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DescriI'Tive Catalogue of Fruits, Sec. 13 



Beun-e dc Waterloo (Fondante des Charneuse : Due de Brabant ; Desire 

 Van Mons. &c.)— large, greeiii-^h. shaded Tvith erimsop ; very juicy, 

 buttery, melting, vinous flavor ; vigorous and productive. October 

 and November. 



Belle Lucrative (Fondante d'Autnmne)— large, yellow, melting, juicy and 

 delicious: an early and abundant bearer ; excellent. September. 



Colmar Van Mons (Surpasse Yirgalieu) — laroe. pale lemon yellow ; flesh 

 buttery, juicy, aromatic, delicious ; a good grower and productive. 

 September. 



Conseiller de la Cour (Marechal dela Cour orDucd'Orleans) — large, yel- 

 lowish, suiFused with russet ; flesh buttery, juicy, melting ; vigorous 

 and productive. October. 



*Dana's Hovey— fruit small but of finest quality, gpod keeper. Nov. 



■^Dix — large size, fine deep yellow ; juicy, rich, melting and delicious ; very 

 hardy, but a tardy bearer. October. 



Duchesse d'An?ouleme Pitmaston — a beauaful new English pear, raised 

 between Duchesse d' Angouieme and Glout Morceau ; flavor delicious ; 

 has been grown to the weight of 19 ounces in England ;. proved here 

 most productive. 



Duchesse dWngouleme — fruit of the largest size, yellow ; flesh buttery, 

 juicy, rich and excellent ; the finest of all large pears: succeeds admi- 

 rably on quince. September. 



Duchesse d" Orleans — large, yellowish green ; juicy, melting, and fine fla- 

 vored : bears abundantly and young^ September. 



Doyenne du Comice— large yellow, with crimson and fawn cheek, and 

 russet dots; melting, rich, perfumed and luscious. Occober. 



Doyenne Boussock— large size, deep yellow : flesh buttery, juicy, melting, 

 sweet and excellent ; very productive. September. 



Doyenne Gray — large, pale yellow, covered with cinnamon russet; flesh 

 very buttery, melting, rich and delicious. September. 



Doyenne White — large, clear pale yellow ; flesh very buttery, melting, rich 

 and delicious; tree hardy, a vigorous grower and good bearer. Sept. 



Doyenne Piobin— medium to large, pale yellow ; melting, juicy and fine ; 

 vigorous grower and abundant bearer. September. 



Emile dHeyst — large pyramidal, orange yellow, russet; very productive. 

 October to November. 



Edmund's— very large, lemon yellow, fine flavor, vigorous and productive. 



Flemish Beauty — very large, pale yellow with reddi>h brown cheek ; flush 

 juicy, melting, very saccharine and rk-h ; tree vigorous, and profuse 

 bearer ; excellent. September and October. 

 . *Fulton — medium size, covered with dark cinnamon russet ; flesh buttery, 

 juicy, agreeable flavor; tree very hardy, an early and profuse bearer. 

 October. 



■^General Taylor — medium, skin cinnamon russet ; flesh buttery, melting, 

 flavor as high as the Seckel. October. 



Henry the IV — medium size, pale greenish yellow ; flesh juicy, melting, 

 with a rich delicious flavor ; a robust grower and profuse bearer. 

 September. 



*Heathcot— medium size, pale greenish yellow; flesh buttery, melting, 

 juicy ; hardy and productive. September 



^Howell — large, light waxen yellow ; fle.-h melting, sweet and rich ; a vig- 

 orous grower and proluse bearer ; one of the best native pears. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee — medium to large, dull yellow and green, 

 with a red cheek ; flesh buttery, melting, juicy and rich. Sept. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey — large, yellow with a dark red cheek , juicy, 

 melting, buttery, and excellent flavor ; a very vigorous, erect grower, 

 and profuse bearer ; one of the finest pears. September. 



