I. SUMMER PEARS, _or such as ripen from the first of July to the last of August_.
1. Madeleine, or Citron des Carmes. 2. Bloodgood. 3. Summer Francreal. 4. Dearborn’s Seedling. 5. Julienne. 6. William’s Bon Chretien.
II. AUTUMN PEARS, _or such as ripen from September to the last of November_.
7. Stevens’ Genesse. 8. Belle Lucrative. 9. Henry the Fourth. 10. Washington. 11. Dunmore. 12. St. Ghislain. 13. Seckel. 14. Beurre Bosc. 15. Andrews. 16. Marie Louise. 17. Doyenne or fall butter. 18. Dix. 19. Petre. 20. Duchesse D’Angouleme.
III. WINTER PEARS, _or those which ripen during the winter and spring months_.
21. Beurre Diel. 22. Hacon’s Incomparable. 23. Passe Colmar. 24. Beurre Ranz. 25. Columbia. 26. Beurre D’Aremberg. 27. Van Mons Leon le Clerc. 28. Beurre Easter. 29. Chaumontelle. 30. Glout Morceau. 31. Prince’s St. Germain. 32. Winter Nelis.
Those who wish only _four_ trees, may select Nos. 2, 6, 20, 26. Those who have room for _eight_, to the above may add 13, 23, 25, 32. Those who wish sixteen trees, to the above may add, 1, 3, 11, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28.
1. Red Magdalen. 2. Early Royal George. 3. Early York. 4. Morris’ Red Rareripe. 5. Crawford’s Early Mclocoton.
6. Apricot Peach. 7. Baltimore Rose. 8. Swalsh. 9. Noblesse. 10. Coolidge’s Favorite. 11. Malta. 12. Brevoort. 13. Douglass. 14. Grosse Mignoune.
15. Heath. 16. Crawford’s late Melocoton. 17. Lemon Cling. 18. La Grange.
1. Large Early. 2. Breda. 3. Peach Apricot. 4. Moorpark.
1. Bauman’s May or Bigarreau de Mai. 2. Black Eagle. 3. Knight’s Early Black. 4. May Duke. 5. Elton. 6. Bigarreau, or Spanish Yellow 7. Belle de Choisy. 8. Black Tartarian. 9. Downer’s Late. 10. Napoleon.
For a collection of two trees, 4, 9; for four trees, add 6 and 10.
1. Green Gage. 2. Jefferson. 3. Huling’s Superb. 4. Coe’s Golden Drop. 5. Purple Gage. 6. Cruger’s Scarlet. 7. Washington. 8. Red Gage. 9. Smith’s Orleans. 10. Royal de Tours.
For two trees, 1 and 4; for four add 2 and 7. The following are said to be suitable for light sandy soils, on which plums usually drop their fruit: Cruger’s Scarlet, Imperial Gage, Red Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop, Bleeker’s Gage, Blue Gage.
Early Virginia. Hovey’s Seedling. Hudson. Ross Phœnix.
No one man can make out a list that will suit all; and those who are acquainted with fruits will reject some from the above list and insert others. But it may be safely said, that he who has in his collection the above varieties, will have a collection comprising the best that are known, and without one inferior sort, although there may be many others _as_ good; which may be added by such as have room for them.