PEARS. 



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PEARS . — Poiriers. — Pyrus communis. 



EACH 37^ CENTS, AND THOSE MOST RARE 50 CENTS. 



Explanation of abbreviations. 



Color.— b. brown ; c crimson; d. dark; g. green; p. pale; o. orange; r. red; rus. russet; y. yellow. 

 Form. — py. pyiilorm ; obt. obtuse; obi. oblong ; obov. obovate ; turb. turbinate. 

 Size. — 1. large; 2. medium ; 3. small. 



Texture. — b. buttery ; c. crisp ; j. juicy ; t. tender, between crisp and buttery. 



Season.— The initials of the months are used, except where indefinite, and A. is used for April. 



Remarks. — k. kitchen or cooking variety, and all not so designated are table fruits. 



V. P. very productive. 



Name. 



1 Alexandre de Russie 



2 Alpha 



3 Amande double 



4 Ambrosia 



Julienne, of Coxe 

 EaHy, or Summer Beurre 



5 Amire joannet 



y. 



Early Sugar 





*6 Andrews 



y. r. rus. 



7 Angleterre 



b. r. 



Beurre d 1 Angleterre 





8 Angora 



y. r. 



9 Apple pear 



y- 



Bomme poire 



10 Archdutchesse d'Autriche 



b. y. r. 



11 Aston town 



y. g. b. 



Bartlet. SeeWilliams' Bon- 





chretien. 

 13 Belle Alliance 



14 et bonne 



15 lucrative 



Fondante d'Automne ? 



16 Belle de Bruxelles 



Beauty of Brussels 



17 Belle Henriette 



18 Belmont 



19 Beryamot despaysans 

 20 , Easter 



21 



22 



de printemps 

 Gansel's 



Broca's Bergamot 

 23 Bergamot, Hampden's 



24 

 25 

 26 



— Oakley Park 

 — , Rhenish 



Thouin 



27 Bergamot, October 



28 Beurre d'Amanlis 



d'Aremberg 



L? orpoline, or U orpheline 



Beauchamps 



Bosc 



29 



31 



32- 



Calebasse Bosc 



33 Beurre Bronzee 



Figuede Naples, of some 



34 Beurre Capiaumont 



Capiaumont 

 Calebasse vasse. 

 Beurre aurore 



35 Beurre Coloma 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 



de Beaumont 



■ Crapaud 



Curtet 



de Louvain 



Bezi De Louvain? 



rus. 

 p. b. r. 

 y. r. 

 p. y. 



y- g- 

 p. y. r. 



y. r. 



p. y. b. 

 P- g- 

 g- 



y. b. 



p. y. 



g. y. rus 

 y. r. 



b. 



g- 

 b. 



P- g- 

 y. rus. 



r. rus. 



b. r. 



P- g- 

 g- r. 

 g- r- 



py- 



obov.py. 



py- 



oblate 



turb. 

 roundish 



roundish 1 

 roundish 2 



py- 



obov. 



obov. 



obov. 

 flatly 

 obov. 



py- 



obov. 

 obov. 

 round 

 turb. 

 obov. 



obov. 



roundish 



py- 



ovate 

 obov. 



obov. 

 ovate 



py- 



Remarks. 



O. :K. V. P. Handsome, sweet, good. 



S. [j. V. P. Handsome, esteemed. 



S. i Rich, excellent. 



Aug. V. P. Sugary, excellent, bears young. 



July 'V. P. Good, tree grows slow. 



S. O. iV. P. Rich, sugary, delicious aroma. 

 S. jV. P. A good Parisian fruit. 



winter Splendid Turkish pear, enormous size. 

 D. F. ^Good, sweet. 



Au. S.JV. P. Very vigorous growth. 

 S. O. V. P. Pleasant flavor. 



S. 

 O. 



L. 



V. P. Sweet, rich, fine. 

 V. P. Rich, sugary. 



Aug. V. P. Most beautiful, very large. 



N. Fine new variety. 



O. K. V. P. Excellent for kitchen. 



S. jRxcellent. 



F. A. K. V. P. Good for table and kitchen, 



keeps well. 



F A. V. P. Fair and handsome. 



O. P. Fair, very delicious. 



e. Aug- V. P- High bergamot flavor, hand- 

 some. 

 O. L. 



Aug. 'V. P. Highly aromatic, excellent. 

 = V. P. Esteemed. 

 O. V. P. Very good, 

 e. Aug.jV. P. Handsome, good flavor, not 

 juicy. 



N. V. P. Very excellent. 

 June 



N. V. P. Peculiar agreeable flavor. 

 O. V. P. Rich, sugary, with cinnamon 



perfume, excellent. 

 D. L. K. V. P. Good for table and 

 Jan. kitchen. 

 O. V. P. Much esteemed. 



Aug. Sugary, good. 



S. R. M. Excellent. 



S. O. Allied to White Doyenne. 



S. O. V. P. Sweet, aromatic. 



O. V. P. Highly esteemed. 



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