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XEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Junk 



GOLDEN BUERBE OF BILBOA. 



Mr. Thomas says this fruit is also known in 

 different sections as "Bilboa" "Hooper's 

 Bilboa,"«fec., and that it is "rather large, obo- 

 vate, slightly pyriforin, rather obtuse, very 

 regular ; surface smooth, fair, fine yellow, 

 russeted round the stalk ; dots small, distinct ; 

 stalk an inch and a (juarter long, slightly 

 sunk ; calyx small, erect, basin shallow ; llesh 

 fine grained, very buttery, melting, moder- 

 ately rich — sometimes an obscure acid as- 

 tringency. Ripens the first of autumn, and 

 immediately follows the IJartlett. Shoots 

 yellow, ascending.'" 



This pear, though perhaps not entitled to 

 the first place in a limited collection, has 



merits which entitle it to rank as a popular 

 fruit, and as a desirable variety in every 

 garden where there is room for half a dozen 

 pear trees. It does particularly well on the 

 quince. 



Our engraving was made from a specimen 

 of the fruit furnished us by Messrs. James 

 Hyde & Son, Newton, Mass., and we think 

 the cut is as good as an illustration of the fruit, 

 as it is of the skill and workmanship of the 

 artist. 



— A correspondent of the Iowa Hoviestead says 

 that lie has discovered the canker worm in eleven 

 counties of that State. 



