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AUTUMN PEARS. 



Benrre Capianmont, medium, obovate, yellow, 

 red cheek, buttery, melting, s-w^eet, often astrin- 

 gent, second rate, tree liardy, vigorous, produc- 

 tive. 



Benrre' Diel, very large and splendid, obtuse 

 pyriform, dull yellow, some russet, buttery, 

 juicy, rich, firm flavor, vigorous growth, pro- 

 ductive, and on the Quince often weighs a 

 pound. 



Beurre, Golden Bilboa, medium, obovate, fine 

 yellow, some russet, fine grained, very buttery, 

 melting, moderately rich, sometimes a slight acid 

 astringency, not high flavor, productive. 



Beurre Gonbault, medium, roundish, juicy, 

 melting, sweet, fine flavor, estimable, tree very 

 vigorous, and productive. 



Beurre Langelier, large and handsome, juicy, 

 melting, high flavor, excellent, first quality, tree 

 vigorous and productive. 



Beurre Superfiu, large, handsome, buttery, 

 melting, high flavor, very excellent, one of the 

 finest varieties, tree vigorous and productive. 



Bonne d'Ezee, large and beautiful, yellow and 

 red, buttery, melting, perfumed, first quality, 

 greatly esteemed, productive. 



Bergamotte Buffo, or Beurre Crapaud, medium, 

 yellow, red cheek, fine grained, melting, juicy, 

 perfumed, high flavored, excellent, much resem- 

 bles white Doyenne. 



Bergamotte Cadette, or Beurre Beauchamps, me- 

 dium, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, often 

 russeted, with reddish brown cheek, buttery, 

 melting, sweet, quite rich, slightly perfumed, 

 excellent, productive, highly esteemed. 



Bergamotte, Gansels, medium, rather large, 

 roundish, oblate, yellowish brown, faint brown- 

 ish blush, melting, juicy, sweet perfume, rich, 

 first rate flavor, highly esteemed. 



Benrre Van Marum, medium, or rather large, 

 pyriform, yellow, juicy, melting, sweet, very 

 agreeable flavor, estimable, tree productive, and 

 soon in bearing. 



Bezi de Montigny, medium, obovate, yellowish 

 green, half buttery, melting, juicy, sweet, per- 

 fumed, good flavor. 



Bnffum, a seedling of the white Doyenne, me- 

 dium, fair, obovate, yellow, reddish cheek, some- 

 what russeted, buttery, sweet, good flavor, tree 

 ^ery vigorous, produces great and regular crops. 



Compte de Lamy, medium, roundish, yellow, 

 orownish blush cheek, fine grained, buttery, 

 melting, rich, high flavor, esteemed. 



De Louvain, distinct from Beurre de Louvain, 

 which is a baking pear, medium, obovate, light 

 yellow, somewhat russeted with reddish dots, 

 buttery, melting, rich, fine flavor, an estimable 

 variety. 



Delices d'Hardempont (of Belgium), medium, 

 pyriform, pale yellow, buttery, melting, rich, 

 excellent flavor, much esteemed. 



Dix, large, pyriform, deep yellow, sweet, 

 juicy, rich, excellent, sometimes rather acid, 

 valuable, but tardy in bearing. 



Doyenne Boussoch, large and showy, thick 

 obovate, lemon yellow, somewhat russeted, often 

 a reddish cheek, buttery, melting, very juicy, 

 first rate flavor. 



Doyenne, Gray, medium, obovate, cinnamon 

 russet, very buttery, melting, rich, perfumed. 



delicious flavor, much esteemed, very produc- 

 tive. 



Doyenne Sienlle, medium, roundish obtuse, 

 pale yellow, slight blush, fine grained, buttery, 

 rich, excellent flavor, tree vigorous, productive. 



Doyenne, Vf hite. This is the Yirgalieu of the 

 jSTew York markets, and the Butter Pear of 

 Philadelphia. Medium, or rather large, obovate, 

 fine grained, buttery, melting, juicy, rich, excel- 

 lent flavor, none more highly esteemed, and 

 commands the highest price ; tree of vigorous 

 growth, and produces great crops on standard 

 trees in the interior of this State, and on the 

 Quince it yields well everywhere. The Striped 

 Doyenne is valueless, 



Ducliesse d'Angouleme, very large, often weigh- 

 ing a pound or more, obovate, greening yellow, 

 rather coarse, buttery, juicy, very good on 

 Quince, worthless on the Pear stock. 



Dunmore, large, oblong obovate, greenish with 

 brownish russet dots, buttery, melting, per- 

 fumed, rich, fine flavor, growth vigorous, pro- 

 ductive. 



Flemish. Beauty, large and splendid, always 

 fair, obovate, reddish brown russet on pale yel- 

 low ground, juicy, melting, usually very rich, 

 sweet, and excellent flavor, but variable, and 

 sometimes not high flavored, a very valuable 

 fruit, tree vigorous, productive. 



Fondante d'Antomne, or Belle Lucrative, medi- 

 um, obovate, yellowish green, slightly russeted. 

 fine grained, very juicy, melting, rich, perfumed, 

 excellent, one of the finest of Pears, tree vigor- 

 ous, very productive, and comes soon into bear- 

 ing. 



Forelle, or Trout Pear, medium, pp-iform, 

 clear yellow, deep vermilion cheek, buttery, 

 melting, agreeable, second rate, a beautiful fruit. 



Fondante Charneuse, or Waterloo, large, beau- 

 tiful, pyramidal, melting, juicy, high flavor, ex- 

 cellent, much esteemed, tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. I 



Frederick of Wnrtemberg, large and beautiful, 

 short pyriform, yellow, brilliant red cheek, very 

 melting, buttery, juicy, variable in quality, 

 sometimes delicious, often inferior, tree yevy 

 vigorous, productive, a beautiful market fruit. 



Fnlton, nearly medium, roundish oblate, dark 

 cinnamon russet, half buttery, melting, sprightly, 

 agreeable rich flavor, estimable, tree vigorous, 

 produces large and regular crops. 



Jalousie de Fontenay, medium, thick pyriform, 

 yelloAvish green, somewhat russeted, often faint 

 red cheek, buttery, melting, mildj rich, fine fla- 

 vor, estimable. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey, large, pyriform, yel- 

 lowish green, dull red cheek, very juicy, butterj", 

 rich, faintly subacid, fine flavor, tree vigorous, 

 very productive, succeeds admirably on Quince, 

 and is relied on for its great crops, and as a fa- 

 vorite market fruit. 



Long Green— Verte Longne, medium, long pyri- 

 form, very juicy, agreeable, good flavor, produc- 

 tive. 



Marie Louise, very crooked and irregular 

 growth, fruit large, pyriform, yellowish, some- 

 what russeted, buttery, melting, vinous, rich, fine 

 flavor, but variable, and often 2d or 8d rate. 

 Requires high cultivation to perfect the fruit. 



