CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 19 

Beurre Hardy—A large pear; cinnamon russet; melting and fine. Tree a strong 
grower and good bearer. One of the finest pears, deserving much more attention 
than it has hitherto received. October. 
Beurre Superfin—-A large, fine pear, very juicy and melting, with a rich, pleasant 
and sprightly, sub-acid flavor, like that of old Brown Beurre, which is super- 
seded; all things considered one of the best pears known to cultivators. Its 
valuable qualities are not sufficiently appreciated. Tree vigorous. October. 
Doyenne Boussock—A large pear of good quality, resembling the White Doyenne. 
Tree a very vigorous, rapid grower and abundant bearer. September. 
Doyenne White—A well known and almost universally esteemed variety of the 
highest excellence. Tree a vigorous grower, productive and hardy; succeeds 
best in most parts of the West. 
Duchesse d@’ Angouleme—The largest of all our good pears. Succeeds well on 
the pear, but it attains its highest perfection on the quince, and is a beautiful and 
vigorous tree. October and November. 
Flemish Beauty—A large, beautiful, melting sweet pear. Tree very hardy, o79- 
orous and fruitful; succeeds well in most parts of the country. September and 
October. 
*Howell—One of the finest American pears; large, handsome; sweet, melting. Tree 
very vigorous, hardy and productive. September and October. 
Louise Bonne of Jersey (Bonne Louise d’Avranche)—A large, beautiful first- 
rate pear; yellow with a dark red cheek; melting, buttery and rich. Treea 
vigorous, erect grower and most abundant bearer; best on the quince. Septem- 
ber and October. ° 
*Seckel—tThe standard of excellence in the pear; small, but of the highest flavor. 
Tree a stout, slow, erect grower. September and October. 
*Sheldon—A pear of the very first quality, from Wayne county, N.Y.; large, round; 
russet and red; melting, rich and delicious. Tree vigorous, erect and handsome, 
and bears well when grown on the pear. It must be double worked on the 
quince. October and November. Dwarf trees, 75 cents each. 
*Swan’s Orange (Onondaga)—A large, melting, sprightly, vinous pear. Tree 
vigorous, hardy and extremely productive. October and November. 
Urbaniste (Beurre Picquery of the French)—A large, melting, buttery pear of 
first quality. Tree a moderate, compact, beautiful grower. October to No- 
vember. 
CLASS IIl—SELECT AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER 
PEARS. | 
Beurre Clairgeau—Very large; pyriform; yellow and red; handsome and attract- 
ive; flesh yellowish; nearly melting; keeps sound a long time after being 
gathered. Tree a free grower, and an early abundant bearer; a magnificent 
market fruit. 
Beurre d’ Anjou (Ne Plus Meuris of the French)—A large handsome pear, buttery 
and melting, with sprightly vinous flavor; keeps into mid-winter. Tree a 
vigorous grower and good bearer. We have no hesitation in pronouncing it to 
be one of the most valuable pears in the catalogue. It is rapidly growing in favor, 
and we predict for it great popularity as soon as it is better known. Does 
equally well as a standard ora dwarf. Keeps until the winter holidays, when 
it commands very high prices in the market, and its fine appearance and rich 
flavor always insure for it a ready sale. 
+*Dana’s Hovey—Small, but of very fine quality, and keeps well. The tree has 
much of the habit of Seckel, and is a moderate grower. 75 cents each. 
+*Dr. Reeder—Medium size; roundish, ovate; skin yellow, netted with russet, and 
sprinkled with russet dots. Flesh fine, juicy, melting, vinous. Tree a slender, 
irregular grower, and an excellent bearer. A delicious pear for amateur’s use. 
November. ‘5 cents each. 
