178 THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



LeCONTE. 



Supposed to be a hybrid between the Chinese Sand 

 Pear and a cultivated variety. Large, oblong, pyriform, 

 pale y^ How ; quality variable, usually second rate ; much 

 improved b}^ ripening in the house; the tree is a very 

 strong grower with dense foliage, bears early, compara- 

 tively free from blight ; very valuable at the Soutu ; 

 propagated readily from cuttings. August. 

 LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. 



Large, pyriform, slightly one-sided, yellowish green,, 

 with red cheek ; flesh yellowish white, juicy, melting 

 buttery, of good quality ; basin shallow ; tree a good 

 grower and hea\ y bearer ; best on quince. August. 

 OSBAND'S SUMMER. 



Small to medium, obovate, yellow, with a brown 

 cheek, often slightly russeted ; flesh white, granular, 

 with a sweet, agreeable flavor ; tree a good grower and 

 productive. July. 



OTT. 



Small, roundisa-obovate, greenish yellow, partly rus- 

 seted, sometimes mottled with red ; flesh resembles that 

 of its parent, the Seckel ; large calyx, in shallow basin ; 

 tree a strong, erect grower. July. 



PETITE MARGUERITE. 



Small, short, obovate, yellow ; flesh juicy, melting and 

 of good quality. June. 



SECKEL. 



Small, obovate, yellowish brown, with a red cheek ; 

 flesh very fine grained, sweet, juicy, melting, buttery, of 

 the highest flavor — a standard of excellence ; tree very 

 hardy, but a slow grower. August. 



STEVENS GENESEE. 



Large, round-obovate, often flattened, yellow ; flesh half 

 buttery, granular, rich and well flavored ; tree a vigor- 

 ous grower. 



ST. MICHAEL ARCHANGEL. 

 Large, pyriform, yellow, partly russeted ; flesh rather 



