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Eemarks. — Foreign. Very fine, large, juicy, vinous, 

 hardy, and thrifty. Tree, vigorous. Fine on quince. 

 Productive. Good for market in every respect. Deserves 

 general cultivation. Bears young and regularly, and is 

 good and large enough. 



Naumheag. Unworthy. 



!N"iELL d'Hiver. 



Eemarks. — " Pretty good, rather harsh, and rough." — 

 Fruit Committee Report, Horticultural Exhibition, 1855. 



Ne Pius Meuris. Color, dull yellowish brown ; form, 

 roundish; size, 2 to 3; use, table; texture, buttery, melt- 

 ing, with a sugary and very agreeable flavor ; quality, 2; 

 season, end of Fall into Winter. 



Eemarks. — Keeps well, under proper care and advan 

 tages. Its appearance is unprepossessing, and uneven. 

 Belgian. 



Nbuveau Poiteau. Color, pale green, dark green spots; 

 form, obovate, obtuse pyriform ; size, 1 ; use, table ; tex- 

 ture, juicy, melting, rich, aromatic; quality, 2; season, 

 October. 



Eemarks. — "Flesh, melting and juicy; flavor, rich, 

 sweet and delicious, with melon-like aroma. Medium 

 fruit." Described by Colonel Wilder, who considers it 

 "an acquisition." Said to be, by many, a good Win- 

 ter pear. 



OKONDAGO, see Swan's Orange, one of the very best. 

 Deemed by Mr. A. H. Ernst very fine. Sometimes twelve 

 nches in circumference. 



Orange M^squee, or Mush Orange. Color, greenish yellow ; 



