The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . T^^^ OK OBLF,At[J:i PKAH. lnii(;.s i)(|-|(fij(ijl(: H° Drawn & CUronio hy W. iS/iriii),. THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS PEAR. Duchess of Oeleans. Kemicks American Orchardist, 7tli Ed. 1841. Among the new peais of French or Flemish origin,which have been recently introduced, the Duchess ofOrleans holds a high rank. It is but a few yearssince Mr. Wilham Kenrick, on his return from Eu-rope, brought with him a few scions of this variety,which he
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . T^^^ OK OBLF,At[J:i PKAH. lnii(;.s i)(|-|(fij(ijl(: H° Drawn & CUronio hy W. iS/iriii),. THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS PEAR. Duchess of Oeleans. Kemicks American Orchardist, 7tli Ed. 1841. Among the new peais of French or Flemish origin,which have been recently introduced, the Duchess ofOrleans holds a high rank. It is but a few yearssince Mr. Wilham Kenrick, on his return from Eu-rope, brought with him a few scions of this variety,which he procured in Paris. A portion of thesewere, with his usual hberahty, given to the lateRobert Manning, of Salem, in whose pomologicalgarden it first fruited about six years, ago. Its beau-tiful appearance and superior quahty at once com-mended it to notice, and successive trials have fullyestabHshed its claim to a place among our finest pears. The origin of the Duchess of Orleans is unknown. Mr. Kenrickbriefly described it in the American Orchardist, and gave as his authorityM. Oudin, a French nmseryman of high reputation. He merely adds,that it had lately been received from Normandy, the most favorablelocahty in France for fine pears. Undoubte
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