FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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Osband's Summer. Fruit rather small, obovate ; skin fine, clear yellow, with a 
warm red cheek ; flesh fine grained, melting, sweet, and perfumed. August. 
Seneca. Large, obovate, pyriform ; stem nearly two inches long ; color light yellow, 
marked with bright green mottlings and green dots, bright blush on sunny side ; 
flesh white, fine grained, very vinous and sprightly, melting and delicious, very 
good to best in quality. Tree vigorous, upright, retaining its foliage until late in 
the season. Ripens immediately after Bartlett. 
Wilder. Of medium size, pyriform ; pale yellow, with deep red spots, very attract- 
ive ; never rots at the core. Tree an upright grower, healthy, fairly vigorous, and 
productive. Rijjens a few days earlier than Manning's Elizabeth. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
Beurre Bosc. Large, yellow russeted, half melting, high flavored, and excellent. 
Tree a poor, crooked grower in the nursery and but little cultivated. October. 
Duchesse d'Angouleme. A magnificent pear when well grown upon quince 
stock. Fruit of the largest size, with an irregular, uneven surface ; skin greenish 
yellow, spotted with russet; flesh white, very juicy, with a rich and excellent 
flavor. Tree vigorous, upright, with yellowish shoots. October. 
Doyenne Boussock. Fruit large, obovate ; skin rough, yellow, clouded with 
russet ; flesh very juicy, sweet, and aromatic. Tree vigorous and an abundant 
bearer. A good market pear. September and October. 
Flemish Beauty. Large size, greenish yellow and brown, with large spots of 
russet ; rich and juicy, with a melting and musky flavor ; a strong grower and 
great bearer. This variety ranks with the most hardy. Fruit often cracks badly. 
September and October. 
Howell. Large, light waxen yellow, with a fine red cheek ; handsome, rich, sweet, 
melting, perfumed aromatic flavor. Tree an upright, free grower, an early and 
profuse bearer. Very hardy and valuable. September and October. 
Idaho. Very large and handsome ; irregular, globular, somewhat depressed ; core 
very small ; skin yellow with many russet spots ; flesh melting, juicy, with a 
sprightly vinous, delicious flavor. Season September and October. 
Louise Bonne de Jersey. Desirable for cultivation on the quince .stock. Fruit 
large, pyriform ; skin smooth, pale greenish yellow, with warm, red cheek ; flesh 
rich, very juicy, and excellent. Tree upright and productive. October. 
Seokel. A most delicious little pear, unsurpassed in flavor. Fruit small, irregularly 
formed, roundish, obovate ; skin yellowish bro^vn, with a red cheek ; flesh very 
rich, spicy, and sweet. September and October. 
Sheldon. An American pear, of the finest quality in every respect. Fruit rather 
large, roundish ; skin greenish russet, with a red clieek ; flesh melting, rich, juicy, 
and perfumed ; first rate. Tree vigorous, hardy, and handsome. October. 
Vermont Beauty. Fruit of medium size, roundish ; skin yellow, nearly covered 
with carmine ; flesh melting, sprightly, very good. Tree healthy, hardy, and very 
productive. October. A decided acquisition. 
