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CONSEILLER DE LA COUR— Mareclial cle la Cour, Due d'Orleans. A splendid 



large fruit of fine quality, ripening in November. Tree vigorous, and succeeds 



v^ell on the quince. 

 DE TONGRES.— Durandeau. A large russet pear of good quality, ripening in 



November; keeps well. Tree a moderate grower, succeeds best on the pear 



stock. 

 DOYENNE DU COMICE.— A large fine new melting pear, recently originated at 



Angers, France. Tree hardy, and a fine grower ; succeeds well on the quince. 



November and December. Regarded as one of the best foreign varieties intro- 

 duced during the last 20 years. 

 EMILE D'HEYST.— A lar^e pyramidal fruit of 1st quality, ripens in November ; 



keeps well. Tree vigorous and a great bearer. 

 MADAM ELIZA.— A large, long, pyramidal fruit, like the Vicar of Winkfleld. 



Melting, sweet, delicious. Tree vigorous and productive ; ripens in October, and 



keeps well. 

 PAUL AMBRE. — Medium to large size, beautiful and excellent — resembling the 



Beurre d'Anjou in texture. Tree vigorous and very productive. 

 SOUVENIR D'ESPERIN.— A fine late autumn pear resembling the Winter Nelis in 



appearance and quality. November and December. 



CHERRIES 



The Cherry succeeds well in dry soils, and is susceptible of being trained in any 

 form that taste or circumstance may require. 



For Orchards, where there is ample room for large trees, and in climates where 

 it is not subject to the bursting of the bark, standards with 4 or 5 feet of clean trunk 

 are preferable. 



For Door Yards, where shade and ornament are taken into account, stand- 

 ards of the free growing sorts,- with erect habit and large foliage are the most suita- 

 ble. 



For Fruit Gardens, and particularly those of moderate extent, and in localities 

 where the bark of the trunk is liable to bursting, the pyramidal or conical trees, dwarf 

 or low standards, with two or three feet of trunk, and the dwarfs, branching within a 

 few inches of the ground, are the most appropriate and profitable. 



Standards are budded on the Mazzard stock, and the others on the Malialeb^ or 8t 

 Lucie, the latter serves the same purpose for the cherry that the quince does for the 

 pear, and the paradise for the apple. It makes the trees smaller and more prolific, and 

 besides it may be root-pruned, like an apple or pear tree, in cases of superabundant 

 vigor of growth. It will also flourish on many soils not adapted to the Mazzard stock. 

 Our trees are grown upon dry and moderately rich soil, consequently the wood is 

 w^ell ripened and will bear transplanting into any climate. It should be understood 

 that cherry trees forced into excessive growth, by damp soils or powerful manures, 

 cannot even stand the winter in the nursery with safety, while transplanting is almost 

 certain death to them. Purchasers will do well to consider this. 



PRICES OF CHERRY TREES. 



STANDARD TREES, 2 years from bud, handsome, from 5 to 7 feet . . 



high, Each l^cents. Q 6 



do do 1 year from bud, •* ^^ " S'O 



do do Extra size, from $i--flO_Jt£uJJ-»5^ 



PYRAMIDAL AND DWARF TREES, 2 years from bud, well ^ / 



branched, Each ^d cents. ^ ^ 



do do do 1 year from bud, " Ji^ " " ^0 



