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THE PEAR. 



DELICES D'HARDENPOINT. 



Delices d'Ardenpont, | Deliced'Hardenpont of Angert. 



Foreign. Tree, hardy, 

 moderate grower ; ahoots, 

 upright, yellowish brown, 

 good bearer ; deserves more 

 attention. 



Fruity medium, roundish, 

 pale yellow, with many 

 gray dots and russet in 

 sun ; stem, varying ; calyx, 

 small, closed ; basin, round, 

 slightly uneven ; core, me- 

 dium ; seeds, broad, ovate \ 

 flesh, whitish, buttery, melt- 

 ing, juicy, almost " best." 

 October. 



Dix. 



American. Origin, Boston, Mass. Tree, hardy, vigorous, young shoots, 

 pale yellow, upright, slender, unproductive while young, well suited to 

 extensive orcharding. Fruit, large, oblong pyriform ; skin, little rough, 

 yellow, with russet dots, and around the stem : stem, set obliquely, raised 

 one side, short, stout, thickest at each end ; calyx, small ; basin, shallow ; 

 core, marked with a dark gritty circle, extending toward the stem ; flesh, 

 yellowish white, melting, a little harsh, juicy, sweet. October and No- 

 vember. 



DOYENNE D'ETE. 



Summer Virgalieu, I 



Duchess de Berry d'Ete of JBivort, J 



Summer Doyenne, 

 Doyenne de Juliet. 



Foreign. Trees, moderately vigorous, dull brownish red wood, early 

 and abundant bearers, unsuccessful on Quince. 



Fruit rather small, roundish obtuse pyriform ; color, yellowish green, 

 nearly yellow when fully mature, side exposed to sun with a bright mar- 

 bled red cheek ; stem, rather long, fleshy at base ; inserted without depres- 

 sion; calyx, small, closed: basin, shallow: core, medium; seeds, small, 

 dark brown ; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, buttery, juicy, sugary, 

 sprightly. Last of July. 



% DOYENNE BOUSSOUCK. 



Doyenne Bousaouck Nouvelle, 

 Providence, 



Plymouth, 

 Beurre de Mesode, 



Double Phillip I. 



Foreign. A variety, we believe, first introduced to this country in 1841, 

 by William Kenrick. Tree, vigorous ; wood, reddish brown, sprinkled 

 with large round grayish specks ; a good and regular bearer j a little vari- 

 able in quality. 



