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there ripens the beginning of September, and will ripen 

 here in August. The tree is handsome, and bears well. 



i SO. VALLEE TRANCHE. Thompson. [F.I 



DE VALISE. 



A middle-sized fruit, of obovate form ; of a yellowish 

 green color ; juicy and excellent. A good bearer. August. 



SECTION II. 



AUTUMN FRUIT. 



In this section are included all those new varieties whose 

 jperiod of maturity has not been ascertained. 

 31. ALEXANDRE DE RUSSIE. Lindley. 



An uncommonly fine new fruit, above the medium size, 

 obliquely pyramidal, Bon Chretien formed, with an uneven, 

 knobby surface; the stalk short, thick, depressed; of a 

 greenish yellow color, almost covered with cinnamon rus- 

 set ; the flesh almost white, gritty, but tender and mellow; 

 juicy, saccharine, with a slight musky perfume. It ripens 

 in September. 



I /to. *ALTHORPE CRASSANNE. Mr. Knight. [E.] 

 Middle-sized, roundish ; of a brown and green color ; 

 beurree and excellent. Originated by Mr. Knight, and sent 

 by him to Mr. Lowell in 1832. He says, " This variety is 

 very excellent and rose-flavored. This and the Monarch 

 will not be equalled by any other variety in your climate ; 

 both grow rapidly and bear abundantly." November. A 

 very valuable, productive, new variety. The tree grows 

 thorny ; the fruit nearly equals the winter Nelis in excel- 

 lence ; is recommended highly by Mr. Thompson, as one 

 of the finest, most hardy and productive of all Mr. Knight's. 

 Fruit middle-sized, color brownish green, exceeding but- 

 tery, melting, and high flavored. October and November. 



33. *ANDREWS. 



AMORY, GIBSOK. 



This fruit is large ; of a form inclining to oblong ; melt- 

 ing, and of most excellent flavor ; a first-rate and superior 

 fruit. The tree is very productive. It ripens in September. 



