580 THE PEAR. 



List of untested foreign varieties promising well : 



Abbe Edouard. Gideon Paridant. 



Alexandrina. Henri Bivort. 



Avocat Allard. Jules Bivort. 



Bergamotte Esperen. Laure de G-lymes. 



Bezy de L'Ermite. Leopold 1st. 



Beurre Kennes. Madame Eliza. 



Bon Gustave. Madame Ducar. 



Comte de Paris-- Madame Adelaide De Reves. 



Colmar Delah^Rr Marechal Dillon. 



Cassante de Mars. Mignonne d'Hiver. 



Desire Cornells. Nouvelle Fulvie Gregoire. 



Docteur Lantier. Poire Peche. 



De Tongres. Prince Albert. 



Doyen Dillen. Philippe Goes. 



Doyenne Defais. Souvenir d'Esperen. 



Dupuy Charles. Souveraine d'Printems. 



Emily Bivort. Theodore Van Mons. 



Gustave Bivort. Iris Gregoire. 



Gros Rousselet d'Aout. 



[We are indebted to our friend Louis E. Berckmans, the Bel- 

 gian Pomologist, for the following lists of fruits, made at our 

 request, and feel assured they will give general satisfaction.] 



A list of pear trees, of fine appearance, of vigorous growth, 

 of a natural pyramidal shape (or easily kept in that form), of 

 good bearing disposition, with fruit of good or best quality; in 

 a word, best adapted to a lawn, or garden walk, where orna- 

 ment and beauty are required, as well as the more essential 

 qualities of a pear tree. 



1st List. For Beauty of Form. 



On Quince or Pear Stock. On Pear Stock, or Double-worked. 



Beurre Laugelier. Andrews. 



Beurre Superfin. Buffum. 



Belle Lucrative. Belle E pine Dumas 



Fsperine. Capsheaf. 



Fig of Angers. Frederica Bremer. 



Glou-morceau. Kingsessing. 



Nouveau Poiteau. Lawrence. 



St. Michael Archangel. Onondaga. 



Urbaniste. Oswego Beurre. 



Vicar of Winkfield. Sterling. 

 "Walker. 



2d List. Trees not quite so fine as Pyramids. 



On Quince and Pear. Pear Slock, or Doubk-worked. 



Beurre Diel. Beurre Clairgeau. 



Beurre d'Anjou. Boston. 



Baronne de Mello. Brandy wine. 



