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pears, large, beautiful and delicious ; it succeeds well loth 

 on pear and quince, but on the latter, especially, it is ah 

 that can be desired. September and October. Foreign. 



63. Long Green (Yerte Longue). Really long and 

 green, juicy, sweet and good; a fine strong grower and 

 good bearer on the quince. October. Foreign. 



64. Long Green, Striped (Verte Longue Panache). A 

 Tariety of the preceding, with striped wood and fruit, but 



nferior in quality. 



65. Las Canas. A fine Belgian variety, first fruited by 

 Mr. Manning. Medium size, pyriform, yellow and slightly 

 rasseted, juicy, melting and fine. October. 



66. Lodge. Medium size, brownish, russety, juicy, 

 melting, rich ; native of Philadelphia ; usually first-rate. 

 September and October. 



67. Marie Louise. A large melting pear of the first 

 quality; the tree is a straggling, crooked grower, but 

 hardy, and bears young and abundantly ; does not succeed 

 on the quince. 



68. Napoleon. A large, juicy, melting, fine fruit; tree 

 vigorous, hardy and productive, makes a fine pyramid on 

 the quince ; bears young, ripens in November, and may 

 be kept till December. Should be ripened in a warm 

 room. 



69. Onondaga. See Swan's Orange. 



TO. Oswego Beurre. An excellent new pear, from Os- 

 wego, New York, medium size, melting, with a rich vinous 

 flavor. Tree very hardy and productive ; makes a beauti- 

 ful pyramid on the quince ; a most valuable pear ; ripens 

 in October to December. 



71. Paradise d'Automne. A large, fine melting pear, 

 of the first quality ; resembles Beurre Bosc in shape and 

 color. October. 



72. Pratt. A native of Rhode Island, medium size, 



