300 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



immediately after the Bloodgood. About the last of 

 August. 



7. Doyenne JEte (Summer Doyenne). A beautiful 

 little melting sweet pear ; tree a fine grower and bearer, 

 and succeeds well on the quince. August. 



8. Edward's lleni^etta. A medium-sized, greenish 

 pear, melting, juicy, and sprightly ; tree very productive; 

 originated at New Haven, Conn. September. Not much 

 disseminated. 



9. Jargonelle, English. A good old variety, large 

 size, flesh rather coarse, but juicy and pleasant ; should 

 be ripened in the house. The tree is a very strong 

 -grower, -with purplish spreading shoots, and large foliage 

 and flowers. It makes a fine prolific pyramid on the 

 quince, but is not recommended for small collections. 

 Beginning of August. 



10. Leeches Kingsessing. A new pear recently intro- 

 duced by Dr. Brinkle, of Philadelphia. It is described 

 as being large, of a " sea-green" color, and " rich, buttery, 

 and delicately flavored ;" ripe last of August. It proves 

 with us a strong grower, and will make a handsome pyra- 

 mid on the quince. 



11. Madeleine. This is the earliest good pear we have ; 

 size medium, flesh melting, sweet and delicate ; tree a fair 

 grower, and good, early bearer on both pear and quince. 



12. Striped Madeleine is a variety, with wood and 

 fruit striped with green, yellow and red, of same quality 

 and season as the preceding. 



13. Muscadine. Medium size, melting, musky flavored 

 .and good. The tree has vigorous dark shoots, similar to 



Jargonelle ; does not appear to succeed well on the 

 quince. Early in September. 



14. Moyamensing (Smith's). Originated in Philadel- 

 phia ; large size, buttery, melting, and fine flavored ; 

 decays very soon after ripening ; tree is a fair grower on 



