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that the same method may be followed with the Brown 

 Beurrd, Gansel's Bergamot, and any others which con- 

 'tinue only a short time in a mature state. 



The varieties, qualities, and relative merits of this 

 fruit seem to have drawn very particular attention from 

 the National Congress of Fruit-growers, which met in 

 the city of New York in 1848, 1849, and adopted t)ie 

 following list, as including those of the highest merits, 

 viz: The Madeleine, Dearborn's Seedling, Bloodgood, 

 Tyson, Golden Beurr^ of Bilboa, Bartlett, Williams's 

 Bon Chretien, or Bartlett, Seckel, Flemish Beauty, 

 Beurr^ Bosc, Winter Nelis, Beurre d'Aremberg, Ros- 

 tiezer. Belle Lucratif, or Fondante d'Automne, Fulton, 

 Andrews, Buffum, Urbaniste, Yicar of Winkfield (or 

 Le Cure), Louise Bonne de Jersey, and for baking, 

 Uvedale's St. Germain. For particular localities, the 

 White Doyenne and Gray Doyenn^, commonly known 

 as Butter Pears. 



To this list of pears of highest qualities, the same 

 body added the following, as giving promise of being 

 worthy to be placed on the list recommended for gene- 

 ral cultivation : — 



Duchesse d'Orleans, Brandywine, Chancellor, Doy- 

 enne d'Et^, Beurr^ d'Anjou, Manning's Elizabeth, 

 Brande's St. Germain, Pratt, Ott, Striped Madeleine, 

 Annana's d'Ete^ Jalousie de Fontenay Vendue, Van 

 Assend, Doyenn(i Boussock. 



It is worthy of notice that some of the very best pears 

 known in the United States have originated in the vi- 

 cinity of the city of Philadelphia; as, for example, the 

 far-renowned Seckel, the W^ashington, the Ott, the 

 Tyson, and the Chancellor. 



Grafted on the Quince, the Pear-tree docs • not gene- 



