CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 19 

Doyenne d@’Ete (Summer Doyenne)—A beautiful, melting, sweet Pear, rather 
small. Tree a fine grower and bearer. First of August. 
*Dearborn’s Seedling—Rather below medium size; pale yellow; melting and 
delicious. Tree a fine grower, and bears young and profusely; one of the 
very best early Summer Pears. Ripe about the last of August. 
Madeleine (Citron des Carmes)—One of the earliest of good Pears; ripe last of 
July and first of August; melting and sweet. Tree a fine grower and very 
productive. 
Manning’s Elizabeth—Below medium size; bright yellow, with a lively red 
cheek, dotted with brown and red dots; flesh juicy and melting. A beautiful 
dessert fruit. Desirable for amateur growers. 
*Osband’s Summer—A medium sized excellent fruit; melting, mild and pleas- 
ant flavored. Tree a fair, erect grower, and very productive. Middle of 
August. Origin in Wayne county, N. Y. 
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. 
*Tyson—Rather above medium size; melting, juicy, sweet and fine flavored. Tree 
very vigorous and rapid grower ; one of the finest summer varieties. Origin 
Jenkintown, Pa. August. 
CLASS II—SELECT AUTUMN PEARS. 
*Buffum—Resembles the White Doyenne ; buttery and sweet. Tree remarkably 
vigorous, upright grower ; productive. 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. September and October. 
Beurre Hardy—A Pear of good size; cinnamon russet; melting and fine. Tree 
a very strong grower and good bearer. October. 
Beurre Superfin—A large, fine, melting pear, of sprightly sub-acid flavor, like 
the old Brown Beurre, which is superseded; one of the best pears. October. 
Beurre de Waterloo (Fondante de Charneu, Duc de Brabant, Desire Van 
Mons, &c.)—A large, handsome Pear, of first quality. A good bearer. Oct. 
Belle Lucrative (Fondante d’Automne.)—Large ; melting and delicious. A 
fair, upright grower, and bears early and abundantly ; first quality in all re- 
spects. September and October. 
Conseiller de la Cour (Marechal de la Cour, Duc d’Orleans)—A splendid, 
large fruit, of fine quality, ripening in November. Tree vigorous, and suc- 
ceeds well on the quince. 
Duchesse d’Angouleme—the largest of all our good pears. It attains its 
highest perfection on the quince, and is a beautiful and vigorous tree. Oct. 
and November. 
Doyenne Boussock—A large Pear of good quality, resembling the White Doy- 
enne. Tree a strong, rapid grower and abundant bearer. Should be picked 
early. September. 
Doyenne White—A well known and almost universally esteemed variety, of 
the highest excellence. Tree a vigorous grower, productive and hardy ; suc- 
ceeds best in most parts of the West. 
Doyenne Gray—NSimilar in quality to the preceding; fruit of a reddish russet 
color. Tree not quite so strong a grower. 
Flemish Beauty—A large, beautiful, melting, sweet pear. Tree vigorous 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 de Jersey, (Bonne Louise 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 quince. 
Should be in all collections. Sept. and Oct. 
