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Eemaeks. — Described by Col. Wilder in Horticulturist. 

 Pine with us (Cincinnati). Exhibited in Mr. Ernst's col- 

 lection, at the Horticultural Exhibition of 1855. 



Beurre Steilcmans. Color, dull grayish russet; form, 

 obovate pyriform ; size, 2 ; texture, rich, sub-acid ; season, 

 October. 



BuERRE Brettonheau. Form, obovate oblate pyri- 

 form; size, 1; use, table; texture, sugary, melting; sea- 

 son, long keeper. 



Eemaeks. — Large and handsome. Flesh, melting, high 

 flavored and excellent. Described thus briefly by Col. 

 Wilder, President of Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 for many years. Foreign. "Does not succeed well on 

 the quince." — Rivers, in HorticuUurjst. 



BuERRE DiEL. Color, yellow ; form, obovate, obtuse 

 pyriform; size^ 1; use, table; texture, juicy; quality, 2; 

 season, October to November. v 



Eemarks. — Fine, when well ripened. Thrifty, fruit 

 roughish. Foreign. Does well on either pear or quince. 

 Veiy productive. Not difficult to ripen. Fruit apt to 

 drop from the tree, before picking time. Fine, large, 

 very delicious when ripened in the house, as most pears 

 should be. Very subject to leaf-blight. We kept them 

 until January, one season, when they were pronounced 

 very superior, by the members of the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society. Not as great a bearer as the Bartlett. 

 (See Appendix, 80!) 



Beurre Clairgeau, op Nantes. Color, yellowish green ; 

 form, irregular turbinate ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, but- 

 tery ; quality, 1 ; season, October and November. 



Eemarks. — Described by Andre Leroy, in Horticulturist. 



