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Napoleon. — Rather large ; smooth, clear green, 

 becoming yellowish ; exceedingly juicy, but not 

 very high flavored. It is thought very much of 

 by some ; but it is rather tender, and can hardly 

 be recommended. September and October. 



Pratt. — Large, yellow ; sprinkled with russet 

 dots; juicy, melting, sweet, and fin'^; makes a 

 beautiful, upright, growing tree, eitht rasa stco- 

 dard, or on the quince, on which it succeeds 

 admirably ; new and not much known. October. 



St. Michael Archange. — Large, yellow, with 

 russet dots ; juicy, melting, with a rich, but not 

 very high flavor ; a very handsome pear ; suc- 

 ceeds well on quince. October. 



Soldat d'Esperin or Soldat Laboureur.^An 

 immense and excellent pear, when properly cul- 

 tivated ; under poor cultivation it does not at- 

 tain half its size ; falls from the tree before matu- 

 rity, and is worthless ; smooth, yellow, dotted 

 with russet; flesh granular, melting, juicy 

 with a sugary, vinous flavor ; one of the strongest 

 growers on the quince, and very productive. 



Williams Early. — Small, round, bright orange 

 yellow, with a scarlet cheek ; very beautiful, 

 juicy, rich, with a slightly musky flavor; tree 

 grows freely, and is very hardy and productive 

 both on pear and quince ; not so good as some 

 others of the same season, except on account of 

 ita suitability for a severe climate. September, 



WINTER PEARS. 



Jielle de Noel. — Medium, clear smooth yellow, 

 with often a reddish cheek; very handsome, juicy, 

 sweet, and perfumed, one of the strongest grow- 

 ing pears on the quince, and enormously produc- 

 tive ; to have fine fruit, one-half should be thinned 

 out. December and January. 



Beurri Baclielier. — Very large, round, green- 

 ish; buttery, juicy, and melting, quite new; suc- 

 ceeds well on the quince, and bears very young. 

 November and December. 



Beurri Easter. — Large, yellowish green, with 

 some russet; buttery, melting, juicy, and swoet. 

 When the fruit is fair it is one of the best, but is 

 apt to be irregularly shaped, knobby and hard ; 

 hardy and succeeds well on quince. January to 

 April. 



Bexirri Millet. — Medium; greenish, nearly 

 covered with large rr.iset dots, sometimes en- 

 tirely covered with russet ; fruit rough, not 

 handsome, but exceedingly sweet, melting, and 

 juicy ; grows finely on the quince. Last of 

 November to January. 



Beurre Langelier. — Medium ; fruit always fair ; 

 pale yellow, with a reddish cheek ; buttery. 



juicy, and rich; hardy, productive, and forms a 

 beautiful pyramid on the quince December and 

 January. 



Beurri Winter, Rivers. — uarge, green, rough, 

 spotted with russet ; buttery, melting, vinoua 

 or 8ub-acid ; very hardy, and an early and pro- 

 lific bearer ; quite new ; succeeds on quiuce, 

 January to February 



Blanc Perni. — Large, green, very like Leon 

 le Clerc of Laval, but tree of a freer growth ; 

 does exceedingly well on the quince ; an early 

 and prolific bearer. December and January. 



Dilices de Ilardenpont — Large, green, becoming 

 yellowish at maturity ; juicy, sweet, and good ; 

 tree hardy, very strong grower ; succeeds well 

 on quince, and bears early. N'ov. and Dec. 



Fondanle de Cornice. --Large, whitish green, be- 

 coming yellow ; always smooth and fair ; juicy, 

 sweet, and good ; tree succeeds well on quince ; 

 a low, irregular grower, but one of ih» earliest 

 bearers, and enormously productive. November 

 and December. 



Forelle or Trout Pear. — Below medium, rich, 

 lemon yellow ; deep red on the sunny side, where 

 it is marked with large margined crimson spots 

 like a trout ; the most beautiful of all pears. 

 Melting, juicy, and rich ; tree a strong grower, 

 with dark, reddish brown shoots ; very hardy, 

 and succeeds very well on quince. November 

 to January. 



Jones Seedling. — Small, yellow, covered with 

 bright russet, with cinnamon red on the sunny 

 side; buttery, juicy, sweet, with a brisk vinous 

 flavor ; tree very hardy, and succeeds well on 

 quince ; an enormous annual bearer ; fruit ripens 

 without care, like a barrel of apples ; an excel- 

 lent market fruit. November and December. 



Josephine de Malines. — Medium, yellowish rua- 

 sety, buttery, juicy, sugary, and perfumed ; when 

 in perfection an excellent pear; succeeds on 

 quince. November and February. 



S'iadame Elim. — Medium, a fine, ne«v, long 

 shaped pear, bright yellow, with a beautiful car- 

 miua cheek ; one of the most beautiful and best 

 of pears ; buttery, melting, and perfumed ; suc- 

 ceeds pretty well on quince, but not yet sufli- 

 ciently proven. November and December. 



Prevost. — Medium, clear, smooth, yellow, with 

 a handsome carmine cheek ; juicy, sweet, and 

 good, always fair ; tree hardy ; grows very 

 strongly on quince ; an early and enormous 

 bearer ; fruit will need thinning severely ; makes 

 the handsomest Dwarf Pyramid of any when 

 covered with fruit. December to February. 



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