush; ripens well; Juicy and pleasant flavor. Oct. 29. 



Xo. 40, LoTHKOP. — Fruited in 1800. Diam. 2t inches; skin, yellow, 

 with russet; flesh, white, with good flavor. Sept. 16. 



Xo. 41, LucKA. — Almost exactly like the Merriam. Fruited in 1860. 



Xo. 42, BuEWSTEK. — Fruited in 1865. Yellow color; melting and 

 juicy; ripens well in Xovcmber. Size, medium. 



Xo. 43, Isabella. — Fruited in 1866. Resembles St. Michael in size 

 and shape; promises exceedingl}- well; ripe in Xovember. 



Xo. 44, QuixCE. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3 inches; skin, lumpy and 

 nodular; flesh, fine grained, juicy and sweet; great bearer. September. 



Xo. 45, Carleton. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3 inches; color, light 

 gieen; melting and juicy, little acid; good bearer; markets well. Oct. 

 11. Obovate. 



It is quite remarkable that any one person should have raised so 

 many of so good average quality. It must take time to test the value of 

 any new pear for general cultivation, for many varieties possessing good 

 points have failed to become popular. Few among the hundreds of 

 varieties that exist are fully recommended for general cultivation. Yery 

 fine specimens of the Mount Vernon have been exhibited by Walker & 

 Co. This variety seems to improve in size and quality each year. It is 

 well worth growing on account of its size, its good quality and very pe- 

 culiar and pleasant flavor. AVe are satisfied that it has a tendency when 

 fully or over ripe to rot slightly at the core. As it is ver}' desirable to 

 get as wide a range of flavors in fruit as possible, we recommend this to 

 every amateur. It may possibly prove a good market variety as the 

 tree gets age. S. L. Goodale, Esq., of Saco, Maine, kindly sent us speci- 

 mens of the Goodale pear for further trial. We can add nothing to 

 ■what we said last year. We are glad to know that it is in a fair way 

 to lie soon introduced to the pulilic. 



F. Dana brought in specimens of Augustus Dana, which is a pear of 

 the very best quality, good enough, and will compare favorably with 

 Dana's Ilovey. We regard Mr. Dana as the most successful producer 

 of new varieties of whom wo have any knowledge. It is seldom that 

 any one man produces more than a single variety that will stand the test 

 of time, but we believe Mr. Dana will prove an exception. The same 

 causes that have operated in nature to prepare the apple tree for a good 

 crop next year, have also given the pear trees vigor, strength and prom- 

 ise. If the fruit house being built on Prof. Xyce's plan shall prove all 



