330 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



HENKEI.. 



Medium to large; lemon yellow, melting, juicy, flavor sprightly, vinous, 

 perfumed and excellent — October. 



CHURCH. 



Medium; yellow, juic}', sweet and excellent — September. 



PARADISE d' AUTOMNE. 



Large; common russet; one of the best in cultivation — October. 



DUCHESSE d' ANGOULEME. 



Very large; a good table pear — October. 



Winter Varieties. 



LAWRENCE. 



Large; yellow, buttery, rich and delicious — December and January. 



DOYENNE d' ALENCON. 



Medium; yellowish, shaded with dull crimson, buttery, juicy, sugary and 

 very rich— December to April. 



WINTER NELIS. 



Medium; yellowish green russet, fine grained, melting, very rich and de- 

 licious — December to January. 



BEURRE DIEL. 



Very large; dull yellow, with russet, rich, sugary and delicious — Dec. 



List of Market Pears. — Summer Varieties. 



Sterling, Tyson, Doyenne d'Ete. 



Autumn Varieties. 



Bartlett, Sheldon, Flemish Beauty, Seckcl, Belle Lucrative, Buerre d' 

 Anjou, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Beurre Clairgeau, Beurre Superfin, Beurre 

 Bosc, Fulton, Henkel, Duchesse d'Angouleme. 



Winter Varieties. 



Lawrence, "Winter Nelis, Doyenne d'Alencon, Vicar of Winkfield. 



I feel a very deep interest in this subject, and take great delight in cul- 

 tivating new varieties. Last year I visited the grounds of Mr. Charles 

 Downing, at Newburgh, who has, I think, one thousand varieties of apples 

 and about tlie same quantity of pears in cultivation. I am but a begin- 

 ner; I have only about five hundred varieties of apples and pears. 



This spring I am putting in about two hundred varieties of new fruit. 

 At one time I came to the conclusion not to increase the varieties of fruit 

 I had; but I find choice varieties arc constantly being introduced so that I 

 am obliged to extend my list. 



Mr. E. H. Williams. — I hope this list will go out as the result of our in- 

 vestigations; let others go on and improve it. 



The Chairman. — I have on my place an apple called the Golden Sweet; a 

 very fragrant apple; it ripens in July. This apple originated in Connec- 

 ticut. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — Last season I visited a great many orchards in 

 Connecticut, and had an opportunity of seeing many very superior variet' 

 ies of fruits. 



Adjourned. John "W. Chambers, Secretary. 



