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

 be coarse and astringent. 



No. t — 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 quality and decay at the core. 



Ino. 8 — Bewre Super jin. Trees very healthy — inclined to be 

 thorny. Not an early bearer. 



No. 9 — Beurre Hardy. Trees remarkably vigorous. 



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

 a vigorous grower. Very popular. 



No. 11 — Deo.rborii's Seedling. Regular and abundant bearer. 

 Fruit sweet and sprightly in flavor. 



No. 12 — Doyenne d' Ete. Must be gathered before fully ripe. 



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

 stock, with garden culture. 



No. 14 — Eastern Belle. For full description see page 123. 



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 — Ifanning'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. 



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

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



No. 25 — Vicar of Winkfidd. 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 very large, oblate pyriform, yellowish, tender. 

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



Apple or Orange. Fruit large, roundish, yellowish green, half 

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



