PEARS. - CLASS III. - WINTER. 169 





LAWRENCE. New, and originated near Flushing, N. Y. 

 The tree thorny. Fruit over medium size ; green, ob- 

 scured by patches of brown ; form oblong, diminishing 

 towards the stalk, where it is obtuse ; flattened, some- 

 what irregular, and concave at the crown ; flesh very 

 beurree; juice abundant, sweet, of an aromatic and ex- 

 cellent flavor. Ripe in Nov. 



MARIE LOUISE NOVA. New, and sent me by Dr. Van 

 Mons ; by him originated, and here lately proved. The 

 tree of rapid growth, upright, and handsome, the young 

 wood very dark brownish red. Fruit pale lemon color 

 at maturity, at times ruddy next the sun ; of medium 

 size, tapering to the stalk, and in form of the Capiau- 

 mont ; very beurree, and nearly or quite equal in excel- 

 lence to the Marie Louise. The tree a prodigious 

 bearer. Oct. 



PRINCESSE MARIE. Margat. New, very large ; beurree, 

 excellent, according to M. Margat. Autumn. 



PASSE COLMAR D'AREMBERG, \ ,, . j 



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Their times of mLrity 



Louis PHILIPPE I, not ascerta ' ned - 



WINTER FRUIT. 



BELLE DE THOUARS, or POIRE ST. MARC. J. 4. Large; 



pyramidal; breaking. End of winter. 

 BEURR DE FLANDERS. *7. 6. Large ; beurree ; excel- 

 lent, according to M. Jamin. It keeps till winter. 

 \ CHAPTAL. Thorn. Large; brown; obovate; first-rate for 



cooking ; tree a good bearer. Winter. 

 V COLMAR D'AREMBERG. Rivers. New ; of high reputa- 

 tion ; ripening in Nov. and Dec. in France. 

 DUCHESSE DE MARS. Large ; beurree ; good ; according 



to Parmentier, it keeps till March. 



MISSILE D'HIVER. *D. 5. *J. Large ; beurree ; valua- 

 ble, according to M. Jamin. Ripe Nov. and Dec. 

 ^ POIRE EPISCOPAL. Rivers. New and famous; juicy; 

 high-flavored. Raised in France by M, Bougere. It 

 keeps well till June and July. 

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