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where else. It is rather a shy bearer here, which, if it is 

 not in extreme, is rather a good quality, as most pears 

 are allowed to produce too largely on quince stocks, which 

 makes them too short lived. 



X>ucHESSE DE Mars. Color, yellowish russet; form, 

 oblate obovate ; size, 3 ; use, table ; texture, melting, juicy, 

 aromatic ; quality, 2 ; season, September and October. 



Eemarks. — Best grown on quince, and succeeds well 

 on it. 



DucHESSE DE Berri. Color, j)ale yellow, with russet 

 spots; form, round obovate; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, 

 melting, juicy, sugary ; quality, 2 ; season, August and 

 September. 



Eemarks. — Tree, moderately vigorous. 



DUNDAS, or Panne ntier. Color, yellow,^ greenish black 

 spots ; form, obovate ovate ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture. 

 Inciting, aromatic; quality, 1. 



Eemarks. — Foreign — English. Eather liable to drop 

 before matured. 



DiJNMOEE. Color, green, red and russet ; form, ob- 

 late obovate ; size, 1 ; use, dessert ; texture, white, buttery, 

 melting ; quality, 1 ; season, September and October. 



Eemarks. — A good grower and hardy bearer on pear 

 stocks. Eequires rich, high culture. 



Early Butter or Cincinnati. Color, greenish yellow, 

 dark greenish specks, sometimes a little of bronzy red in 

 sun ; form, oblong ovate, diminishing a good deal to the 

 stem ; size, 3 ; use, dessert ; texture, white, buttery, juicy ; 

 quality, 2; season, last of July generally. 



Eemarks. — This is distinct from Dearborn's Seedling. 



