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. Eemaeks. — 'Hqw. Tree vigorous. Described favorably 

 in JSovey's Magazine. 



DiLLEN. Color, greenish yellow ; form, obovate, obtuse 



pyriform ; size, 1 ; use, table ; season, September to Nov. 



Eemabics. — Tree not vigorous. Described in Ilovey's Mag. 



DILLBE. Color, golden yellow, sprinkled with russet 

 dots ; form, obtuse, or one-sided ; size, 2 ; use, table ; 

 texture, white, buttery, sugary ; quality, 1 ; season, Aug. 



Eemarks. — Among the best. Its growth resembles the 

 Bloodgood. Flesh, yellowish white, buttery, with rich, 

 sugary, luscious flavor. A little gritty at the core. Seeds 

 long, black, and pointed. Slow growth. Cankers some. 



DIX. Color, yellow, with russet spots ; form, oblong 

 pyriform ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, melting ; quality, 

 1 ; season, October to November. 



Eemarks. — First bore fruit in 1826, in the garden of 

 Madame Dix, in Boston. It is very hardy. It does not 

 bear until it has reached some considerable size, different 

 in that respect from the Bartlett ahd some others. Pro- 

 duces abundantly. Yery free from disease. It deserves 

 the attention of all cultivators, as it is of high excellence. 

 Tree, thorny. Very good, but long coming into bearing. 

 Bears all at the top of the tree. Those pears on the 

 quince that are the longest coming into bearing, are the 

 best. Those well adapted to this stock come quite soon 

 enough for the benefit of, and enduring effect on, the tree. 

 The only difficulty is, that most of them begin to bear- 

 too early, and exhaust the vigor of the plant too much. 

 In cultivating the pear on the quince, it is very important 

 to know what kinds are suitable for that purpose. There 

 is a great deal involved in their particular adaptations for 

 that purpose. The Dix is hardy and long lived. 



