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THE PEAR. 



Delices d'Hardenpoint. 



Delices d'Ardenpont, | Deliced'Hardenpont 0/ J.n.fl'sre. 



Foreign. Tree, hardy, 

 moderate grower ; shoots, 

 upright, yellowish brown, 

 good bearer ; deserves more 

 attention. 



Fruit, medium, roundish, 

 pale yellow, with many 

 gray dots and russet in 

 sun ; steruj varying ; calyx^ 

 small, closed ; basin, round, 

 slightly uneven ; core, me- 

 dium ; seeds, broad, ovate ; 

 Jlesh^ whitish, buttery, melt- 

 ing, juicy, almost " best." 

 October. 



^ Dix. 



American. Origin, Boston, IVlass. Tree, hardy, vigorous, young shoots, 

 pale yellow, upright, slender, unproductive while young, well suited to 

 extensive orcharding. Fruit, large, oblong pyriform ; skin, little rough, 

 yellow, with russet dots, and around the stem : stem, set obliquely, raised 

 one side, short, stout, thickest at each end ; calyx, small ; basin, shallow ; 

 core, marked with a dark gritty circle, extending toward the stem ; flesh, 

 yellowish whitCj melting, a little harsh, juicy, sweet. October and No- 

 vember. 



Doyenne d'Ete. 



Summer Doyennfe, 

 Doyenne de Juliet. 



Summer Virgalieu, 



Duchess de Berry d'Ete of Bivort, 



Foreign. Trees, moderately vigorous, dull brownish red wood, early 

 and abundant bearers, unsuccessful on Quince. 



Fruit, rather small, roundish obtuse pyriform ; color, yellowish green, 

 nearly yellow when fully mature, side exposed to sun with a bright mar- 

 bled red cheek ; stem, rather long, fleshy at base, inserted without depres- 

 sion ; calyx, small, closed: basin, shallow: core, medium; seeds, small, 

 dark brown ; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, buttery, juicy, sugary, 

 sprightly. Last of July. 



Doyenne Boussouck. 



Doyenne Boussouck Nouvelle, I Plymouth, 1 Double Phillip ». 



Providence, | Beurre de Mesode, | 



Foreign. A variety, we believe, first introduced to this country in 1841, 

 by William Kenriek. Tree, vigorous ; wood, reddish brown, sprinkled 

 with large round grayish specks ; a good and regular bearer j a little vari* 

 able in quality. 



