polished; flesh white, melting, juicy, and highly perfumed; the tree is an abundant bearer, and ripens its fruit in August.

STEVENS'S GENESEE. Its color is mellow green, with russet blotches; its flesh is represented as white, juicy, and melting; flavor sprightly, rich, and very delicious. Time of ripening, towards the last of August.

SKINLESS PEAR, Poire sans Peau, Fleure de Guignes. A small oblong Pear; the skin, which is very smooth and thin, is pale green, marbled with red and yellow; flesh crisp, sweet, and of pleasant flavor. The tree is very prolific, ripening its fruit in August.

SUMMER FRANC REAL, Franc Real d'Été, Fondante, France Cannel, Gros Micet d'Eté, Milan Blanc, Prebles Beurré.

Fruit above medium size; shape oblong, thickest about one-third from the eye; skin yellowish green; flesh melting, rich, and excellent; ripe early in September.

SUMMER MELTING, Summer Beurré, Fondante d'Été. An excellent summer Pear of pyriform shape; color yellow, tinged with brownish red; flesh soft, melting, and sweet. The tree bears young, and ripens its fruit in August.

SUMMER ROSE, Thorny Rose, Epine Rose, Poire de Rose, Rosenbirne Kraft. A Pear of medium size, in form resembling an Apple; the skin is dull yellow, spotted with russet and marbled with red; a very productive variety, ripening its fruit early in August.

WILLIAMS'S BONCHRETIEN, Bartlett, Williams's Early, Autumn Superb of Prince. The fruit is large, oblong; the stalk thick and fleshy, an inch long; the color at maturity yellow, tinged with red; flesh whitish, very melting, and delicate; juice perfumed, sweet, and abundant. Tree very productive, and fruit ripe early in September.

AUTUMN FRUIT.

ANDREWS, Amory, Gibson. Fruit oblong; skin yellowish green, with a dull red cheek; flesh melting, juicy, and high-flavored. Mr. Manning represents it as "a very valuable pear,

producing its fruit early and abundantly." Ripe in September and October.

AUTUMN BERGAMOT, Common Bergamot, York Bergamot, Bergamotte d'Automne, Andrews. Fruit globular, depressed; skin rough, yellowish green, and dull brown, with greyish spots; flesh pale, melting, juicy, sugary, and perfumed; ripe in September and October. This variety has been cultivated in

England from the time of Julius Cæsar, and is still considered by many a first-rate Pear in its season.

AUTUMN SUPERB. This is a large Pear, full and round at the eye, diminishing to a point at the stem; the skin is yellow, mixed with dull red; the flesh melting and good. Mr. Manning says it bears young, and that the fruit ripens in October.

BELLE ET BONNE, Belle de Flanders, Schone und Gute, Gracieuse. Fruit very large, globular, depressed; the stalk long, skin greenish yellow, but next the sun yellow, with spots of russet; flesh white, sweet, exceeding rich, and agreeably perfumed. The tree is very productive, and the fruit ripens in September. This variety has been cultivated under the erroneous names of Charles d'Autriche, Belle de Bruxelles, and Bergamotte Crassane, which are distinct fruits.

BELLE LUCRATIVE, Fondante d'Automne. A beautiful Flemish Pear; middle-sized, roundish, tapering at the stalk; skin yellow, slightly russeted, and tinged with pale red; flesh melting, sweet, and juicy, with a slight musky perfume; early in October.

BEURRE BOSC, Calebasse Bosc. Fruit large and very long; terminated with a crown, near three inches in diameter; somewhat calabash-formed; skin grey fawn-color, but russety-yellow at maturity; flesh white, melting, highly flavored, and delicious. It ripens in October.

BLEECKER'S MEADOW, Large Seckel of Prince. Meadow Pear of Winter & Co. A native fruit of medium size, roundish form, and of a yellow color, tinged with dull red; the flesh melting, juicy, sweet, musky, and of delicious flavor. Ripe in October. A prolific bearer.

BROWN BEURRE, Beurré Rouge, Beurré d'Or, Beurré Dorée, Beurre du Roi, Beurré d'Amboise, Isambert, Red Beurré, Golden Beurré, Pore d'Amboise. This was formerly considered the best of all Pears in its season. Fruit rather large, of greenish yellow and dusky red color, covered with thin russet; flesh melting, buttery, rich, and excellent; at perfection in October and November.

CAPIUMONT, Beurré de Capiumont, Calebasse Vass. This variety is much esteemed in the vicinity of Boston; fruit of medium size; skin yellow, tinged with fine red or cinnamon; flesh yellowish, melting, very rich, and high-flavored; in September and October.

CAPSHEAF. A medium-sized Pear, much cultivated near

Providence, Rhode Island; the shape is rather globular; skin a light cinnamon russet; flesh white, melting, and juicy. The tree bears well, and the fruit ripens in October.

CHARLES D'AUTRICHE, Gracieuse, Charles of Austria. A fine and beautiful fruit, large, three and a half inches long, and three inches broad; color greenish yellow with brown spots, and partially russeted; flesh white, melting, juicy, and deli cious; ripe in October and good in November.

Beurré Nantais.

CUMBERLAND. A native fruit from Cumberland, Rhode

Island, of large size and oblong shape; skin orange color, with bright red cheek; the flesh melting, juicy, and good; ripe in October. The tree is of vigorous growth, and bears abundantly..

BELLE ET BONNE, Belle de Flanders, Schone und Gute, Gracieuse. Fruit very large, globular, depressed; the stalk long, skin greenish yellow, but next the sun yellow, with spots of russet; flesh white, sweet, exceeding rich, and agreeably perfumed. The tree is very productive, and the fruit ripens in September. This variety has been cultivated under the erroneous names of Charles d'Autriche, Belle de Bruxelles, and Bergamotte Crassane, which are distinct fruits.

BELLE LUCRATIVE, Fondante d'Automne. A beautiful Flemish Pear; middle-sized, roundish, tapering at the stalk; skin yellow, slightly russeted, and tinged with pale red; flesh melting, sweet, and juicy, with a slight musky perfume; early in October.

BEURRE BOSC, Calebasse Bosc. Fruit large and very long; terminated with a crown, near three inches in diameter; somewhat calabash-formed; skin grey fawn-color, but russety-yellow at maturity; flesh white, melting, highly flavored, and delicious. It ripens in October.

BLEECKER'S MEADOW, Large Seckel of Prince. Meadow Pear of Winter & Co. A native fruit of medium size, roundish form, and of a yellow color, tinged with dull red; the flesh melting, juicy, sweet, musky, and of delicious flavor. Ripe in October. A prolific bearer.

BROWN BEURRÉ, Beurré Rouge, Beurré d'Or, Beurré Dorée, Beurre du Roi, Beurré d'Amboise, Isambert, Red Beurré, Golden Beurré, Pore d'Amboise. This was formerly considered. the best of all Pears in its season. Fruit rather large, of greenish yellow and dusky red color, covered with thin russet; flesh melting, buttery, rich, and excellent; at perfection in October and November.

CAPIUMONT, Beurré de Capiumont, Calebasse Vass. This variety is much esteemed in the vicinity of Boston; fruit of medium size; skin yellow, tinged with fine red or cinnamon ; flesh yellowish, melting, very rich, and high-flavored; in September and October.

CAPSHEAF. A medium-sized Pear, much cultivated near