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"Marie Louise, Marie Chr'elie.nnr.. ' 

 — Fruit obloiiK, tapering towards hotii 

 ends ; size varying from medium to 

 large ; skin nearly smooth, yellowish 

 green, and cinnamon-coloured russet ; 

 flesh white, melting, juicy, and rich. 

 It ripens in Octolx-r and November, 

 and is an excellent fruit in its season. 

 " Napoleon, Roi dc Rome. — Fruit 

 large, form of the Colmar ; skin 

 smooth ; colour bright green, but at 

 maturity pale green ; flesh very melt- 

 ing, with an unusual abundance of 

 rich, agreeable juice : in perfection in 

 October and November. 



" Seckle, Ncio- York Red Check, 

 Red Check Seckle, Syclc. — An excel- 

 lent native fruit, in size rather small ; : 

 colour varying from yellowish to I 

 brownish russet, but bright red next 

 the Sim ; flesh melting, spicy, and of 

 a most extraordinary rich flavour. 

 This fruit grows in clusters in great 

 abundance, and is in perfection in 

 September and October. 



"Swan's Egg. — Fruit small, of an 

 oval figure ; colour yellowish green, 

 and dull, russety brown ; flesh ten- 

 der and melting, with a rich, saccha- 

 rine, musky flavour. An excellent 

 fruit : ripe in October. The tree is 

 large, vigorous, and productive. 



" Urbaniste, Beurre dii Roy. — The 

 fruit is of medium size, pyramidally 

 ovate ; skin pale green, inclining to 

 yellow, with green streaks ; flesh 

 white, but reddish-yellow next the 

 core ; it is quite melting, juicy, and 

 very sweet, with a little perfume : it 

 ripens from the middle of September 

 to November. 



" White Doyenne, Doyenne Blanc, 

 Saint Michael. — Fruit pretty large, 

 roundish, ol)long ; skin pale citron yel- 

 low, with cinnamon russet, speck- 

 led ; flesh white, juicy, very buttery, 

 and delicious : ripe in September and 

 October. An old and once-celebra 

 ted variety, still admired by many, al- 

 though excluded from some nurser- 

 ies, or cultivated under new names. 

 " Wilkinson. — A native jjcar from 

 Cumberland, Rhode Island Tiie tree 

 bears young, and is very fruilful ; size 

 above medium ; form oblong ; skin 

 yellow, with a brownish blush near 



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the sun ; flesh white, juicy, and melt- 

 ing : in perfection in October and No- 

 vember. 



winter kinds. 



"Beurre d'Aremderg. — The tree 

 is a great bearer, comes early into 

 cultivation, and the fruit will keep 

 till March. Fruit large, skin of a del- 

 icate pale green, dotted with russet, 

 which becomes of a deeper yellow at 

 maturity ; flesh whitish, fine, very 

 juicy, perfectly melting, and very ex- 

 traordinarily rich, sweet, high fla- 

 voured, and excellent. 



" Beurre Diel, Beurre Incompa- 

 rable of some. — lliis ranks among the 

 best of pears. The tree is of vigor- 

 ous growth ; fruit, when in perfec- 

 tion, four inches long, and three inch- 

 es broad ; the skin at maturity is 

 bright orange, with reddish russet ; 

 flesh clear, white, melting, juicy, and 

 of a delicious aromatic flavour : from 

 November to January. 



" Beurre Range, Beurre Epine. 

 Hardenpont de Rrintemps. — This is a 

 first-rate pear. The tree is vigorous, 

 and a good bearer ; fruit middle si- 

 zed, oblong; skin deep green, with 

 russety specks ; flesh green, melt- 

 ing, having a rich, delicious flavour, 

 with very little acid. It shrivels in 

 ripening, but will keep till April. 



" Catillac. — Fruit very large, rath- 

 er turbinate ; pale yellow, stained 

 with red ; flesh firm and breaking ; 

 its flavour astringent ; an excellent 

 baking pear : from November to April. 

 Specimens of this variety have been 

 known to weigh upward of two 

 pounds. 



"Colmar, Colmar Sonvcrain, Poire 

 Manne, Bergamolte Tardive, Incompa- 

 rable. — This fruit is rather large ; skin 

 smooth, of a green colour, changing 

 to a yellow at maturity ; form pyram- 

 idal ; flesh melting, juicy, saccha- 

 rine, and of excellent flavour. The 

 fruit is in perfection from November 

 to February. 



"CoLU.MBiA, Columbian Virgalieu. — 

 A large native pear of oblong or py- 

 ramidal form, and fine yellow colour, 

 t:nged with red ; flesh rich, firm, jui- 

 cy, and excellent : from November 



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