FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 17 
Duchesse de Bordeaux. — Fruit medium size, roundish; skin yellow, with russet 
dots; flesh moderately juicy ; good. Tree vigorous. January and February. 
Kieffer — This unique pear was raised from seed of the Chinese Sand pear, supposed 
to have been cross-fertilized with some other kind grown near it. Tree remarkably 
vigorous, having large, dark-green, glossy leaves, and is an early and very prolific bearer. 
Fruit large to very large, roundish oval narrowing at both ends; skin deep yellow, with a 
fine blush on the sunny side; flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy; very good. Ripens 
through October and November. To have it in perfection, it should be gathered when 
fully grown, and ripened in the house. The tree should be annually headed back. It 
should not be planted in Northern New York and Northern New England. 
Lawrence. — An American pear of great excellence. Fruit medium size, obtuse piri- 
form; skin fine yellow; flesh juicy, sweet and good. Tree hardy, vigorous and very pro- 
ductive. December. 
Mount Vernon. — Tree a crooked grower but an excellent bearer. Fruit variable in 
form, generally obtuse pyriform; color russet on a yellow ground; flesh juicy, with a rich 
vinous flavor. November and December. 
President Drouard. — A new pear recently introduced from France, and recommended 
for its fine rich flavor, combined with long keeping qualities. Tree a very vigorous grower. 
In season from January to March, 
r Butter. — Of American origin and one of our most valuable pears. Fruit medium to 
large and nearly globular; skin rough, greenish yellow, sprinkled with russet; flesh white, 
moderately juicy, nearly melting, sweet, slightly vinous; good. Tree an upright grower 
and an early and abundant bearer. October and November. 
Vicar of Wakefield — Fruit large, long pyriform; skin fair, smooth, pale yellow, 
occasionally with a blush; variable as a table pear, but fine for cooking. A good grower on 
quince. December. 
Of the preceding varieties we propagate Osband's Summer, Flemish Beauty and Sheldon 
only as standards, while we propagate Duchesse de Angouleme and Louise Bonne de Jersey 
only as dwarfs. The other varieties we propagate both as standards and dwarfs. The 
Bartlett should be grown only as a standard on account of the failure of the pear to readily 
unite with the quince, but we can supply a limited number as dwarfs. 
Hardy Standard Fears. 
The following varieties of standard pears we rate as hardy as the Talman Sweet or 
Golden Russet apple, and we recommend their culture in those sections where Special 
Apple List No. 2 can be planted with safety. They can be grown where it is abou* im- 
possible to succeed with Bartlett. We give their season of ripening at the North: 
Clapp's Favorite September. Frederick Clapp Oct. and Nov. 
Doyenne Boussock Sept. and October. Sheldon October. 
Flemish Beauty Sept. and October. Beurre de Anjou November. 
G oodale October. Lawrence December. 
