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whose patience cap. feed on quantity and wait for quality. It 

 ripens in December and January. 



Washington. — ^This pretty pear has given us such, entire 

 satisfaction that we feel sure lovers of good fruit will be gratified 

 by having it brought to their attention. It can hardly be hoped 

 that it will be extremely hardy, for it originated iu the State of 

 Delaware ; but it will no doubt thrive well where most other 

 sorts succeed. 



The fruit is barely of medium size ; the color a clear yellow, 

 sprinkled nearly all over with small red dots, and which are more 

 particularly abundant on the sunny side. The flesh is very juicy, 

 sweet, meltiug, and of a very agreeable flavor ; quality " very 

 good." Ripe about the middle of September. 



White Doyenne. — Virgalieu. — St. Michael. — Butter Pear. 

 It is more than two hundred years since this variety came iuto 

 cultivation, and it is worthy of the high estimation iu which it 

 has so long been held. It is a vigorous, upright grower, and 

 ranks among our more hardy sorts, though not capable of enduring 

 as severe cold as the Flemish Beauty. The fruit is full niedium 

 size, pale yellow when ripe, and sometimes has a bright red cheek 

 on the side next the sun ; the flesh is fine grained, buttery, with 

 a high, rich, and delicious flavor; quality "best." Eipe in 

 October, sometimes continuing into JN'ovember. In Western 

 New York the fruit has become so subject to spotting and crack- 

 ing that the tree is much less cultivated than formerly. It may 

 be that this difficulty will manifest itself among us ; if so, there 

 seems to" be no alternative but to fall back upon other choice 

 sorts of the same season, not subject to this aflfection. 



Winter Nelis. — A very healthy kind, and one of the more 

 "lardy class, which may be planted with confidence. The tree 

 has a somewhat slender habit of growth, but it bears good crops. 

 The fruit is of medium size, a good deal russeted, yellowish at 

 maturity ; flesh fine grained, buttery, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant 

 aromatic flavor ; quality " best." Eipe latter part of December, 

 and always ripens well. 



