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SUMMER PEARS. 



Class I -SUMMER PEAKS. 



Bartlett, large pyriform, clear yelloTT, often a 

 Ijlush, fine grained, very tender and buttery, 

 eweet with a slight subacid, perfumed, moder- 

 ately rich flavor, a splendid fruit, tree bears 

 young, very productive, commands the highest 

 market price. 



Beau Present d'Artols, rather large, half melt- 

 ing, very juicy, tine flavor, fii'st quality, tree 

 vigorous and very productive. A new and 

 highly esteemed variety. 



Benrre Benoist, medium, melting, slightlj- per- 

 fumed, agreeable flavor, first quality, tree vigor- 

 ous and j>roductive. 



Beorre Giffard, medium, melting, juicy, pleas- 

 ant flavor, greatly esteemed, tree very produc- 

 tive, fruit larger than the Madeleine, and equally 

 good. 



Bloodgood, medium, obovate, yellow, russetty, 

 butterv, sweet, rich aromatic flavor, rather slow 

 growth, moderate crop. 



Brandywine, medium, pyriform, yellowish 

 green, melting, very juicy, fine flavor, tree very 

 productive. 



Canandaigaa, has erroneously been called 

 Catharine, very much resembles the Bartlett, 

 but not quite as large or as good ; tree vigorous 

 and very productive, the fruit ripens at same 

 period as the Bartlett. 



Dearborn's Seedling, small, turbinate, clear 

 yellow, fine grained, melting, juicy, fine flavor, 

 but has been unduly extolled, when its size and 

 qualitj' are contrasted with others; tree of slow 

 growth, bears young. 



Doyenne d'ete, small, obovate, j-ellow, bright, 

 red clieek, melting, juicy, sweet, pleasant, not 

 high flavor, tree bears very young. 



Earopean Uoney, medium or under, roundish, 

 j-ellow, sweet, good flavor, tree productive. 



Heathcot, medium, obovate, pale whitish yel- 

 low, russetty, fine grained, very buttery, per- 

 fumed, excellent flavor, tree very hardy, and 

 very productive. . 



Jargonelle, English, rather Ir.rge, long pyri- 

 form, greenish yellow, brownish cheek, juicy, 

 pleasant subacid, moderate flavor, very produc- 

 tive, valuable for market, 



Kingsessing, rather large, obovate, green 

 shaded, buttery, delicate, rich flavor. 



Madeleine, medium, obovate, yellowish green, 

 melting, very juicy, slight acid, delicate, agree- 

 able refreshing flavor, vigoi-ous growth, very 

 productive; one of the best early Pears. 



Bloyamensing, rather large but variable, obo- 

 vate pale yellow, buttery, melting, good flavor, 

 productive. 



Slnscadinc, medium, obovate, yellowish green, 

 butter}-, melting, somewhat coarse and astring- 

 ent, rather rich, good flavor. 



Osband's Summer, medium or under, obovate, 

 yellow, reddish cheek, sweet, mild, and excellent 

 flavor, one of the finest early i'ears. 



Qaeen of August, large, roundish ovate, very 

 fair, pale yellow, tender, melting, buttery, juicy, 

 pleasant flavor, excellent, tree very vigorous. 

 A new and very valuable seedling variety, ori- 

 ginated by ourselves, the largest of early pears, 

 ripe during the last half of August. 



Rostiezer, rather small, sometimes medium, 

 pj-riform, brownish green, reddish cheek, melt- 

 ing, juicy, sweet, very high perfumed flavor, of 

 great excellence, one of the finest late summer 

 pears. 



Summer Francreal, medium, obovate, yellow- 

 ish green, sometimes a blush, fine grained, but- 

 tery, melting, rich and excellent, much esteemed ; 

 tree thrifty, very productive. 



Tyson, medium, pyriform, bright yellow, red- 

 dish cheek, fine texture, buttery, very melting 

 and juicy, nearly sweet, perfumed, high and ex- 

 cellent flavor, tree vigorous, very productive. 



Williams's Early, rather small, roundish, bright 

 yellow, half buttery, juicy, somewhat musky, 

 rich flavor, handsome. 



Class II -AUTUMN PEAKS. 



Henry IV., medium, obovate, greenish, yel- 

 low, melting, juicy, rich, perfumed, mostly first 

 rate in flavor, tree vigorous, very productive. 



Andrews, medium, pyriform, fair, yellowish 

 green, reddish cheek, verj' juicy, melting, very 

 agreeable flavor, very productive. 



Benrre Bose, rather large, pyriform, deep yel- 

 low, buttery, juicy, sweet, perfumed, excellent; 

 growth slow, fair crop. 



Benrre, Brown, large, oblong obovate, yellow- 

 ish green, russet.d, very juicy, melting, buttery, 

 rich subacid vinous flavor; much esteemed, 

 growth slow and flexuose, and requires high 

 cultivation. 



Benrre d'Amanlis, large, obovate, yellowish 

 green, some russet, reddish cheek, buttery, 

 iiieltiog, juicy, rather rich, good, not high flavor, 

 growth vigfirous, productive. 



Benrre d'Amanlis panache, fruit similar in 

 quality to the prccedmg, but both the wood and 

 the fruit singularly striped with red and yellow, 



Benrre d'Anjon, rather large, obovate, green- 

 ish yellow, somewhat rusaeted, red cheek, fine 



grained, buttery, melting, rich, vinous, delicious 

 flavor. 



Benrre Bachelier, large, fair, yellow, buttery, 

 rich flavor, excellent, first rate, one of the most 

 valuable new varieties. 



Benrre Clairgeau, large, irregular pyriform, 

 yellow, shaded with crimson and dotted over; 

 flesh yellowish, buttery, juicy, sugary, perfumed, 

 vinous flavor. A most splendid fruit, greatly 

 esteemed ; tree vigorous, early in bearing, very 

 productive. 



Benrre Diel, very large and splendid, obtuse 

 nvriform, dull yellow, some russet, buttery, 

 jwicy, rich, firm flavor, vigorous growth, pro- 

 ductive, and on the Quince often weighs a 

 pound. 



Benrre, Golden Bilboa, medium, obovate, fine 

 yellow, some russet, fine grained, very buttery, 

 melting, moderately rich, sometimes a slight acid 

 flstringency, not high flavor, productive. 



Benrre Langelier, large and handsome, juicy, 

 melting, high flavor, excellent, first quality, tree 

 vigorous and productive. 



