Pears exhibited daring the year 1852. 107 



Beurre' Sterckman. — A pear of medium size, obovate 

 ibrm, of a light or greenish russet color, with dark specks ; 

 desh white, melting, juicy, of a very pleasant subacid flavor r 

 shows some disposition to rot at the core. Oct. The season 

 of this pear, in the catalogues of some European nurserymen, 

 is said to be January and February ; but as trees received 

 from different sources, for those of this variety, prove to be 

 the same, of all of which, so far as is known, the fruit ripens 

 in October, this statement of its season is probably erroneous. 



Waterloo. — A pear of large size, with a light yellowish 

 green skin, and green specks, with some blotches of a darker 

 green ; flesh white, melting, juicy and sweet, rather lacking 

 in flavor. Season, October. This may be tlie same as Ex- 

 oellentissima. 



Wellington. — Rather above the medium size, of a round- 

 ed obovate form, of a light yellow color, with brown specks, 

 russet at calyx : flesh white, juicy, half melting, of a pleasant, 

 slightly subacid flavor. Season, October. Rots at core. 



Grand Soliel. — A very fine new pear, from M. Esperin ; 

 it is of a medium size, of a turbinate or rounded turbinate 

 form, with a stem of three quarters of an inch in length ; of a 

 yellowish color, with russet specks and some blotches of light 

 russet ; calyx closed ; flesh greenish white, fine grained, very 

 juicy, half melting, of a very pleasant flavor, somewhat re- 

 sembling that of the St. Michael. Oct. In the descriptive 

 catalogues of some European nurserymen, the season of this 

 pear is put down as from December to March : but for the 

 same reasons as those which apply to the Beurre Sterckman, 

 this is supposed to be a mistake. 



Princess Marianne. — A rather small pear of a russety 

 color, with red specks, and slightly red in the sun ; flesh 

 white, tender, half melting but juicy, and of a pleasant sub- 

 acid flavor. Season, October. 



MoNs. BosNELLE. — A rather small, round pear, with a long 

 stem, green, covered with brown specks ; calyx large and 

 open ; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet ; rots at core. Oct. 



NouvEAU PoiTEAu. — Au experience of three years confirms 

 the opinion heretofore expressed of the value of this pear, 



