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has of late sold higher than the Baldwin, early in 

 winter. Danvers "Winter Sweet is very popular, and 

 yet a great many -who cultivate it complain that 

 much of the fruit is too small for market. "\Ve pre- 

 fer the Scaver Sweet, as the fruit is larger, etiu.ally as 

 good, a better grower, and bears more in odd years, 

 when apples are usually scarce. 



The Baldwin is the most popular apple in New 

 England ; but in the northern parts, some prefer the 

 Kibston Pippin, and others adapted to a cold climate. 

 Sutton Beauty is a new and veiy promising fruit, 

 well worthy of experiment. See our first volume, 

 page 146. But little kno-v^-n. When we prepa^red 

 the American Fruit-Book, we had not fairly tested 

 this fruit ; since that time we have tried it, and 

 given it a place in a new edition now in press. 

 American Golden Pwusset is one of the very best of 

 apples, and it retains its excellence into spring, but 

 it is rather sn\all for market. 



Red llusset is new, but very promising, and worthy 

 of general trial. It keeps as well as the Roxbury 

 Russet, is a better grower, and the fruit is better. 

 Roxbury Russet is valued for its late keeping ; but 

 it requires very moist, strong, rich land. It is uncer- 

 tain, especially on old land, and dry or moderate 

 soils. The fruit is dry, and not fii-st rate cither for 

 the table or the dessert. I^adies Sweeting is rather 

 large fruit, very beautiful, and of the highest char- 

 RCter. It retains its excellence even till summer. A 

 moderate grower. Not yet well tested in New Eng- 

 land. Northern Spy has become famous for its 

 beauty and excellent flavor, and particularly for its 

 freshness after long keeping, even sometimes into 

 summer. Some say that in its native region. West- 

 ern New York, it requires high culture and close 

 pruning, else the fruit will be small and imperfect as 

 the trees grow old. We think this variety will cost 

 about twice as much to raise it as the R. I. Greening 

 or Baldwin, and owing to their later keeping and 

 superior qualitj-, that they will be worth twice as 

 much. Table Greening is a new variety, which we 

 have disseminated widely for experiment. It has 

 not yet borne, excepting in its native region, in 

 Maine. It is excellent for cooking, and a very good 

 dessert apple, exccxiting the flesh is rather firm. It 

 has not the fine aroma of the Northern Spy, but it 

 keeps much better. 



Further experiments are necessary, to show what 

 are the best apples for spring and summer. A good 

 cooking apple for this season will rank high, as it 

 will save us from the disagreeable necessity of using 

 dried apples, which we should hardly do, Avcre it not 

 for the reputation of apples established by their use 

 in the green state. 



LIST OF CHOICE PEARS. 



Hundreds of varieties of pears have been tried and 

 rejected, and a large number have generally suc- 

 ceeded very well under good management. The fol- 

 lowing are among the most valuable, or the kinds 

 that generally succeed Avell with good trcntment. 

 ITie list is arranged nearly in the order of ripening. 



SUMMER PEARS. 



Madeleine, Bloodgood, Dorr, Rostiezer, Tyson, 

 Dearborn's Seedling. 



Madeleine is our best early pear. Bloodgood is 

 rather uncertain in New England, yet generally 

 good. Dorr is not of high quality, but remarkable 

 for growth, hardiness, and production. Rostiezer is 

 a very great grower, and the fruit is first rate, but 

 small for the market. Tyson is a Httle larger than 

 the last, but not quite so good. Dearborn's Seedling 

 is a fine, hardy variety, but as it is small, it is not 

 profitable for the market, as the Bartlett comes into 

 the market nearly at the same time. There are several 

 other promising native summer pears on trial, among 

 which are the Wadleigh, Muskingum, Osband's 

 Summer, Zoar Seedling, &c. 



FALL PEARS. 



Bartlett, Wilbur, St. Ghistlain, Stevens's Genesee, 

 Belle Lucrative, Cusliing, Flemish Beauty, Andrews, 

 Beurre Bosc, Seckel, Louise Bon de Jersey, Buff'um, 

 Fulton, Swan's Orange, ITrbaniste, Dix, Vicar of 

 Wijikfield. 



Bartlett is the most popular fall pear here, but it is 

 rather tender for a northern climate. Wilbur is a 

 native, and vcrj' promising. St. Ghistlain is excellent 

 for the amateur, but too small for market. Gushing 

 does not rank so high in quality as others with which 

 we have associated it, but it is a hardy native, and a 

 great bearer. Beurre Bosc is of an excellent qual- 

 ity, but as it is a slow grower and moderate bearer, 

 it is not profitable for the market. Seckel is small, 

 but it is the standard of excellence. Louise Bon de 

 Jersey is very productive on the quince stock, but it 

 has not been well tested, in orchard culture, on the 

 pear stock. Buffum and Fulton are natives, and 

 among our very best pears for the orchard ; they are 

 very productive and salable. Swan's Orange is a 

 new native, and promises to be one of the very best 

 for orchard culture. ITrbaniste is one of the finest 

 and surest of foreign pears. Dix is a native, but 

 like some foreign kinds, very liable to crack and blast. 

 Best for the amateur who has an extensive list. Vicar 

 of Winkfield is a great grower, and a great and sure 

 bearer. Fine for cooking, and very good for the table, 

 when grown in a warm location, and well ripened. 



WINTER PEARS. 



Winter Nelis, M'Laughlin, Lewis, Beurre de 

 Aremberg, Lawrence, Echassery, Easter Beurre, 

 Pound for cooking. 



Winter Nelis is a SAveet, rich, luscious fruit, and 

 generally succeeds well, but like nearly all foreign 

 pears, it is a little uncertain. M'LaughUn is a 

 hardy native of Maine, very promising, but not well 

 tested. Lewis is a native, and succeeds well in a 

 strong, rich soil, and rather warm location. Beurre 

 do Aremberg is a very fine fruit, but rather uncer- 

 tain. Lawrence is a native of New York, and is 

 rather promising in New England ; not yet well 

 tested. Echassery is an old variety, not hardly first 

 rate, but very hardy and sure in orchard culture. 

 Easter Beurre is a difiicult fruit to grow and ripen. 

 When perfect, it is of a high character, and keeps 

 late. It is adapted to a warm location in the garden. 



