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sweet, juicy, with a peculiar and agreeable aroma. 

 An excellent late winter kind. 



In addition, the foregoing list may be ex- 

 tended with Bloodgood, Dearborn, Osband, 

 Elizabeth, Souvenir du Congress, Brandywine, 

 and Tyson for summer ; Howell, Hardy, Buf- 

 fum, Flemish, Paradise, Boussock, Superfine, 

 Urbaniste, Mount Vernon, Clairgeau, Diel, and 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, for autumn and for suc- 

 cession in ripening ; Vicar, Nelis, Aremberg, and 

 Easter, for winter. 



Dearborn is small, but of fine quality ; Osband 

 is small, productive, soon loses its quality; 

 Elizabeth is quite small, beautiful, and excellent. 

 Souvenir du Congress, very large, beautiful 

 yellow, with red cheek, pyrif orm ; buttery, melt- 

 ing, quality moderate ; ripens with the Bartlett. 

 Brandywine is above medium, juicy, excellent, 

 not productive. Tyson, melting, juicy, sweet, 

 very productive when the tree gets age. Howell 

 and Hardy are large, excellent, and productive. 

 Buffum is as hardy and productive as an apple ; 

 very vigorous, medium in size and quality. 

 Flemish is very hardy at the Northern limits, 

 where it does well, and is excellent in quality. 

 Its liability to crack makes it worthless in many 

 localities. Paradise is a long, pyriform russet 

 fruit of vinous flavor ; tree of straggling growth. 



