flesh melting, juicy, and delicious; from December to March.

GLOUT MORCEAU, Gloux Morceaux, Beurré d'Aremberg, Roi de Wurtemburg, Gloria, Colmar d'Hiver of Prince, and Beurré de Hardenpont of Downing. A very large Belgic variety, of great excellence; fruit of ovalish form, pale green color inclining to yellow, with russety specks and blotches; flesh whitish, firm, very juicy, and excellent; in perfection from November to March.

LEWIS. This variety originated on the farm of Mr. I. Lewis, of Roxbury, Mass. The size is medium; form somewhat globular; skin, when ripe, a greenish yellow; the flesh is white. Very melting, juicy, and excellent; from November to March, The tree grows quick, and bears abundance of fruit.

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LOUISE BONNE DE JERSEY, Louise Bonne d'Avranches. large Pear; oblong; a good substitute for the old St. Germain ; skin yellowish green, sometimes tinged with red; flesh extremely tender, and full of an excellent saccharine, well flavored juice. A first-rate fruit, from October till after Christmas.

NEWTOWN VERGALIEU. A large Pear, of a yellow color, with a very short stalk; the tree grows very crooked and of an irregular form, bending by the weight of its fruit, which is excellent to preserve, or for baking; from November to January. Its productiveness renders it desirable in an orchard.

PASSE COLMAR, Fondante de Panisel, Passe Colmar Gris dit Precet, Poire Precel, Passe Colmar, Epineux, Beurré Colmar Gris dit Precel, Beurré d'Argenson, Present de Malines, Colmar Souverain, Chapman's. A most valuable Pear, of medium size, conical, flattened next the eye; skin at maturity yellowish, sprinkled with russet, a tinge of red next the sun; flesh yellow. ish, melting, rich, and excellent. The tree is a good bearer, and the fruit is in perfection from November to February.

POUND PEAR, Black Pear of Worcester, Parkinson's Warden, Grande Monarque, Livre, Groote Mogul, Gros Rateau Gris, Love Pear. Winter Bell of Downing. Fruit very large, of a roundish turbinate figure; skin rough, covered with dull russet;

somewhat the shape of the Swan's Egg, but larger; skin dull green, covered with russety spots; flesh yellowish; perfectly melting, sweet, and agreeably perfumed; at perfection in November and December.

CATILLAC. Fruit very large, rather turbinate; pale yellow, stained with red; flesh firm and breaking; its flavor astringent; an excellent baking Pear; from November to April. Specimens of this variety have been known to weigh upwards of two pounds.

CHAUMONTEL, Bezy de Chaumontelle, Poire de Chaumontelle, Beurre d'Hiver. This noble old variety is a fruit varying in size from large to very large; its color at maturity yellow, tinged with brownish red next the sun; its form variable; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, musky, excellent; in season from November to February.

COLMAR, Colmar Souverain, Poire Manne, Bergamotte Tardive, Incomparable. This fruit is rather large; skin smooth, of a green color, changing to a yellow at maturity; form pyramidal; flesh melting, juicy, saccharine, and of excellent flavor. The fruit is in perfection from November to February.

COLUMBIA, Columbian Virgalieu. A large native Pear of oblong or pyramid form, and fine yellow color, tinged with red; flesh rich, firm, juicy, and excellent; from November to January. Tree productive and of very handsome form.

EASTER BEURRE, Bergamotte de la Pentecôte, Beurré d'Hiver de Bruxelles, Doyenne d'Hiver, de Bruxelles, Bezi Chaumontelle Très Gros. Of all the late-keeping Pears this is considered the best (for England). Fruit large, roundish, oblong; color green, but yellow at maturity, with specks of russet brown; flesh yellowish-white, perfectly buttery and melting, also extremely high-flavored; it is eatable in November, and will keep till May; it is a most profuse bearer, on a quince stock.

ECHASSERY, Bezy de Chassery, Bezy de Landry, Poire d'Euf, Ambrette, Walnut, Tilton of New Jersey. Fruit middle size, of a roundish turbinate figure, something like a Citron, or the Ambrette; skin smooth, greenish-yellow, with grey specks;

flesh melting, juicy, and delicious; from December to March.

GLOUT MORCEAU, Gloux Morceaux, Beurré d'Aremberg, Roi de Wurtemburg, Gloria, Colmar d'Hiver of Prince, and Beurré de Hardenpont of Downing. A very large Belgic variety, of great excellence; fruit of ovalish form, pale green color inclining to yellow, with russety specks and blotches; flesh whitish, firm, very juicy, and excellent; in perfection from November to March.

LEWIS. This variety originated on the farm of Mr. I. Lewis, of Roxbury, Mass. The size is medium; form somewhat globular; skin, when ripe, a greenish yellow; the flesh is white. Very melting, juicy, and excellent; from November to March, The tree grows quick, and bears abundance of fruit.

