. Descriptive catalogue of fruits. Nursery stock Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ELLWANGER & BARRY'S Ansault (Bonne du Puits Ansault)—Medium size; melting, juicy, and very fine- grained; one of the finest in quality of all pears. Tree a ^0(?r grower, which necessitates top grafting in order to obtain good standard trees. Bears whers quite young. ANSAULT (bonne DU PUITS ANSAULT). Duhamel du Monceau—Large, long pyriform, skin rather rough, nearly covere(f with brownish russet, flesh melting, juicy, with the flavor of Winter Nelis; a delicious pear. Tree a moderat
. Descriptive catalogue of fruits. Nursery stock Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ELLWANGER & BARRY'S Ansault (Bonne du Puits Ansault)—Medium size; melting, juicy, and very fine- grained; one of the finest in quality of all pears. Tree a ^0(?r grower, which necessitates top grafting in order to obtain good standard trees. Bears whers quite young. ANSAULT (bonne DU PUITS ANSAULT). Duhamel du Monceau—Large, long pyriform, skin rather rough, nearly covere(f with brownish russet, flesh melting, juicy, with the flavor of Winter Nelis; a delicious pear. Tree a moderate grower. November, December. Frederick Clapp—Size above medium; form generally obovate; skin thin, smooth^ clear lemon yellow; flesh fine grained, very juicy and melting, flavor sprightly^ acidulous, rich and aromatic; season October 15th to November 1st; quality wry good to best. Of this pear the committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society have reported favorably for years. Of its quality they state in 1873,. "It was pronounced decidedly superior to Superfin, and is regarded by all who have seen it as the highest bred and most refined of all the many seedlings^ shown by Messrs. ; Tree a vigorous or free grower and somewhat spiny (See cut.) Hoosic—This fine pear is a seedling of Hacon's Incomparable, and was raised by the Hon. A. Foote, of Williamstown, Mass. It was first sent to us as "Hacon's No. 3," and subsequently named Hoosic. Fruit large, obovate; skin greenish yellow, dotted and marbled with russet. Flesh fine grained, melting, juicy^ with a rich almond flavor, in quality ranking as best; tree an erect, free grower, very hardy, and remarkably prolific. Season October. This variety we have fruited several years, and we believe its many good qualities fully justify us^ in offering it to the public, KieiFer (Kieffer's Hybrid)—Said to have been raised from seed of the Chinese sand pear, accidentally crossed with Bartlett or some
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