PEARS. 12V 



Eemarks. — Described by Col. Wilder in Horticulturht. 

 Fine with us (Cincinnati). Exhibited in Mr. Ernst's col- 

 lection, at the Horticultural Exhibition of 1855. 



Beurre Steihman. Color, dull grayish russet ; form, 

 obovate pyriform ; size, 2 ; texture, rich, sub-acid ; season, 

 October. 



BuERRE Brettonneau. Form, obovate oblate pyri- 

 form; size, 1; use, table; texture, sugary, melting; sea- 

 son, long keeper. 



Eemarks. — Large and handsome. Flesh, melting, high 

 flavored and excellent. Described thus briefly by Col. 

 Wilder, President of Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 for many years. Foreign. "Does not succeed well on 

 the quince." — Rivers, in Horticulturist. 



BuERRE DiEL. Color, yellow ; form, obovate, obtuse 

 pyriform; size, 1; use, table; texture, juicy; quality, 2; 

 season, October to IS'ovember. 



Eemarks. — Fine when well ripened. Thrifty, fruit 

 roughish. Loses its leaves badly. Foreign. Does well 

 on pear or quince, but best on quince. Yery productive. 

 Difiicult to ripen, and leaves apt to fall, although an 

 Autumn fruit. Fine, large, very delicious when ripened 

 in the house, as most pears should be. Very subject to 

 leaf blight. We kept them until January one season, 

 when they were pronounced very superior by the mem- 

 bers of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Not as 

 great a bearer as the Bartlett. 



Beurre Clairgeau op Nantes. Color, yellowish green ; 

 form, irregular turbinate ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, 

 buttery ; quality, 1 ; season, October and November. 



Eemarks. — Described by Andre Leroy in Horticulturist. 



