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JALOUSIE FONTENAY VENDEE.— Medium to large, dull yellow or russet, 

 melting, sprightly, first rate. Tree an erect, fine grower and most profuse bearer. 

 Sept. and Oct. 



*JONES' SEEDLING.— From Pennsylvania ; small, yellow, russet, first quality. 

 Tree vigorous and fine. Nov. and Dec. 



LOUISE BONNE DE JERSEY, (Louise Bonne d'Avranche.)— A large, beautiful, 

 first rate pear ; yellow, with a dark red cheek ; melting, buttery and rich. Tree 

 a rapid, erect grower and most abundant bearer ; best on the Cjuince ; should be 

 in all collections. Sept. and Oct. 



LIBERALE. — A large, pyriform pear, resembling Dix, greenish yellow, with a thick 

 marbling of dark russet; flesh melting, juicy and sweet; an excellent pear. Oct. 



MARIE LOUISE. — A large melting pear of the first quality ; the tree is a straggling, 

 crooked grower, but hardy, and bears young and abundantly. Sept. and Oct. 



NOUVEAU POITEAU. — Large, greenish yellow and russet, melting and good. 

 Ti ee an erect, strong, fine grower and a good bearer. Oct. 



NAPOLEON. — A large, juicy, melting, fine fruit. Tree vigorous, hardy and pro- 

 ductive ; bears young, ripens in November, and may be kept till December. 



NANTAIS. — Large, greenish, melting, sweet as honey. Tree erect, vigorous and 

 productive. Oct. 



*ONONDAGA.— See Swan's Orange. 



*OSWEGO BEURRE.— From Oswego, N. Y., medium size, melting, with a rich, 

 vinous flavor. Tree very hardy and productive. Ripens from Oct. to Dec. 



*PR ATT. — Large, roundish oblong, lemon yellow, sweet and excellent. Tree a fair 

 grower and productive. Sept, 



PARADISE D'AUTOMNE.— A large, fine, melting pear of the first quality ; re- 

 sembles Beurre Bosc in shape and color. Tree vigorous, but irregular ; bears 

 well. Oct. 



*SECKEL. — The standard of excellence in the pear ; small, but of the highest flavor 

 Tree a stout, slow, erect grower ; makes a beautiful tree, either as standard or 

 pyramid. Sept. and Oct. 



ST. MICHAEL ARCHANGE.— Large pyriform, yellow and red, handsome, melt 

 ing and good ; variable. Tree beautiful, erect, pyramidal. Nov. 



^SHELDON. — A pear of the very first quality, from Wayne Co.,N. Y., large, round, 

 russet and red, melting, rich and delicious. Tree erect and handsome, and bears 

 well. Oct. and Nov. 



*STEVENS' GENESEE.— A large, roundish, handsome, melting pear. Tree vig- 

 orous and highly productive ; a native of Monroe Co., N. Y. Sept. and Oct. 



ST. ANDRE. — Large, pale yellow, melting, sweet as honey. Tree erect and beauti- 

 ful, productive. Sept. and Oct. 



*SWAN'S ORANGE, (Onondaga.)— A very large, melting, high flavored pear, some- 

 times slightly astringent. Tree vigorous, hardy and extremely productive. Oct. 

 and Nov. 



URBANISTE, (Beurre Picquery of the French.)— A large, melting, buttery pear of 

 first quality. Tree a moderate, compact, beautiful grower. Oct. and Nov. 



CLASS III-SELECT WINTER PEARS. 



BEURRE D'AREMBERG.— Medium to large size, melting, with a rich, sprightly 

 vinous flavor ; ripens well. Tree a moderate grower and bearer. Dec. and Jan. 



BEURRE EASTER, (Doyenne d'Hiver of the French.)— A large, roundish, oval, 

 fruit, yellow, with a red cheek, melting and rich. Tree a good grower and most 

 abundant bearer ; best on the quince; keeps all icinter. The best keeping table 

 pear we have yet tested. 



