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RosTiEZER. An early, hardy, very productive and delicious 

 variety, of German origin. Small to medium in size, pyriform, 

 brownish russet in the sun, and bears in clusters ; stem long and 

 slender ; flesh juicy, melting, sugary, vinous and aromatic. In 

 quality it is scarcely excelled by the Seckel or any other. Succeeds 

 equally on the pear and quince. A vigorous grower, but of awk- 

 ward and irregular habit, throwing out few and strong and often 

 ill placed shoots ; needs judicious pruning to produce tolerable 

 symmetry. 



Tyson. 



Tyson. A choice early pear of American origin. The original 

 tree was found in a hedge on the farm of Jonathan Tyson, in Jenk- 

 instown. Pa., and is said to be fully two feet in diameter. Fruit of 



