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surface wavy and uncTcn ; tree exceedingly 

 hardy, and succeeds well on the quince. Begins 

 to ripen latter part of August, and continues t' 

 ripen during September. 



Lartlett. — Large, clear yellow, with some- 

 times a blush on sunny side ; sweet, buttery, 

 and excellent ; by far the most popular fruit we 

 have, and alway;? commands a higher price in 

 market than any other ; commences to bear early 

 as a standard, as which it succeeds best ; as a 

 dwarf on the quince it comes into bearing very 

 early, the fruit being very largo and beautiful, 

 but it does not grow so freely or make so per- 

 manent a tree on the quince as others, nor is it 

 so hardy in unfavorable situations. September. 



Belle Lucrative or Fondante d^Aulomne. — 

 Above medium size, greenish yellow ; a delicious, 

 very sweet melting pear ; one of the very highest 

 flavor, and best either as a standard or dwarf; 

 tree hardy, and bears very early a large crop of 

 fine fair fruit annually, which doe.i not interfere 

 with the healthy growth of the tree. Septem- 

 ber and October. 



Albertine. — Large, beautiful bright clear yel- 

 low with a reddish cheek ; a new pear of first 

 quality that will prove one of the best for mar- 

 ket ; tree hardy, with stiff rather horizontal 

 branches ; bears very early, and fruit always 

 fair ; succeeds exceedingly well oa the quince. 

 September and October. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey.— La,Tge, handsome, 

 bright yellow, with a mottled reddish brown 

 cheek, sometimes brilliant red, melting and ex- 

 cellent , a good grower, and a most productive 

 bearer on the quince, on which it is better than 

 on the pear stock ; the most profitable pear for 

 the market when well grown, but in poor soils 

 or with careless cultivation it is often rather 

 acid and astringent. September and October. 



Seckel. — Small, yellowish, russet, with a red- 

 dish brown cheek; the highest flavo.-ed and 

 richest pear known ; a stout but slow grower 

 making only a comparatively dwarf tree on the 

 pear stock ; on the quince it grows equally 

 slowly, though the fruit is larger and finer ; pretty 

 hardy. September and October, 



Flemish Beauty. — Very large when well 

 grown, yellowish russet, with reddish brown on 

 the exposed side ; very sweet and excellent ; 

 tree hardy, a fine grower and bearer as a stand- 

 ard. On the quince it grows very slowly for 

 the first two or tliree years, becoming aferwards 

 a fine, large, thrifty tree, bearing enormous fruit. 

 Its growth as a dwarf is greatly improved by 



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double working (i.e. first budding u strong free 

 growing variety on the quinci', and the follow- 

 ing year budding the Flemish Beauty on the 

 previous yea: s pear shoot). September and 

 October. 



Kmgsessing. — Large ; a beautiful and excel- 

 lent pear ; clear bright yellow, with a beautiful 

 carmine cheek where exposed to the sun ; ripen- 

 ing a short time before the old famous White 

 Doyenne, but larger and more beautiful, and not 

 liable to crack and spot like that variety ; the 

 tree is also exceedingly hardy, and succeeds well 



either as a standard or on the quince ; the leaves 

 are dark green, and have a peculiar crumpled 

 wavy appearance, quite diiferent from any other 

 pear ; the slug — that pest of the pear — never 

 attacks it. This is not the Kingsessing de- 

 scribed in the other American Horticultural 

 works, the scions of it and the Tyson (both just 

 then introduced) were sent to me by mail by the 

 late Mr. Reid, of Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, 

 one of the most careful nurserymen in the 

 United States ; I therefore presume mine to be 

 correct. September and October. 



Urbaniste. — Rather above medium size, yellow, 

 with a few gray dots, buttery, melting and rich ; 

 tree succeeds well both on pear and quince ; a 

 rather slow but healthy grower ; late of coming 

 into bearing ; owing to its being one of the most 

 hardy, it is suitable for cultivation where the 

 winters are severe. September and October. 



Vezouziire. — Rather below medium size, yel- 

 low, oblate, irregular in form ; very juicy, melt- 

 ing, and agreeable ; not sufficiently large and 

 showy for a market fruit, and would not b&ve 

 been included in this list were it not for the re- 

 markable vigor of the tree and its great hardiness, 

 making it more suitable for general culture 

 throughout Canada than almost any other ; suc- 

 ceeds better than any other pear on the quince. 

 September and October. 



Beurrd Deil. — Very large, skin thick, greenish 

 yellow at first, becoming dark yellow with large 

 brown dots, rich, sugary, melting, and delicious ; 

 a very excellent market fruit ; tree vigorous and 

 succeeds well on the quince. Sept. to Nov. 



Duchesse d'Angouleme —Very large and beau- 

 tiful, when well grown a magnificent pear ; skin 

 yellowish green, becoming dull yellow, and in 

 some specimens a bright yellow with a reddish 

 cheek ; buttery, juicy, rich, and excellent ; an 

 excellent market fruit, but is only suitable for 

 the quince, on which it succeeds well ; will prove 

 tender at the North. October and November. 



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