804 SELECT VARIETIES OF FKriTS. 



mid on the quince, nearly as good as White Doyenne. — 

 October. 



36. Belle Lucrative' (Fondante d'Automne). — Medium 

 size, melting and delicious ; a fair, upright grower ; makes 

 a beautiful pyramid on the quince, and bears early and 

 abundantly ; first quality in all respects. — September and 

 October. 



37. Beitrre d^Amalis.—K large, melting, fine j^ear, 

 resembling the Brown Beurre, and with the same high 

 vinous fiavor ; a strong grower, and most abundant bearer 

 on the quince. — September and October. 



38. Comte de Lamy. — A medium-sized, melting, fine 

 flavored fruit ; a good grower ; makes a fine pyramid on 

 the quince. — October. 



39. Gushing. — Medium size, oblong, pale green, brown- 

 ish next the sun ; juicy, melting, and delicious ; tree very 

 productive ; one of the very best Massachusetts varieties. 

 — September. 



40. Dumnore (Knight's). — A large, fine pear, with a 

 sprightly sub-acid flavor like the Brown Beurre ; rather 

 variable ; sometimes first-rate — September. 



41. Dix. — A large, fine pear, melting, juicy, and rich ; 

 a fair grower ; slender, yellowish shoots ; succeeds on the 

 quince double worked, but not otherwise. — October. Ori- 

 gin, Boston. 



42 Duchesse d^Angouleme. — The largest of all our 

 good pears ; it attains its highest perfection on the quince, 

 and is a beautiful, vigorous tree ; profitable for market. — 

 October and ]N^ovember. 



43. Bicchesse d'' Orleans. — A new, large, and delicious 

 pear, " with the flavor of Gansell's Bergamot ;" succeeds 

 well on the quince, and bears quite young ; has proved 

 fine at Boston, but not so good with us. — October. 



44. Doyenne Boiissoch. — A new, large, delicious pear, 



