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ROUSSELET STUTTGART.— Medium size, or rather small, greenish yelloTv and 

 brown, half -melting, juicy and fine flavored. Tree a good grower and very pro- 

 ductive. Aug. and Sept. 



ROSTIEZER.— Medium size, yellowish green, with a brown cheek; flesh juicy, sweet 

 and high flavored. The tree is vigorous, with dark colored shoots ; of German 

 origin. August. 



ST. GHISLAIN. — A medium sized, fine, melting pear. Tree a rapid, upright, and 

 beautiful grower and good bearer. Sept, 



*TYSOISr. — Rather above medium size, melting, juicy, sweet and fine flavored. Tree 

 very vigorous and rapid grower ; one of the finest summer^^arieties ; origin, 

 Jenkintown, Pa. August. 



*WASHI]SrGTOiSr. — A medium sized, beautiful and very good pear, native of Dela- 

 ware. Tree a moderate grower and good bearer. Middle of Sept. 



CLASS II-SELECT AUTUMN PEARS, 



*AJSrDRE WS. — A fine, popular Massachusetts variety, medium size, fair, melting and 

 sweet. Tree very productive and hardy. Middle of Sept. 



ARCH DUG CHARLES. — Large, pale yellow, melting, very sweet, fine. Tree vig- 

 orous, productive and handsome. Sept. and Oct. 



BARONNE DE MELLO.— A'fine pear, medium size, russety, melting and high fla- 

 vored ; vigorous and productive. Oct- 



*BUFFUM. — Resembles the White Doyenne ; buttery, sweet and fine flavored. Tree 

 remarkably vigorous, upright grower, with light reddish brown shoots. Last of 

 September. 



BEURRE BOSC. — A large and beautiful russety pear, very distinct, with a long 

 neck, melting, or nearly so, high flavored and delicious. A good grower, 

 though rather irregular and bears well. Sept. and Oct. 



BEURRE AMANDE. — Large greenish russet, melting, rich, fine ; hardy and pro- 

 ductive ; has an almond flavor. Oct. It is known as B. Judes, Long de iS'a- 

 kourts, and other names. 



BEURRE D'ANJOU, (Ne Plus Meuris of the French).— A large, fine pear, buttery 

 and melting, with sprightly vinous flavor. Tree a fine grower, and good bearer. 

 Oct. and Nov. 



BEURRE DIEL. — One of the largest pears ; buttery, rich and fine, sometimes gritty 

 at the core on pear stock; generally first rate on the quince. Growth very strong 

 and rapid, with large roundish leaves. Oct. and Nov., and if picked early and 

 ripened gradually in the house, may be kept to December. 



BEURRE LANGELIER.— Large, greenish yellow and red ; melting and fine. Tree 

 a superb grower, not an early bearer. Dec. 



BEURRE CLAIRGEAU.— Very large pyriform, yellow and red, texture of Beurre 

 Bosc, nearly melting, high flavorecl. Tree a good grower and an early, abundant 

 bearer ; a magnificent fruit, one of the finest late acquisitions. Oct. to Nov. 



BEURRE HARDY. — A pear of good size, cinnamon russet, melting and fine. Tiee 

 a very strong grower and good bearer. Oct. 



BEURRE GOLDEN OF BILBOA.— A large and beautiful pear of the first quality, 

 buttery and melting, with a rich, sprightly flavor. A fair, upright, handsome 

 grower. Sept. and Oct. 



BEURRE SUPERFIN.— A large, fine, melting pear, of sprightly sub-acid flavor, like 

 the old Brown Beurre, which is superseded. Oct. 



BEURRE DE WATERLOO, (Fondante des Charneuse, Due de Br ab ant. Desire 

 Van Mons, &c.,) A large, handsome pear of first quality of a honied swfi^tness, 

 and delicate perfume. A good grower and bearer. Oct. 



