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very delicious, rich, melting ; tree strong grower and good 

 bearer. 



Burre de Anjou Large, noble; russety fruit, of excel- 

 lent quality ; one of the best ; tree upright ; hardy and pro- 

 ductive ; large, yellow and brown; juicy, good. Sep- 

 tember. 



Flemish Beauty Tree hardy ; bears early and abund- 

 antly ; fruit large ; pale yellow with red cheek ; strong 

 grower and good bearer; does well everywhere. Septem- 

 ber. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey Large; yellow and red; juicy, 

 buttery and melting; excellent; vigorous grower and im- 

 mense bearer. A fine variety, either as standard or dwarf. 

 September. - 



Seckel This is one of the best and highest flavored 

 pears grown. Small ; rich yellowish brown ; productive, 

 healthy, but slow grower. September. 



Sheldon Medium to large; skin yellowish russet, with 

 a richly shaded cheek; flesh a little coarse; melting, juicy, 

 with a brisk, highly perfumed flavor. A very excellent and 

 promising variety ; tree a fine grower, and productive. Sep- 

 tember. 



WINTER. 



Lawrence Above medium ; yellow, thickly dotted ; 

 with a very rich fine flavor ; one of the best ; tree a mode- 

 rate grower, but very productive. October to November. 



Vicar of Wakefield Large, long, beautiful and good ; 

 not first quality, but desirable for its productiveness ; tree 

 hardy and a vigorous grower. November to January. 



SUGGESTIONS NEW PEARS. 



Prof. J. L. Budd, of the Iowa Agricultural College, has 

 been experimenting for the last few years with a number of 

 Oriental pears. These were obtained from Russia, but their 

 original home was in North-Western China. The winter 

 of 1881-82 was one of unparalleled severity in Iowa, hence 