LOUISE BONNE DE JERSEY, Louise Bonne d'Avranches. A large Pear; oblong; a good substitute for the old St. Germain; skin yellowish green, sometimes tinged with red; flesh extremely tender, and full of an excellent saccharine, well flavored juice. A first-rate fruit, from October till after Christmas.

NEWTOWN VERGALIEU. A large Pear, of a yellow color, with a very short stalk; the tree grows very crooked and of an irregular form, bending by the weight of its fruit, which is excellent to preserve, or for baking; from November to January. Its productiveness renders it desirable in an orchard.

PASSE COLMAR, Fondante de Panisel, Passe Colmar Gris dit Precet, Poire Precel, Passe Colmar, Epineux, Beurré Colmar Gris dit Precel, Beurré d'Argenson, Present de Malines, Colmar Souverain, Chapman's. A most valuable Pear, of medium size, conical, flattened next the eye; skin at maturity yellowish, sprinkled with russet, a tinge of red next the sun; flesh yellow. ish, melting, rich, and excellent. The tree is a good bearer, and the fruit is in perfection from November to February.

POUND PEAR, Black Pear of Worcester, Parkinson's Warden, Grande Monarque, Livre, Groote Mogul, Gros Rateau Gris, Love Pear. Winter Bell of Downing. Fruit very large, of a roundish turbinate figure; skin rough, covered with dull russet;

flesh hard and coarse, but excellent when baked or stewed in winter. Grafted on a Pear-stock, the tree bears so abundantly as to bend like a weeping willow. A specimen of this variety was exhibited at the sixteenth annual fair of the American Institute, October, 1843, weighing 33 oz.

PRINCE'S ST. GERMAIN. Fruit about medium size; form obovate; skin russety yellow, with dull red cheek; flesh melting and good. Mr. Manning says that its abundant bearing, and its ripening gradually in the house during winter, render it a very valuable market fruit; good till after Christmas.

SURPASSE MARIE LOUISE, Pitt's Prolific Marie, Pitt's Marie Louise. A large Pear; oblong or calabash-formed; green, covered with brown-yellow russet; flesh melting and richflavored; ripe in October and November. It is a very prolific bearer.

SURPASSE ST. GERMAIN. Fruit of medium size; round at the crown, tapering to the stem; it is of very irregular form; the skin is rough; color yellow, mixed with dull brown; flesh coarse-grained, sugary, and high flavored; good from November till January.

SURPASSE VERGALIEU. Fruit large, oblong, some specimens nearly round; the skin smooth, its color yellow, with a light red cheek; flesh rich, juicy, and delicious eating; in October and November. Mr. Manning says the tree bears young, yields large crops, and is worthy of extensive cultivation.

UNEDALES ST. GERMAIN, Belle de Jersey. A large fine pyriform Bell Pear, of a brownish-green color, with russety spots; flesh firm and high-flavored. It is considered a firstrate baking Pear, and will keep till March. Mr. Reid, of the Murray Hill Nursery, exhibited some fine specimens of this fruit at the sixteenth annual fair of the American Institute, October, 1843.

VICAR OF WINKFIELD, Bourgmestre of Boston, Monsieur le Curé, Dumas, Clion of Boston, according to the catalogue of Winter & Co., Flushing. Fruit oblong, or pyramidal; skin russety-yellow, with ruddy color on one side; flesh firm,

sweet, and rich; good as a table fruit, from December to February. This variety is deserving extensive cultivation for its beauty, large size, keeping qualities, and productiveness.

WINTER NELIS, Nelis d'Hiver, La Bonne Malinoise, Spreeuw. All accounts agree that this is a most excellent Winter Pear; its size is above medium, somewhat oval; its skin green and russety, full of grey dots; flesh yellowish white, melting, highflavored, with a musky perfume; at perfection in December and January.

PERRY PEARS.

BARLAND. This variety took its name from the original tree, growing in a field called Bare Lands, in Herefordshire, England. The fruit is smallish, of ovate form; skin dull green, russeted with grey. It is deemed excellent for perry.

HOLMORE. Fruit small globular; skin of a dingy yellowish green, tinged with red. Excellent perry is made of this variety in Herefordshire, England.

HUFFCAP. There are several varieties of Pears bearing this name, but the best perry is made of the true Herefordshire Huffcap. The fruit is middle-sized, of pale green color, marked with grey russet.

MONARCH. A new Pear, considered by Mr. Knight as with out a rival. The tree is of rapid growth, and an abundant bearer; fruit large, of an extraordinary musky flavor, and deemed excellent for perry; good also for the table; from October to December and January.

OLDFIELD. Fruit below the medium size, of pale green color, with russety spots. An excellent perry fruit. Specific gravity of its juice 1067. From this variety is made the celebrated Ledbury Perry.

LONGLAND. Fruit very handsome, much like the Swan's Egg in shape; skin bright gold color, tinged and mottled with a russety lively orange; specific gravity of its juice 1063. The tree is handsome and upright, and much cultivated in Herefordshire for perry,