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NAMES. 

 EASTER BEURRE. 



FlORBLLE. 



FERTILITY. 



IDAHO. 



JOSEPHINE DE MA- 

 LINES. 



LOUISE BONNE. 



MARIE LOUISE. 



SOUVENIR DU CON- 

 ORES. 



SECKEL. 



WINTER NELIS. 



DESCRIPTION. 



One of the best late pears. Fruit large, obtusely- 

 obovate, roundish. Skin yellowish- green, 

 sprinkled with russety dots, brownish cheek. 

 Flesh white, fine grained, very buttery, with a 

 sweet and rich flavour. 



Most attractive dessert fruit of a speckled 

 appearance. Fruit oblong-obovate and smooth, 

 at first green, but yellow when ripe, with deep 

 red on sunny side. Flesh white, fine-grained, 

 buttery, melting and good. 



A profitable market pear, abundant cropper. 

 Fruit medium size. Flesh half melting, juicy 

 and sweet with a highly perfumed flavour. 



An American pear of the largest size. Fruit 

 roundish with russety spots, colour, greenish 

 yellow. Flavour rich and vinous. 



Fruit above medium. Skin yellow with greenish 

 tinge, but red on sunny side and covered with 

 russet spots. Flesh yellowish red, melting and 

 very- juicy, sugary, vinous and richly flavoured. 



Most delicious pear of medium size, oblong-pyri- 

 form. Skin smooth, greenish yellow on the 

 shaded side and red on side next the sun, 

 covered with red and russety dots. Flesh 

 white, buttery and melting, very prolific. 



Fruit large, oblong. Skin smooth, pale green, 

 changing to yellow, marked with tracings of 

 russet. Flesh white, delicate, buttery, rich and 

 sweet vinous flavour. 



A very handsome pear. Fruit large, oblate, 

 uneven and undulating in its outline. Skin 

 smooth and coveied with cinnamon russet. 

 Streaks of crimson on sun side. Flesh yellowish 

 white, tender, very juicy and melting, resemb- 

 ling the Bon Chretien. 



One of the richest flavoured pears. Spicy and 

 honey flavoured. Fruit small, regular, obovate. 

 Skin brownish green, after ripening turning to 

 dull yellow with russet red cheek. Flesh 

 white, buttery a* d juicy. 



A good keeping winter pear. Fruit medium size, 

 roundish, obovate. Skin yellowish green dotted 

 with grey russet. Flesh yellowish white, fine- 

 grained, aromatic, buttery and very melting. 



