SECTION 2. SELECT PEAKS. 

 CLASS I. SUMMER PEAKS. 



1. Amire Joannet (St. John's). Retained only on ac- 

 count of its earliness, and not recommended for small 

 collections ; the tree is a fine grower on both pear and 

 quince, and a profuse bearer ; fruit small, pale yellow, 

 and sweet, soon mealy. Twentieth to last of July. For- 

 eign. 



2. -Beau Present cPArtois. A good, juicy, half melt- 

 ing pear, medium size ; tree very vigorous and productive 

 on the quince. September. Foreign. 



3. Bloodgood. An American pear of the first quality; 

 medium size, buttery, melting, and rich ; tree is a fair 

 grower ; succeeds well, and makes a fine pyramid on the 

 quince. August. 



4. Bartlett ("William's Bonchretien). One of the most 

 popular pears ; large, buttery, and melting, with a rich 

 musky flavor ; tree a fair, erect grower ; bears young and 

 abundantly, both on pear and quince ; the fruit ripens 

 perfectly in the house, if gathered even two or three 

 weeks before its time of ripening ; this prolongs its sea- 

 son. Last of September. 



5. Canandaiyua. So named by the Congress Fruit 

 Growers, in 1849 ; previously called " Catharine." It is, 

 in appearance, very similar to the Bartlett, nearly as 

 large and as good ; melting and fine flavored ; tree is an 

 upright, vigorous grower on both pear and quince, and 

 very productive. In season middle of September. 



6. Dearborn's Seedling. Rather below medium size, 

 pale yellow, melting and delicious ; tree a rapid, fine 

 grower, both on pear and quince, and bears young and 

 profusely ; one of the very best early summer pears, ripe 



