AUTUMN PEARS. 



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Benrre Superfin, larger handsome, buttery, 

 melting, high flavor, very excellent, one of the 

 finest varieties, tree vigorous and productive. 



Bergamotte Cadette, or Benrre Beauchamps, 



medium, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, 

 often russeted, with reddish brown cheek, but- 

 tery, melting, sweet, quite rich, slightly per- 

 fumed, excellent, productive, highly esteemed. 



Bergamotte, Gansels, medium, rather large, 

 roundish, oblate, yellowish brown, faint brown- 

 ish blush, melting, juicy, 6weet perfume, rich, 

 first rate flavor, highly esteemed. 



Bergen, large, turbinate, yellow, red cheek, 

 buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, excellent flavor. 



Benrre Van Marum, medium, or rather large, 

 pyriform, yellow, juicy, melting, sweet, very 

 agreeable flavor, estimable, tree productive, and 

 soon in bearing. 



> Bezi de Montigny, medium, obovate, yellowish 

 green, half butter}*, melting, juicy, sweet, per- 

 sumed, good flavor. 



Bnflnm, a seedling of the white Doyenne, me- 

 dium, fair, obovate, yellow, reddish cheek, some- 

 what russeted, buttery, sweet, good flavor, tree 

 very vigorous, produces great and regular crops. 



De Louvain, distinct from Beurre de Louvain, 

 which is a baking pear, medium, obovate, light 

 yellow, somewhat russeted with reddish dots, 

 buttery, melting, rich, fine flavor, an estimable 

 variety. 



Dix, large, pyriform, deep yellow, sweet, 

 juicy, rich, excellent, sometimes rather acid, 

 valuable, very tardy in bearing. 



Doyenne Boussoch, large and showy, thick 

 obovate, lemon yellow, somewhat russeted', often 

 a reddish cheek, buttery, melting, very juicy, 

 first rate flavor. 



Doyenne, Gray, medium, obovate, cinnamon 

 russet, very buttery, melting, rich, perfumed, 

 delicious flavor, much esteemed, very produc- 

 tive. 



Doyenne Sienlle, medium, roundish, obtuse, 

 pale yellow, slight blush, fine grained, buttery, 

 rich, excellent flavor, tree vigorous, productive. 



Doyenne, White. This is the Virgalieu of the 

 New York markets, and the Butter Pear of 

 Philadelphia. Medium, or rather large, obovate, 

 fine grained, buttery, melting, juicy, rich, excel- 

 lent flavor, none more esteemed, commands the 

 highest price; tree of vigorous growth, and 

 produces great crops on standard trees in the 

 interior of this State, and on the Quince it 

 yields well everywhere. The Striped Doyenne 

 is valueless. 



Dnehesse d'Angonleme, very large, often weigh- 

 ing a pound or more, obovate, greening yellow, 

 rather coarse, buttery, juicy, very good on 

 Quince, worthless on the pear stock. 



Dnehesse d'Orleans, medium to large, pyriform 

 golden yellow, often russeted, red cheek, buttery, 

 melting, rich, delicious, very handsome. 



Dnnmore, large, oblong obovate, greenish with 

 brownish russet dots, buttery, melting, per- 

 fumed, rich, fine flavor, growth vigorous, pro- 

 ductive. 



Flemish Beauty, large and splendid, always 

 fair, obovate, reddish brown russet on pale yel- 

 low ground, juicy, melting, usually very rich, 

 sweet, and excellent flavor, but variable, and 



sometimes not highly flavored, a very valuable 

 fruit, tree vigorous, productive. 



Fondante d'Antomne, or Belle Lucrative, me- 

 dium, obovate, yellowish green, slightly rus- 

 seted, fine grained, very juicy, melting, rich, 

 perfumed, excellent, one of the finest of pears, 

 tree vigorous, very productive, and comes soon 

 into bearing. 



Fondante de Malines, medium size, melting,, 

 very juicy, excellent flavor, first rate, one of the 

 finest new varieties, tree hardy and vigorous, 

 succeeds well on the Quince. 



Frederick of Wurtemberg, large and beautiful, 

 short pyriform, yellow, brilliant red cheek, very 

 melting, buttery, juicy, variable in quality, 

 sometimes delicious, often inferior, tree very 

 vigorous, productive, a beautiful market fruit. 



Fulton, nearly medium, roundish oblate, dark, 

 cinnamon russet, half buttery, melting, sprightly,, 

 agreeable rich flavor, estimable, tree vigorous, 

 produces large and regular crops. 



Jalousie de Fontenay, medium, thick pyriform, 

 yellowish green, somewhat russeted, often faint 

 red cheek, buttery, melting, mild, rich, fine fla- 

 vor, estimable. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey, large, pyriform, yel- 

 lowish green, dull red cheek, very juicy, but- 

 tery, rich, faintly subacid, fine flavor, tree vigor- 

 ous, very productive, succeeds admirably on 

 Quince, and is relied on for its great crops, and 

 as a favorite market fruit. 



Marie Louise, crooked and irregular growth, 

 fruit large, pyriform, yellowish, somewhat rus- 

 seted, buttery, melting, vinous, rich, five flavor, 

 but variable, and often 2d or 3d rate. Requires 

 high cultivation to perfect the fruit. 



Napoleon, medium, pyriform, yellowish green, 

 extremely juicy, melting, moderately rich, good 

 flavor, sometimes astringent, tree hardy, thrifty, 

 very productive. 



Nouveau Poitean, above medium, obovate, pale 

 green, with a few blotches of russet, fine grained, 

 melting, juicy, rich aroma, excellent, very highly 

 esteemed, tree rigorous and bears promptly and 

 abundantly. 



Onondaga or Swan's Orange, very large and 

 splendid, obtuse oval, rich yellow, often brown 

 cheek, slightly coarse, buttery, melting, rich, 

 high flavor, estimable but not first quality, vig- 

 orous growth, productive. 



Oswego Benrre, medium, obovate, yellowish 

 green, melting, juicy, fine sprightly vinous fla- 

 vor at first, then becoming nearly sweet, tree 

 very hardy and vigorous, and greatly produc- 

 tive, an estimable and reliable variety. 



Paradise d'Antomne, rather large, pyriform, 

 deep yellow, same appearance and qualities as 

 the Beurre Bose, more melting and sprightly, 

 and the growth more vigorous, which gives it a 

 decided preference. 



St. Michael Archangel, large, pyriform, greenish 

 yellow, russeted crown, rather coarse, half melt- 

 ing, juicy, rich, good but not high flavor, about 

 equal to the Bartlett. 



Seckel, a tree of slow, compact growth, fruit 

 small, in clusters, yellowish brown, deep dull red 

 cheek, fine grained, sweet, very juicy, melting, 

 buttery, delightful mnsky aroma, the richest and 

 highest flavored of pears. Requires a rich soil 

 and high culture. 



