CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 19 



f*Ree(ler (Dr. Eeeder) — Medium size; roundish, ovate; skin yellow, netted with rus- 

 set and sprinkled with russet dots. Flesh tine, juicy, melting, vinous. Tree a 

 slender, irregular grower and an excellent hearer. A delicious pear for amateurs' 

 use. November. 75 cents each. 



Souvenir d'Espereii — A fine, late autumn pear, resembling the Winter Nelis in ap- 

 pearance and quality. Tree 2, free, upright grower. 



f Winter Nelis — One of the best early winter pears; medium size; dull russet; melting 

 and buttery, with a rich, sprightly flavor. Tree a slender, straggling, but free 

 grower. Bears heavy crops regularly. It must be top grafted to obtain good 

 trees. 75 cents each. 



CLASS IV.— SELECT LATE WINTER PEARS. 



Easter Beiirre — A large, roundish oval fruit, yellow, with a red cheek; melting and 

 rich. Tree a moderate grower and most abundant bearer; best on the quince ; 

 keeps all winter. 



f Josephine of Malines — Medium to large, roundish; pale straw color; flesh rose- 

 colored, melting and delicately perfumed; first quality. Tree a moderate, irregu- 

 lar grower, with small leaves; fruit borne in clusters; succeeds well on the quince, 

 though not a handsome grower. This variety improves as the tree advances in 

 age. One of the most delicious of our long keeping table pears, and it deserves 

 ext'ensive culture. 75 cents each. 



Pound — A monstrous fruit, and very beautiful; yellow, with red cheek. For stewing. 

 Tree a moderate grower and productive. 



SPECIAL COLLECTION OF PEARS. 

 For Cultivation on the Quince. 



The following varieties are particularly recommended for cultivation on the quince. 

 All are vigorous and handsome growers, hardy and bear well. 



We might add many others which appear to succeed well on the quince with fair 

 treatment. Such are now in our own grounds in a flourishing state, after being twenty 

 years planted. The following, however, cannot fail to make durable and satisfactory trees: 



Summer — Andre Desportes, Bartlett, Brandywine, Clapp's Favorite, Margaret. 



Autumn — Angouleme, Belle Lucrative, Boussock, Hardy, Howell, Louise Bonne of 

 Jersey, Superfin, Urbaniste, White Doyenne. 



Winter — Anjou, Easter Beurre, Lawrence, Josephine of Malines. 



