Pears. 



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melting, rich, very good. October. 

 N. Y. 



Alexandra Lambre, p. 309. 



Alexandrina. Medium, roundish, 

 obovate, yellow, with a red cheek ; 

 melting, rich ; very good. Sep- 

 tember. 



Almond Pear. See Beurre Amande. 



Alpha, p. 276. 



Alphonse Karr. See Soldat La- 

 boureur. 



Althorpe Crassane. Medium, round- 

 ish ovate, pale green ; juicy, not 

 rich. October. 



Amadotte. Large, pyriform ; coarse ; 

 juicy, often astringent and worth- 

 less. October. 



Ambrosia. Medium, roundish, obo- 

 vate ; buttery, -without much fla- 

 vor. September. French. 



Amire Joannet. Small, short pyri- 

 form, greenish yellow, crimson 

 dotted ; becoming mealy. Mid- 

 dle of July. Worthless and super- 

 seded. 



Amory. See Andrews. 



Ananas. See Ananas d'Ete. 



Ananas de Courtral. See Ananas 

 d'Ete. 



Ananas d'Ete, p. 276. 



Andre Desportes. Medium, obovate- 

 pyriform, pale green, juicy and 

 melting. Summer. France. 



Andrews, p. 276. 



Angleterre. Medium, pyriform, dull 

 green ; juicy, melting, pleasant, not 

 rich. September. 



Arbre Courbre. Medium, pyriform, 

 greenish ; coarse ; half-melting, 

 astringent. September. 



Aston Town. Small, roundish, yel- 

 low ; rather sweet. September. 



Auiniste de Maraise. Larp;c, pyri- 



form, rough brown ; buttery, juicy, 

 sweet. October. Belgian. 



Auguste Royer, p. 287. 



Augustus Dana, p. 287. 



Autumn Colmar, or Colmar d'Ete. 

 Conic, greenish yellow ; coarse ; 

 juicy, astringent ; rots. Septem- 

 ber. [Another Autumn Colmar is 

 medium, pyriform. green ; rich, 

 agreeable. October. ] 



Autumn Paradise, p. 276. 



Bankerbine. Medium, obovate, 

 greenish yellow ; coarse, breaking. 

 October. 



Baronne de Mello, p. 277. 



Barry, p. 277. 



Bartlett, or Williams' Bonchretien, 

 p. 268. 



Bartram. Medium, obovate pyri- 

 form, pale yellow ; juicy, melting, 

 excellent. September. Phila. 



Beadnell. Medium, turbinate, yel- 

 lowish green and red ; juicy, melt- 

 ing. September. 



Beauchamps. See Bergamotte Ca- 

 dette. 



Beau Present d'Artois. Large, pyri- 

 form, yellow ; granular, sweet ; 

 rots at core. September. 



Belle Angevine. See Pound. 



Belle cle Bruxelles, or Belle d'Aofit. 

 Large, pyriform, yellow ; sweet, 

 poor. A handsome, worthless 

 sort. 



Belle cle Flandres. See Flemish 

 Beauty. 



Belle de Noel ; or, Belle Apres Noel. 

 See Fondante de Noel. 



Belle Epine Dumas. See Dumas. 



Belle et Bonne. Large, roundish, 

 greenish ; rather coarse ; buttery, 

 sweet. September. Belgian. 



