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be planted on the pear root. With proper care it does well 

 on the quince, but is injured by being permitted to ripen large 

 crops when young. It bears so early on the pear root that 

 there is little advantage of planting it on the quince. 



The Belle Lucrative is a healthy and productive tree. The 

 fruit is most excellent, but not of a very high flavor. Al- 

 though so good a pear it is but little known in the market, 

 and is not nearly so salable as the Bartlett. The fruit ripens 

 from the middle of September to October. The tree grows 

 finely on the quince. 



The Louisa Bon d^ Jersey is a very healthy and productive 

 tree. The fruit is slightly astringent, but very juicy and 

 good. It ripens last of September and first of October. The 

 fruit is better when grown on the quince than on the pear, 

 and the tree is well adapted to the quince. This is one of 

 the most profitable market pears. 



The SecJde is a very healthy tree and a good bearer. It 

 needs high cultivation. The fruit ripens in September and 

 October. The tree should be planted on the pear root, but it 

 often does well on the quince. 



The Urbanisie is a very healthy tree, and always grows in 

 good shape without training. On the pear it is a long time in 

 coming into bearing, but on the quince it bears much earlier. 

 It is peculiarly adapted to the quince. The fruit is excel- 

 lent, and ripens from the middle to ihe last of October. 



The Beurre Bosc is one of the best of pears. The tree is of 

 slow growth, but bears regularly and is productive. The fruit 

 ripens in October and November. It should be grown on the 

 pear root. 



The Beurre d'AnJou is a strong, vigorous tree. The bark, 

 in this vicinity, is sometimes affected with canker. The fruit 

 is large and very fine. It ripens in November and Decem- 

 ber. It may be grown on the pear or quince. 



The Lawrence is a very hardy tree, and uniformly pro- 

 ductive. The fruit is rather below the medium size, and ex- 

 cellent. It ripens last of November and in December. With 



