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THE PEAR. 



List of untested foreign varieties promising well : — 



Abb6 Edouard. 

 Alexandrina. 

 Avocat Allard. 

 Bergamotte Esperen. 

 Bezy de L'Ermite. 

 Beurre Kennes. 

 Bon Gustave. 

 Comte de Paris. 

 Colraar Delahant. 

 Cassante de Mars. 

 Desire Cornelis. 

 Docteur Lautier. 

 De Tongres. 

 Doyen Dillen. 

 Doyenne Defais. 

 Dupuy Cliarles. 

 Emily Bivort. 

 Gustave Bivort. 

 Gros Rousselet d'Aout. 



Gideon Paridant. 



Henri Bivort. 



Jules Bivort. 



Laure de Glymes. 



Leopold 1st. 



Madame Eliza. 



Madame Ducar. 



Madame Adelaide De Reves. 



Marechal Dillon. 



Mignonne d'Hiver. 



Nouvelle Fulvie Gregoire. 



Poire Peclie. 



Prince Albert. 



Philippe Goes. 



Souvenir d'Esperen. 



Souveraine d'Printems. 



Theodore Van Mons. 



Iris Gregoire. 



[We are indebted to onr friend Louis E. Berckmans, the Bel- 

 gian Pomologist, for the following lists of fruits, made at our 

 request, and feel assured they will give general satisfaction.] 



A list of pear trees, of fine appearance, of vigorous growth, 

 of a natural pyramidal shape (or easily kept in that form), of 

 good bearing disposition, with fruit of good or best quality ; in 

 a word, best adapted to a lawn, or garden walk, where orna- 

 ment and beauty are required, as well as the more essential 

 qualities of a pear tree. 



1st List. — Foi' Beauty of Form. 



On Quince or Pear Stock. 



Beurre Laugelier. 



Beurre Superfin. 



Belle Lucrative. 



Esperine. 



Fig of Angers. 



Glou-morceau. 



Nouveau Poiteau. 



St. Michael Archangel. 



Urbaniste. 



Vicar of Winkfleld. 



On Fear Stock, or Bouhle-worked. 



Andrews. 



Buffum. 



Belle Epine Dumas 



Capsheaf 



Frederica Bremer, 



Kingsessing. 



Lawrence. 



Onondaga. 



Oswego Beurre. 



Sterling. 



"Walker. 



2c? List. — Trees not quite so Fiiie as Pyramids. 



On Quince and Pear. 

 Beurre Diel. 

 Beurre dAnjon. 

 Baron ne de >rello. 



Pear Stock, or Double-worked. 

 Beurre Clairgeau. 

 Boston. 

 Brandywine. 



