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SELECT YABTETIES OF FRUITS. 



and very fine late-keeping variety received from France ; 

 golden yellow, with a brown tinge in the snn, melting, 

 buttery and rich ; tree upright and vigorous, and very pro- 

 ductive on the quince ; have had it very fine on the 1st 

 of March, ripened in the cellar ; will prove very valu- 

 able. 



92. Glout Morceau. — A large, melting, buttery, sweet 

 pear ; tree vigorous and productive ; like the Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, Louise Bonne, and some others, it is de- 

 cidedly superior on the quince, and makes a beautiful 

 pyramid. — December. 



93. Josephine de Malines. — A new Flemish winter pear, 

 pronounced both in France and England to be the finest 

 winter variety ; medium in size, melting and rich ; the 

 tree is a moderate grower, with quite small leaves ; it 

 appears to succeed well on the quince ; keeps till spring. 



94. Lawrence. — A fine, large, melting, rich flavored 

 pear, a native of Long Island ; tree a fair grower on both 

 pear and quince ; a regular and abundant bearer. — l^o- 

 vember to February. Ripens well in the cellar. 



95. Passe Colmar. — Large, buttery, and rich; tree a 

 fine, free grower on both pear and quince ; so disposed to 

 over-fruitfulness that thinning is quite necessary to obtain 

 fine fruit. — December. 



96. Sieulle (Doyenne Sieulle). — A large, roundish, melt- 

 ing pear, that keeps till January ; tree vigorous and up- 

 right ; succeeds remarkably well on the quince. 



97. St. Germain.) Pi'ince^s. — A medium sized, juicy, 

 fine flavored fruit ; ripens in the cellar, like an apple 

 through the winter ; a moderate grower and good bearer. 

 — March. 



98. St. Gerw.ain. — ^An old variety, large, melting, and 

 sweet ; succeeds well on the quince ; bears young and 

 abundantly. — December to January. 



99. Vicar of Wh-Qcjield or Monsieur Le Cwe. — A 



