New Varieties of Pears. 



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Art. IV. Descriptions and Engravings of three new varieties 

 of Pears. By M. Desportes, of M. Leroy's Nursery, 

 Angers, France. 



[Angers is the town of nurseries in France. Almost 

 everybody here is interested in this trade. M. Andre Le- 

 roy is the leading nurseryman, and his superintendent, 



Fig. 30. Beurri Superfine. 



M. Desportes, who visited this country last year, has sent us- 

 the descriptions and engravings of three new pears, two only 



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