Fruit Trees, Small Fruits and Ornamentals. 
II 
Flemish Beauty. Extra hardy. Septem- 
ber and October. Fruit lar^e ; sh.'lI^e varies. 
Surface slightly rough, with some reddish 
brown russet on pale yellow ground. Flesh 
juicy, melting, often with a rich, sweet, and 
excellent flavor, but variable, and sometimes 
not high-flavored ; needs house ripening. An 
old and highly esteemed variety ; a strong 
grower and great bearer. Hardy and desir- 
able. This variety ranks for hardiness among 
Pears as the Duchess of Oldenburg does 
among apples — with the most hardy. 
Frederick Clapp, or Clapp's No. 22. 
Middle to last of October. The fruit is medium 
to large size, inclined to roundness, but is 
somewhat variable in form The skin is 
smooth, bright yellow, without blush or rus- 
set, but has many minute brown tlots. Flesh 
is whitish yellow, very juicy. Quality very 
good to best. A remarkably good keeper. 
Tree vigorous and an abundant I earer. 
Origin, l3orchester, Mass., on the same farm 
as the Clapp's Favorite. 
Howell. September and October. Fruit 
rather large, sometimes with a short, obscure 
neck. Color light wa.xen yellow, frequently 
with a handsome cheek, with minute dots. 
Fruit remarkably fair, sweet and melting, of 
e.xcellent quality. Tree a strong and hardy 
grower and good bearer. Extensively planted 
all over the country. Origin, New Haven, Ct. 
Idaho. October. Tree vigorous, having 
dark, lu.xuriant foliage. Very jiroductive of 
fruit of largest size, weighing from 16 to 23 
ounces. Fruit roundish Flavor ple.isant — 
equal to Bartlett. Flesh entirely free from 
gritty texture; core exceedingly small, and 
often without seeds. A good shipper, having 
carried 2.000 miles in goo,l condition. ( )rigi- 
nated in Idaho, about the latitude of Ouebec, 
and has survi\'ed winters when the ther- 
mometer ranged from 15° to 30° below zero. 
What others say about it : 
lis finality is reiiKirkable for such a larj;o fruit.— 
P. J. BiiRCKMANs. Pt-fTs, Amey. Pomolofficiil Society. 
The most noteworthy new frnil wliicli lias conic 
to tile notice of your coniniillee. It is ver>' large, 
handsome and of delicious fla\'or.— F. M. Hf.x- 
AMER, ChairiHaii Comtniltce .Vatnw /■'niih. Aiiieri' 
can Pomuloi^tcat Socirty. 
Howell. 
Kieffer. (Half size.) 
Kieffer. October and November. Raised 
from the seed of the Chinese Sand Pear, sup- 
posed to have been cross-fertilized with some 
other kind grown near it. Tree remarkably 
vigorous, having large, dark green, glossy 
leaves, and is a young and very heavy bearer. 
The tree is inclined to overhear, and proper 
thinning will improve the C|ualitv of the fruit. 
Fruit large to very large, roundish oval, nar- 
rowing at both ends. Skin rich golden yel- 
low, with a fine red 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. 
As a canning Pear, it retains its light color 
and possesses a rich, vinotis flavor, being 
very refreshing, and, notwithstanding the 
process < f canning, it remains rich, juicy 
and sprightly. 
Lucy Duke. New. October. Fruit large, 
rather pyriform. .Skin cinnamon-russet, with 
vmeven surface. Flesh melting, juicy, sweet, 
excellent. Tree a vigorous grower. Origin, 
North Carolina. 
Louise Bonne de Jersey. September and 
October. Large, tapering. Pale yellowisli 
green in the shade, but overspread with 
brownish red in the sun. Very juicy and 
melting, with a rich and excellent flavor. A 
pr.ilitable market variety. Succeeds better 
on the quince (as a Dwarf tree) than on the 
I'ear root. While hardly of the highest 
(|ualily, it is very valuable for its large, fair 
fruit and great productiveness. 
Nev» England Beauty (Baron de Mel- 
low). November. Fruit meilium size. Flesh 
white, tinged with ovange ; \'cr\- juicy. Skin 
yellowish russet, with retl cheek. Tree a 
vigorous, upright grower, and very produc- 
tive. A vahiable market sort. 
President. November. .'\ very large, 
handsome Pear. Color greenish yellow, with 
reil ill the sun. Flesh juicy, with an agree- 
able vinous Havor. 
