SUMMER PEARS. 



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CLASS I.-SUMMER PEARS. 



Amire Joannet, small, obovate, yellow, red- 

 dish cheek, rather juicy, becomes dry, pleasant, 

 moderate flavor, tree very productive, valued 

 principally for its earliness. The Sugar top is 

 the variety that next follows it in maturity. 



Bartlett, large, pyriform, clear yellow, often a 

 blush, fine grained, very tender and buttery, 

 sweet with a slight subacid, perfumed, moder- 

 ately rich flavor, a splendid fruit, tree bears 

 young, very productive, commands the highest 

 market price. 



Beau Present d'Artois, rather large, half melt- 

 ing, very juicy, fine flavor, first quality, tree 

 vigorous and very productive. A new and 

 highly esteemed variety. 



Beurre Benoist, medium, melting, slightly per- 

 fumed, agreeable flavor, first quality, tree vigor- 

 ous and productive. 



Bearre Giffard, medium, melting, juicy, pleas- 

 ant flavor, greatly esteemed, tree very produc- 

 tive, fruit larger than the Madeleine, and equal- 

 ly good. 



Bloodgood, medium, obovate, yellow, russetty, 

 buttery, sweet, rich aromatic flavor, rather slow 

 growth, moderate crop. 



Brandywine, medium, pyriform, yellowish 

 green, melting, very juicy, fine flavor, tree very 

 productive. 



Canaadai^na, has erroneously been called 

 Cathari7ie, very much resembles the Bartlett, 

 but not quite as large or as good ; tree vigorous 

 and very productive, the fruit ripens at same 

 period as the Bartlett. 



Dearborn's Seedling, small, turbinate, clear 

 yellow, fine grained, melting, juicy, fine flavor, 

 but has been unduly extolled, when its size and 

 quality are contrasted with others ; tree of slow 

 growth, bears young. 



Doyenne d'ete, small, obovate, yellow, bright 

 red cheek, melting, juicy, sweet, pleasant, not 

 high flavor, tree bears very young. 



Enropean Honey, medium or under, roundish, 

 yellow, sweet, good flavor, tree productive. 



Heathcot, medium, obovate, pal^ whitish yel- 

 low, russety, fine grained, very buttery, per- 

 fumed, excellent flavor, tree very hardy, and 

 very productive. 



Hessel, medium, obovate, yellowish green, 

 melting, juicy, very pleasant flavor, tree vigor- 

 ous, very productive, estimable. 



Jargonelle, English, rather large, long pyri- 

 form, greenish yellow, brownish cheek, juicy, 

 pleasant subacid, moderate flavor, very produc- 

 tive, valuable for market. 



Kingsessing, rather large, obovate, green 

 shaded, buttery, delicate, rich flavor. 



Madeleine, medium, obovate, yellowish green, 

 melting, very juicy, slight acid, delicate, agree- 

 able refreshing flavor vigorous growth, very 

 productive ; one of the best early Pears. 



Moyamensing, rather large but variable, obo- 

 vate. pale yellow, buttery, melting, good flavor, 

 productive. 



Muscadine, medium, obovate, yellowish green, 

 buttery, melting, somewhat coarse and astring- 

 ent, rather rich, good flavor. 



Osband's Snmmer, medium or under, obovate, 

 yellow, reddish cheek, sweet, mild, and excel- 

 lent flavor, one of the finest early Pears. 



Qaeen of Angust, large, roundish ovate, very 

 fair, pale yellow, tender, melting, very juicy, 

 pleasant flavor, excellent, tree very vigorous. 

 A new and very valuable seedling variety, ori- 

 ginated by ourselves, the largest of early pears, 

 ripe during the last half of August. 

 I Rostiezer, rather small, sometimes medium, 

 I pyriform, brownish green, reddish cheek, melt- 

 ing, juic}^ sweet, very high perfumed flavor, of 

 great excellence, one of the finest late summer 

 pears. 



Snmmer Francreal, medium, obovate, j-ellow- 

 ish green, sometimes a blush, fine grained, but- 

 tery, melting, rich and excellent, much esteemed ; 

 tree thrifty, very productive. 



Tyson, medium, pyriform, bright yellow, red- 

 dish cheek, fine texture, buttery, very melting 

 and juicy, nearly sweet, perfumed, high and ex- 

 cellent flavor, tree vigorous, very productive. 



Williams's Early, rather small, roundish, bright 

 yellow, half buttery, juicy, somewhat musky, 

 rich flavor, handsome. 



CLASS II. -AU 



Ananas, or Henry IVt, medium, obovate, green- 

 ish yellow, melting, juicy, rich, perfumed, most- 

 ly first rate in flavor, tree vigorous, very pro- 

 ductive. 



Andrews, medium, pyriform, fair, yellowish 

 green, reddish cheek, very juicy, melting, very 

 agreeable flavor, very productive. 



Angleterre, medium, pyriform, light green 

 dotted over with russet, brownish cheek, but- 

 tery, melting, juicy, secondary flavor, very pro- 

 ductive. Sold in great quantities in the markets 

 of Paris. 



Beurre Bosc, rather large, pyriform, deep yel- 

 low, buttery, juicy, sweet, perfumed, excellent ; 

 growth slow, fair crop. 



TUMN PEARS. 



Beurre, Brown, large, oblong obovate, yellow- 

 ish green, russeted, very juicy, melting, buttery, 

 rich subacid vinous flavor; much esteemed, 

 growth slow and flexuose, and requires high 

 cultivation. 



Beurre d'Am.«inIis, large, obovate, yellowish 

 green, some russet, reddish cheek, buttery, 

 melting, juicy, rather rich, good, not high flavor, 

 growth vigorous, productive. 



Benrre d'Amaulis panache, fruit similar in 

 quality to the preceding, but both the wood and 

 the fruit singularly striped with red and yellow. 



Beurre d'Anjon, rather large, obovate, green- 

 ish yellow, somewhat russeted, red cheek, fine 

 grained, buttery, melting, rich, vinous, delicious 

 flavor. 



