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growth, bears well, and the fruit is ripe in September and 

 October. 



Marie Louise, Marie Chretienne. Fruit oblong, tapering 

 towards both ends ; size var3'ing from medium to large ; skin 

 nearly smooth, yellowish green, and cinnamon-colored russet ; 

 flesh white, melting, juicy and rich. It ripens in October and 

 November, and is an excellent fruit in its season. 



Moor Fowl Egg. Fruit rather small, globular, ovate, 

 swollen in the middle ; skin orange-brown next the sun, with 

 spots of russet ; flesh yellowish white ; a little gritty, but ten- 

 der and mellow ; juice saccharine, a little perfumed. This is a 

 hardy Scotch variety ; ripe in September, and good in October. 



Napoleon, Medaille, Sauvageon Liart. Roi de Rome^ and 

 Wurtemhurg of Prince. Fruit large, form of the Colmar ; skin 

 smooth ; color bright green, but at maturity pale green ; flesh 

 very melting, with an unusual abundance of rich agreeable 

 juice. At perfection in October and November. 



Princess of Orange, Princesse d' Orange^ Princesse Con- 

 quette. Tlie fruit is roundish ; the skin bright reddish-orange 

 i*usset ; flesh yellowish white, sugary and rich, in some seasons 

 perfectly melting, but occasionally a little gi'itty. A beautiful 

 Pear, and of good quality ; in October. 



Seckel, Neiv York Red Cheek, Red Cheek Seckel, Sycle. 

 An excellent native fruit, in size rather small ; color varying 

 from yellowish to brownish russet, but bright red next the sun ; 

 flesh melting, spicy, and of a most extraordinarily rich flavor. 

 Tliis fruit grows in clusters, in great abundance, and is at per- 

 fection in September and October. 



Swan's Egg, Moor Foiol Egg of Boston. Fruit small, of an 

 oval, turbinate figure; color yellowish green, and dull russety 

 brown ; flesh tender and melting, with a rich, saccharine, musky 

 flavor. An excellent fruit; ripe in October. The tree is 

 remarkably tall, upright, vigorous, and productive. 



Urbaniste, Beurre dit Roi. The fruit is of medium size, pyra- 

 midally ovate ; skin pale green, inclining to yellow, with green 

 streaks ; flesh white, but reddish yellow next the core ; it is 



