Albret is more like (in form) the “ Mt. Ver- 
non” pear as sent us than the engraving of 
that pear previously published. It will be 
seen that, the two descriptions ofB, d' A. do 
not agree. Probably Mr. Downing's de¬ 
scription was made from American-grown 
fruit. If so, the question arises whether he 
was describing “Ml. Vernon” or Beurre 
tl’ Albret. 
When wo wrote our first notice of Mr. 
Little’s fruit, we did not know what it was 
nor where it came from. It answered, we 
thought, the description of Beurre d’ Albret, 
pot, stirring these materials into the soil. A 
little tobacco water might answer the same 
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' . . tl _— ... I .l.l.-v /'nhlnai Hilfllal/ifl aIiuAI'I/A 
as \ve find it. in Downing. If Yve were mis¬ 
taken, our senses fail us. We are not yet 
satisfied that we Yvere. But whether this 
“ML Vernon” ns scut us by Mr. Little is 
distinct from Beurre d’ Albert or not, it is 
one of the finest pears we ever tasted—ac¬ 
cording to our lasic. We do not assume to 
be infallible, and, of course, may be mistaken 
iu ideuUiying it with Beurre d’ Albret. 
out, would be seized on as a Bussian apple 
or a crab. Il is a pretty lilile U nit, and I 
have no doubt, like a thousand and one or 
more of small, natural seedling apples all 
over the Stale, bears profusely and keeps 
well. I have an apple almost its counter¬ 
part in size and form, only mine i.s red, and 
much ihe handsomer of the two; and un¬ 
less 1 find some enthusiastic crab apple in¬ 
troducer, I fear I shall have to yearly put 
my stock in for cider; for all such here¬ 
abouts, side by side Yvith Jonathan, North¬ 
ern Spy, F,-unease, etc., are left out in the 
cold, so far as their use for the dessert is con¬ 
cerned. 
lliCMter. 
This Pennsylvanian is of good medium 
size and handsome appearance, filling it 
yyoII for market; these cpialilies, combined 
with its firmness, I have no doubt, have 
greatly contributed to its popularity, as it 
now lias some five or six synonyms. I give 
herewith, a drawing, and would add to 
Downing's description that I lie llesh is a 
yellowish white, quite firm; stem short; 
calyx with upright half re-curved segments 
in a regular basin ; core small. 
composed of sandy loam, peat, and pure 
river sand, about equal parts, will answer 
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water, and dry off, and check gi’OYvth at the 
approach of winter. Place the plants in a 
warm room and alloYv them to rest a few 
months before starling again into growth 
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riotits have hardly anything iu common 
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The following is the translation from A. 
Leroy’s DtrUomt/re du Ponujfogm —“ Pears,” 
page 357:—" Beurre d’Albret—-Mediumsize; 
shape elongated, (pyriform ?) quite irregular; 
stem short, slender, Ac.; eye large, open, 
scarcely sunk below the surface; skin gold¬ 
en, or greenish yellow, specked or veined 
with red; flesh Yvliite, delicate, firm but 
melting; gritty in some parts; juice very 
plenty, fresh, subiicid, with a pleasant, 
slightly musky flavor.” 
— We do not engrave and print Leroy’s 
outline which Mr. Little sends us ; hut it 
does not so nearly resemble the “ Mt. Ver¬ 
non” pear he sent us its does the outline of 
Beurre d’Albret as given in Downing’s 
Fruit and Fruit Trees of America, last edi¬ 
tion, page 6?9. The pears sent us Yvere as 
nearly like the latter outline as it is possible 
for pears to be. We give, in this connec¬ 
tion, Downing’s description of Beurre 
d Albret.: " A foreign variety. Tree vigor¬ 
ous and productive. Young wood reddish. 
Fruit medium or above, elongated pyriform, 
angular, often with a suture on one side. 
Skill yellow, mostly covered with a cinna¬ 
mon russet. Calyx small, open, or partially 
closed. Stalk short, thick and fleshy, much 
inclined at its insertion hy a lip. Basin 
small, uneven. Flesh greenish white, ex¬ 
ceedingly juicy, buttery, melting, with a 
rich, vinous flavor, highly perfumed. Very 
good. October.” 
Mr. Little reminds us that we have al¬ 
ready figured the “Mt. Vernon” pear. Yes, 
wedid publish an engraving furnished us hy 
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resembles the outline of Beurre d’ Albret as 
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copies from Leroy. And our judgment is 
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