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No. 6 — Beurre Diel. First rate in every respect in favorable 

 situations ; but on young trees and in cold soils the fruit is apt to 

 be coarse and astringent. 



No. 7 — Beurre Giffard. Tree of moderate growth, spreading, 

 slender. Like all early pears, this should be gathered before fully 

 ripe, otherwise it is liable to lack qualit}', and decay at the core. 



No. 8 — Beurre Superfin. Trees y&vy healthy — inclined to be 

 thornj'. Not an early bearer. 



No. 9 — Beurre Hardy. Trees remarkably vigorous. 



No. 10 — Glapp's Favorite. Fruit showy and attractive. Tree a 

 vigorous grower. Very popular. 



No. 11 — Dearborn's Seedling. Regular and abundant bearer. 

 Fruit sweet and sprightly in flavor. 



No. 12 — Doyenne d' Me. Must be gathered before full}' ripe. 



No. 13 — Duchess d' Angouleme. Gives its best fruit on quince 

 stock, with garden culture. 



No. 14 — Eastern Belle. Originated at Bangor. Tree hardy and 

 vigorous. Fruit large and of execllent quality. 



No. 15 — Fulton. Should be grafted into vigorous trees. 



No. 16 — Glout Morceau. Tree of spreading habit. Unreliable in 

 heavy soils. 



No. 17 — Goodale. Very vigorous and productive; fruit having 

 a short stem, is liable to blow off. 



No. 18 — Howell. Tree hardy, and an upright and free grower. 



No. 19 — Lawrence. Succeeds in more sandy soils than most 

 pears. 



No. 20 — Louise Bonne de Jersey. As No. 13. 



No. 21 — Manning's Elizabeth. A beautiful dessert fruit; desir- 

 able for amateurs ; very productive ; growth moderate. 



No. 22 — Rostiezer. Tree vigorous, but of irregular and straggly 

 growth. 



No. 23 — Sheldon. Tree vigorous, hardy and a good bearer ; qual- 

 ity fine. 



No. 24 — Urbanisle. Of slow growth on quince, but when grown 

 is one of the best in quality, and most permanent and productive. 



No. 25 — Vicar of Winkfield. The best cooking pear. When of 

 large size, by suitable thinning, and ripened yellow, is good for 

 eating. 



No. 26 — Winter Nelis. Should be grafted into vigorous trees. 



Ill— QUINCES. 



Angers. Fruit ver}^ large, oblate pyriform, yellowish, tender. 

 This variety is grown and known chiefly- as a stock for dwarf pears. 



Apiple or Orange. Fruit large, roundish, j-ellowish green, half 

 tender. Valuable for home use or in market, for preserves, &c. 



