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vigorous everywhere, on pear or quince. Though of foreign origin, it seems 

 perfectly well adapted to our soil and climate. The fruit is always large, 

 fair, and handsome ; color greenish-yellow with considerable russet, with 

 a dull-red cheek on sunny side ; surface a little knobby; flesh white, melt- 

 ing, and juicy ; vinous flavor, pleasant ; texture rather coarse, and somewhat 

 gritty about core. Season, October and November. The foliage of the 

 tree is not large, but peculiar, having a curled-up or diseased appearance. 

 The tree is healthy, vigorous, and productive. The fruit always finds a 

 ready sale. We advise planting largely of this most admirable sort. We 

 have heard enthusiastic orchardists declare, that, if they were to plant a new 

 orchard, they would plant all Beuire d'Anjou. 



Dana's Hovey. — A noted pomologist recently said in our hearing, that 

 a man would need no other fall or winter pear than this. While we can 

 not indorse this remark, we will say that we regard this pear as destined 

 to be as popular as the famous Seckel, and nearly or quite as good in 

 quality. The tree makes short-jointed, healthy woo(^ and bears beautiful 

 glossy foliage, which remains on the tree until the frost comes ; quite pro- 

 ductive. The pear is rather under medium size, with a rich yellow-russet 

 skin ; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, and very high flavored. Time, November ; 

 but will keep to January. One of the choicest varieties on the list; fruit 

 fit for the gods. If you have but three trees, let one of them be Dana's 

 Hovey. 



Lawrence. — A fine winter pear, and one that requires but little care to 

 ripen. A general favorite, of American origin ; tree healthy, hardy, and 

 sufficiently vigorous ; great bearer ; fruit medium size, obtuse-pyriform ; 

 color, when ripe, a fine lemon-yellow, with occasional russet spots ; flesh 

 yellowish-white, melting, sweet, with a rich spicy flavor. One of the best 

 of winter pears. Time of ripening, November to January. Can be planted 

 freely. 



Vicar of Winkfield. — For quality merely, this variety will fall far short 

 of those we have before described ; but for productiveness, size, &c., it is 

 worthy a place. The tree is a great grower, and generally hardy, though 

 sometimes killed by the blight. The fruit is of large size, pyriform, of a 

 greenish-yellow color, with a reddish cheek ; flesh greenish-white, juicy, 

 generally good flavored on exposed specimens ; but when the tree is allowed 



