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* Sheldon. A pear of the very first quality ; large, round ; russet and red ; melting, rich, and 
delicious. Tree vigorous, erect, and handsome, and hears well when grown on the pear. 
It must be double worked on the quince. October. 
Urbaniste. October. Medium, pale yellow; buttery, very melting, and juicy ; delicious 
and delicately perfumed ; moderately vigorous and very productive. 
Vermont Beauty. A beautiful new seedling pear from Grand Isle, Lake Champlain. 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. 
Of these varieties we specially recommend the Beurre 
d’Anjou, Beurre Hardy, Buffum, Kieffer, Rutter, Seckel, 
Sheldon, Urbaniste, and Vermont Beauty. 
WINTER PEARS. 
* Armand Morel. Fruit of the shape and size of the Winter St. Germain ; juicy and melt¬ 
ing ; flesh of the taste of Glout Morceau ; a great bearer ; medium vigorous. This excellent 
variety ripens in March and April. 
* Bell des Abres. Vigorous and prolific variety, of a fine, erect growth ; the fruit is nearly 
half a pound in weight; fine form ; rose-colored, without spots ; the flesh is fine and very 
good ; they ripen from March to June ; when cooked it surpasses all other sorts. 
Beurre Easter. January to March. Very good, large; yellowish green, with russet dots; 
finely grained ; very buttery, melting, juicy, sweet, and rich. 
* Beurre Perpetual. This variety blooms twice, first in March and April, and the second 
time in the first days of June; the second blooming comes as well as the first, but the 
second ripens later, and is not so large as the first blooming. These two bloomings con¬ 
stitute the feature of this sort. 
* Beurre Rom Gaujard. January to February. Vigorous, pyramid shaped ; fruit large, 
pyriform ; brownish green, turning reddish brown at maturity ; flesh white, very melting, 
perfumed. 
* Charles Gocnee. March to April. Hardy and vigorous ; fruit large, turbinate; yellow¬ 
ish, spotted with russety dots; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sugary, and aromatic. 
* Directeur Alphand. Raised from Doyenne d’Hiver ; vigorous and a great bearer ; con¬ 
trary to its parent, fruit very large, four inches high and three inches in diameter, yellowish 
green, punctured with russet; flesh firm and good ; very sugary, with a peculiar flavor of 
its own. This pear begins to ripen in February. 
Doyenne d’Alencon. December to April. Very good, medium; yellow, dotted with 
crimson; somewhat granular; buttery, juicy, very rich, sugary, and highly perfumed; 
moderately vigorous and productive. 
* Herault d’Angers. January to February. Large, roundish ; yellow, streaked with 
brown dots; flesh half fine, melting, juicy, and sugary, with a piquant vinous flavor. 
* Josephine de Malines. January to February. Very good, medium ; greenish yellow, 
netted with russet; juicy, melting, and sweet, with a delicate aroma ; moderately vigorous 
and productive ; one of the best winter varieties. 
* La France. This fruit is as large and good as the Duchess d’Angouleme, which resembles 
it, and has the same taste, having the advantage of ripening in December or February. 
* Lawrence. December to January. Best, medium ; light yellow, with brown dots ; juicy, 
melting, sweet, and aromatic ; moderate grower; abundant bearer, and unsurpassed among 
winter pears. 
Lehou Grignon. February to April. Tree of remarkable growth ; a large pear in the form 
of Doyenne du Comice; clear yellowish ; flesh coarse-grained, crisp, sufficiently juicy, 
sugary, and perfumed ; in the late season, when it ripens, it can be ranked as first-rate. 
* Winter Jonah. October to February. Large, obovate ; brownish skin ; excellent flavor. 
* Zoe. December to February. A very fine fruit; six inches long ; flesh fine, melting, sugary, 
with brown specks and red cheeks on the side to the sun. This is a very recommendable 
sort for its size and quality. 
Of these varieties we specially recommend the Lawrence. 
Each. Per doz. 
Pears, Standards, f in. diam., 4-6 ft.,.$0.50 $ 5.00 
“ “ f-1 in. “ 5-6“ .75 7.50 
H to If in. diam., 8-10 ft.,.1.00 10.00 
“ “ If to 2 in., 8-10 ft.,.1.25 12.50 
“ “ 2-3 in. to 8-10 ft., bearing, . . $2.00 to 3.00 
