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THE GENESEE FAKMEE. 



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ness of this variety make it very valuable as a standard orcliard sort for the market. 

 The fruit resembles very much the Ah mon Dieu ! or Abondance, but ripens earlier. 



The Barboucinet pear, (Fig. 2.) — This variety was discovered by Mr. Andre Le Roy 

 at his nursery of Barboucinet on the farm of the same name. The tree is about 25 years 



old and 20 feet high, of 

 medium vigor, branch- 

 es slender and spread- 

 ing — adapted to the 

 standard fornl. The 

 fruit is about three 

 inches long and two 

 inches in diameter, 

 pyriform, irregular, 

 surface uneven. Stalk 

 — one-fourth of an 

 inch long, stout, en- 

 larged at both ends, 

 fleshy at the base. 

 Calyx — open, shal- 

 low, in a broad cav-ity. 

 Color — green ; when 

 ripe, reddish spotted 

 on the sunny side and 

 gray or russeted every 

 where, and especially 

 around the stem ; 

 dotted over the sur- 

 face with deep green 

 points. Flesh — green- 

 ish white, tender, 

 melting, buttery, and 

 juicy, with a slight 

 acidity. Ripens here 

 beginning of Sept. 



This is a first rate 

 pear and very profit- 

 able for market. It is 

 highly esteemed by 

 the farmers, who pre- 

 fer it to larger sorts. 

 This season the tree 

 has yielded about 600 



fruits weighing 120 pounds, which makes a good profit even here where the great 

 abundance of fruits make them very cheap. 



The Bezrj des Veterans j^ear, (Fig. 3.) — This is a very large fruit, nearly round, gen- 

 geni'rally depressed on one side, near the stem. Skin — thick, gray, shaded with light 

 yellow. Flesh — white, fine grained, firm, breaking, rather deficient in juice but sugary 

 and grccable. It possesses the rare merit of keeping well till April and May. The tree 

 is vigorous, well adapted to the pyramidal form, and is very productive. 



"We rfgret that M. Desportez liaa not given us a more full account of this variety. We have a few 

 fine specimens on hand, and from appearances we are inclined to believe it will prove a valuable 

 winter variety. 



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