12 
THE CULTIVATOR 
Jan. 
The New Fears. 
Among the newer pears, or those which have been 
tested more particularly within a few years, there are a 
few out of many hundreds which give promise of ex¬ 
cellence or value, and some of these have already 
proved themselves worthy of extensive cultivation. To 
point out and describe these or a portion of them, ac¬ 
companied with good illustrations, we have no doubt 
will be acceptable to many of our readers, and assist 
them in making selections and in adopting some of 
them in their fruit gardens. We commence this task 
in our present number, and intend to continue the de¬ 
scriptions. In making the drawings, we have been 
largely assisted by specimens furnished by our friends 
Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, selected with care 
from their vast pomological garden. 
LATJRE DE GLYMES (OF BIYORT.) 
Laure de Glymes (of Bivort.) This is a new 
European variety, which has not yet been much tested 
in this country, but so far appears to be worthy of at¬ 
tention. It is a good grower on quince, and produc¬ 
tive. It is medium in size, conical-obovate, regular, 
the whole surface nearly covered with a russet, which 
becomes a rich light orange at maturity—scarcely red¬ 
dened towards the sun; stem three-fourths of an inch 
in length, inserted without depression in a fleshy base ; 
calyx moderately sunk in a smooth basin; flesh yel¬ 
lowish white, slightly granular, buttery, not melting, 
with a high and Somewhat perfumed flavor—quality 
“ very good.” It is propable that the quality of this 
pear may vary considerably, or be found to range, un¬ 
der the various circumstances of cultivation, soil and 
season, from “good” to “best.” It ripens about the 
middle of autumn, sometimes continuing quite late. 
Beurre Nantais (or Beurre de Nantes.) This pear 
promises to be of much value. The tree is an erect 
and vigorous grower, both on pear and quince, comes 
early into bearing, makes a fine pyramid, and is very 
productive. It has been cultivated many years in 
France, its place of origin, but not until recently have 
its merits become appreciated in this country. It is 
BEURRE NANTAIS. 
rather large in size, (the drawing being made from a 
quite moderate specimen,) pyriform or pyramidal, neck 
narrow ; skin greenish-yellow, with minute dots j stem 
ZEPHIRIN GREGOIRB. 
nearly an inch long, not sunk; calyx in a moderate 
rather narrow basin ; flesh buttery and melting, with 
