106 Notes ajid Descriptions of several Varieties of 



intended to apply. It would not be proper, perhaps, to deny, 

 at this early day, that the Louise d'Orleans is a distinct vari- 

 ety, though the description given of it will generally answer 

 for the Urbaniste ; and M. Leroy, in the Supplement to his 

 Catalogue of 1852, *' supposes it to be the same as the Ur- 

 baniste," because it is difficult to conceive that Col. Van 

 Mons could be so mistaken ; and also that some of the par- 

 ticulars above related are entirely inconsistent with the sup- 

 position that it is identical with that variety. Yet still, if the 

 true variety has been received, it may safely be said that, 

 judging from our present experience, it is extremely difficult, 

 from either the appearance of the tree or fruit, to separate 

 them into two distinct sorts. 



Bergamot Leseble is a good pear, of a yellowish green 

 color, with brown specks, and slight blush in the sun ; flesh 

 white, tender, juicy, half melting, sweet, and high flavored. 

 Ripens Sept. and Oct. 



Tea Pear, from New Haven ; is of medium size, obovate 

 form, with a short thick stem set on one side, of a greenish 

 yellow color, brown specks with blotches, and spots of red in 

 the sun ; flesh white, melting, very juicy, of a very pleasant 

 subacid flavor. October. Promises, particularly as it is of 

 native origin, to be worthy of an extended cultivation. 



Beurre' Clairgeau. — So far as an opinion, formed by 

 testing one or two specimens and those from imported trees 

 of the first year of bearing, is justifiable, this pear promises 

 to be, on account of its size, beauty, and quality, a highly 

 valuable acquisition. It is a new pear, raised from seed by 

 M. Clairgeau, at Nantes, of a yellow russet color, with darker 

 russet specks, and a little red in the sun ; very large, with a 

 short, very thick stem ; calyx small and open ; flesh yellow- 

 ish white, tender, half melting, of a very pleasant subacid 

 flavor, ripening last of October and November : tree a strong 

 grower, wood stout, and appears to come early into bearing. 



Poire d'Albret is also a fine pear, of a yellow russet color 

 and dark russet specks, with a thick stem of an inch in length, 

 the flesh running up on the stem ; flesh white, very melting, 

 juicy, of a rich, subacid, Brown Beurre flavor, ripening in 

 October. 



