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as certain of producing pears as apples. A short list of some 

 of the best varieties is furnished : — 



Summer Pears. — Bloodgood, ripe in August; Beurre Gif- 

 fart, August; Dearborn's Seedling, August; Doyenne d'Ete", 

 August; Madeline, the earliest variety; Rostiezer Tyson. 



Autumn Pears. — Beurre Diel, October and Noverriber; 

 Golden ' Beurre, of Bilboa, September and October ; Duchesse 

 d'Orleans, October; Doyenne, White, October and November; 

 Doyenne, Gray; Flemish Beauty, September and October; 

 Henry the Fourth, September ; Louise Bonne de Jersey, Sep- 

 tember and October; Napoleon, November and December; 

 Seckel; Stevens's Genesee, September and October; Swan's 

 Orange, October and November ; Bartlett, last of September. 



Winter Pears. — Beurre d'Aremberg, December to January ; 

 Beurre, Easter, keeps till spring; Beurre Gris d'Hiver Nou- 

 veau, November to January ; Glout Morceau, December; Law- 

 rence, November to February ; Vicar* of Winkfield, November 

 to January. 



For Cooking, cither Baking or Stewing. — Cattillac, Easter 

 Bergamot, and Pound, all keep through winter, if desired. 



Nearly all these choice varieties may be grafted on the 

 quince, and succeed well. Would it not be well, then, for our 

 farmers to graft some of their quince trees ? It is hoped they 

 will do so. 



Quinces. — This fruit is very common here. The best varie- 

 ties are the orange, pear-shaped, Portugal, and Angers — the 

 last being the best variety for pear stocks. 



Peaches. — A few select varieties : Bergen's Yellow, Septem- 

 ber; Yellow Rareripe, September; Coles' Early Red, August; 

 Coolcdgc's Favorite, August; Crawford's Early, September; 

 Crawford's Late Melocoton, September; Early York, August; 

 George the Fourth, August; Grosse Mignonne, August; Jaques' 

 Rareripe; Large Early York, August; Late Admirable, Sep- 

 tember; Morris's White; .Morris's Red Rareripe; Red Check 

 Melocoton, September; Snow Peach, September; Weld's Free- 

 stone, October; Lemon Cling, September; Old Mixon Cling- 

 stone, September. 



Grapes. — Selected. Catawba, Isabella, Black Cluster, Black 

 Prince, Black Hamburg, and White Sweetwater. 



