MOST GENEKALLT ESTEEMED. 



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Belle Lucrative. 

 Fondante d'Automne, | Signeur d'Esperia. 



A Flemish variety. Tree, of moderate growth : productive bearer, young 

 shoots long, yellowish gray. Thus far, does well on the Quince. If picked, 

 and fruit ripened in house, one of the very best. 



Fruit, medium, obovate pyriform; color, pale yellowish green, slightly 

 russeted ; stem, stout, often fleshy ; calyx, short, open ', basin, medium , 

 core, medium ; seeds, ovate ; Jiesh, melting, juicy, aromatic, sweet. Last 

 September. 



Bexjrre Giffard. 



Beurre Gifford. 



Foreign. Tree, moderate grower, long slender shoots, dark reddish, 

 good bearer on Quince or Pear. Fruit, medium pyriform, yello\\-ish green 

 to pale yellow, red in sun, pale russet specks: stem, long, slender, curved ; 

 calyx, open ; core, small ; flesh, white, melting, juicy, vinous, " very good." 

 Last of August. 



