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Wliicli of tlie otlier causes assigned has tended to deteriorate 

 the fine kinds alluded to, we will not undertake to determine ; 

 one or more of them may have had their influence, but we 

 think that proper attention to propagation, soil, and culture, 

 may in general, if not in every instance, restore the valuable 

 old varieties to their pristine excellence ; and in this vicinity 

 there is decisive evidence of the improvement of that superior 

 old variety, the White Doyenne, Saint Michael, or Yirgalieu."' 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEARS. 



SUMMER FRUIT. 



Ah! Mon Dieu. A beautiful Pear, introduced by J. B. 

 Mantel, of Bloomingdale, New York. Size medium ; form 

 handsome; color rich yellow with bright red cheek; flesh 

 juicy ; flavor sweet and perfumed. Tree vigorous and produc- 

 tive, the fruit growing in clusters of four or five together. 



Amire Joannet, Early Sugar. This fruit is described by 

 Mr. Manning as small, of oblong form ; light yellow skin, with 

 a small portion of red; flesh white, and when not overripe 

 juicy and good. It ripens in July, about ten days before the 

 Petit Muscat, to which it is superior in flavor. 



Belle de Bruxelles, Beauty of Brussels, Cours Complet. 

 A large early Pear of pyramidal form ; skin a beautiful clear 

 yellow, with red cheek ; flesh white, fine, and of an agreeable 

 flavor ; ripe early in August. 



Beurre d'Amanlis. a fine early Pear, imported from 

 France by J. B. Mantel, of Bloomingdale, New York. Size 

 large ; form large-bellied ; color green, changing to yellow, 

 with a fine blush when fully ripe, and russet spots ; flesh melt- 

 ing, juicy, sweet, and excellent ; ripe in August and September. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. 



Bloodgood Pear, Early Beurre. Fruit large ; form nearly 

 oval ; skin a dull yellow, covered with dark russet spots ; flesh 



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