BEURRÉ DIEL.--_Diel_, _Diel's Butterbirne_, _Dorothee Royale_, _Grosse Dorothee_, _Beurré Royale_, _Des Trois Tours_, _De Melon_, _Melon de Kops_, _Beurré Magnifique_, _Beurré Incomparable_. Grows well on quince or pear, but perhaps does best on quince. Large, beautiful, luscious fruit. Season, October to last of November. [Illustration: White Doyenne.] WHITE DOYENNE.--_Virgalieu._ Tree vigorous and hardy on pear or quince. Everywhere esteemed as one of the very best. Needs care in supplying proper manure and clay on light soils, to prevent the fruit from cracking. September to November. If we could have but one we should choose this. COLUMBIA.--_Columbian Virgalieu._ Native of New York, bearing abundantly, a uniformly smooth, fair, large fruit. Color, fine golden yellow, dotted with gray. Season, December and January. [Illustration: Flemish Beauty.] FLEMISH BEAUTY.--_Belle de Flanders, &c._ This is a large, beautiful, and delicious pear. One of the finest in its season, but does not last long. Ripens last of September. Very fine on the quince, and is excellent on the rich prairie-lands of the West. Deserves increased attention. BEURRÉ D'AREMBERG.--_Duc d'Aremberg, and eight other synonyms._ Tree very hardy, does well on the pear stock, and bears early, annually, and abundantly. A very fine foreign variety. The fruit hangs on the tree well, and may be ripened at will from December to February, by placing in a warm room, when you would ripen them. BUFFUM.--A native of Rhode Island, and very successful wherever grown. A great bearer of handsome fruit, though not of the best quality. It is, however, an excellent orchard pear. Fruit, medium size, ripening in September. LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY.--_William the Fourth_, and three other useless foreign synonyms. Not surpassed, on the quince. Tree very vigorous, producing a great abundance of large fruit. Season, October. MADELEINE.--_Magdalen_, _Citron des Carmes_. This bears an abundance of small but delicious fruit. Is valuable also on account of its season--the last half of July. Good on pear or quince. Must be checked in its growth, on very rich land, or it will be subject to the frozen sap-blight. ONONDAGA.--American origin. Equally good on pear or quince. Large, hardy, and very productive tree. The fruit is very large, fine golden yellow when ripe. Excellent for market. Season, October and November. POUND PEAR.--_Winter Belle_, and twelve other synonyms, which are unimportant. This is the great winter-pear for cooking. The tree is a very vigorous grower and great bearer. A very profitable orchard variety. December to March. PRINCE'S ST. GERMAIN.--_New St. Germain_, _Brown's St. Germain_. Hardy and productive. Good keeper, ripening as easily and as well as an apple. December to March. [Illustration: Seckel.]