AUTUMN PEARS 



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BeniTc Sopcrfin, large, liandsome, buttery, 

 melting, high flavor, very excellent, one of the 

 finest varietiesi, tree vigorous nnd productivf. 



Bcrgamottc Cadette, or Bearre Beanchamps, 

 meilium, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, 

 often russeted, with reddish brown cheek, but- 

 tery, melting, sweet, quite rich, slightly jicr- 

 funicd, excellent, productive, highly esteemed. 



Bergamotto, Gansels, medium, rather laige, 

 roundish, oblate, yellowish brown, faint brown- 

 ish blush, melting, juicy, eweet jierfume, rich, 

 first rate flavor, highly esteemed. 



Bergen, large, turbinate, yellow, red cheek, 

 buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, excellent flavor. 



Beorre Van Marnni, medium, or rather large, 

 pyriform, yellow, juicy, melting, sweet, very 

 agreeable flavor, estimable, tree productive, and 

 soon in bearing. 



Bezl de Montigny, medium, obovate, yellowish 

 green, half butter}-, melting, juicy, sweet, per- 

 sumed, good flavor. 



Bnffani, a seedling of the white Doj-enne, me- 

 dium, fair, obovate, yellow, reddish cheek, some- 

 what russeted, buttery, sweet, good flavor, tree 

 very vigorous, produces great and regular crops. 



De Lonvain, distinct from Beuri(5 de Louvain, 

 which is a baking pear, medium, obovate, light 

 yellow, somewhat russeted witli reddish dots, 

 buttery, melting, rich, fine flavor, an estimable 

 variety. 



Dix, large, pyriform, deep yellow, sweet, 

 juicy, rich, excellent, sometimes rather acid, 

 valuable, very tardy in bearing. 



Doyenne Bonssoch, large and showy, thick 

 obovate, lemon yellow, somewhat russeted, often 

 a reddish cheek, buttery, melting, very juicy, 

 first rate flavor. 



Doyenne, Gray, medium, obovate, cinnamon 

 russet, very buttery, melting, rich, perfumed, 

 delicious flavor, much esteemed, very produc- 

 tive. 



Doyenne Sienlle, medium, roundish, obtuse, 

 pale yellow, slight blush, fine grained, buttery, 

 rich, excellent flavor, tree vigorous, productive. 



Doyenne, White. This is the Virgalieu of the 

 New York markets, and the Butter Pear of 

 Philadelphia. Medium, or rather large, obovate, 

 fine grained, buttery, melting, juicy, rich, excel- 

 lent flavor, none more esteemed, commands the 

 highest price ; tree of vigorous growth, and 

 produces great crops on standard trees in the 

 interior of this State, and on the Quince it 

 yields well everywhere. The Striped Doyenne 

 is valueless. 



Dnchesse d'Angonleme, very large, often weigh- 

 ing a pound or more, obovate, greening yellow, 

 I'ather coarse, buttery, juicy, very good on 

 Quince, worthless on the pear stock. 



Dnchesse d'Orleans, medium to large, pyriform 

 golden yellow, often russeted, red cheek, buttery, 

 melting, rich, delicious, very handsome. 



Dnnmore, large, oblong obovate, greenish with 

 brownish russet dots, buttery, melting, per- 

 fumed, rich, fine flavor, growth vigorous, pro- 

 ductive. 



Flemish Beanty, large and splendid, always 

 fair, obovate, reddish brown russet on pale yel- 

 low ground, juicy, melting, usually very rich, 

 sweet, and excellent flavor, but variable, and 



sometimes not highly flavored, a very valualde 

 fruit, tree vigorous, productive. 



Fondante d'Antomne, or Belie Lncratlre, me- 

 dium, ohovate, yellowish preen, slightly ruB- 

 seteil, fine grained, very juicy, molting, lich, 

 perfumed, excellent, one of the finest of pears, 

 tree vigorous, very productive, and comes Boon 

 into bearing. 



Fondante de Slalines, medium size, melting, 

 very juicy, excellent flavor, first rate, one of the 

 finest new varieties, tree hardy and vigorous,. 

 succeeds well on the Quince. 



Frederick of Wnrteniberg, large and beautiful, 

 short pyriform, yellow, brilliant red cheek, very 

 melting, buttery, juicy, variable in quality,, 

 sometimes delicious, often inferior, tree very 

 vigorous, productive, a beautiful market fruit. 



Fnlton, nearly medium, roundish oblate, dark 

 cinnamon russet, half buttery, melting, sprightly, 

 agreeable rich flavor, estimable, tree vigorous, 

 produces large and regular crops. 



Jalousie de Fontenay, medium, thick pyriform, 

 yellowish green, somewhat russeted, often faint 

 red cheek, butterj^, melting, mild, rich, fine fla- 

 vor, estimable. 



Lonise Bonne of Jersey, large, pyriform, yel- 

 lowish green, dull red cheek, very juicy, but- 

 tery, rich, faintly subacid, fine flavor, tree vigor- 

 ous, very productive, succeeds admirably on 

 Quince, and is relied on for its great crops, and 

 as a favorite market fruit. 



Marie Lonise, crooked and irregular growth, 

 fruit large, pyriform, yellowish, somewhat rus- 

 seted, buttery, melting, vinous, rich, five flavor, 

 but variable, and often 2d or 3d rate. Requires 

 high cultivation to perfect the fruit. 



Napoleon, medium, pyriform, yellowish green, 

 extremely juicy, melting, moderately rich, good 

 flavor, sometimes astringent, tree hardy, thrifty,, 

 vei'y productive. 



NoHvean Poitean, above medium, obovate, pale 

 green, with a few blotches of russet, fine grained, 

 melting, juicy, rich aroma, excellent, very highly 

 esteemed, tree vigorous and bears promptly and 

 abundantly. 



Onondaga or Swan's Orange, very large and 

 splendid, obtuse oval, rich yellow, often brown 

 cheek, slightly coarse, buttery, melting, rich, 

 high flavor, estimable but not first quality, vig- 

 orous growth, productive. 



Oswego Benrre, medium, obovate, yellowish- 

 green, melting, juicy, fine sprightly vinous fla- 

 vor at first, then becoming nearlj' sweet, tree 

 very hardy and vigorous, and greatly produc- 

 tive, an estimable and reliable variety. 



Paradise d'Antomne, rather large, pyriform, 

 deep yellow, same appearance and qualities as 

 the Benrre Bose, more melting and sprightly, 

 and the growth more vigorous, which gives it a 

 decided preference. 



St. Michael Archangel, large, pyriform, greenish 

 yellow, russeted crown, rather coarse, half melt- 

 ing, juicy, rich, good but not high flavor, about 

 equal to the Bartlett. 



Seckel, a tree of slow, compact growth, fruit 

 small, in clusters, yellowish brown, deep dull red 

 cheek, fine grained, sweet, very juicy, melting, 

 buttery, delightful mnsky aroma, the richest and 

 highest flavored of pears. Requires a rich soil 

 and high culture. 



