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It then begins at once to bear full crops of most estimable fruit 

 which remains a longer time in eating condition than most others. 

 The tree, when once well under way, is a vigorous grower and 



Urbaniste. 



forms a symmetrical top ; while in healthiness andhardihood, it is 

 unequalled by any other, and it px'omises the same in regard to 

 longevity. Fruit medium to large ; fair* smooth, pale yellow, 

 spotted with grey dots ; melting, juicy and of rich flavor. Octo- 

 ber, November. 



Winter. 



The quality of late pears depends very greatly on the perfection 

 in which they are grown, and the way in which they are ripened 

 off. Inferior specimens are not often worth the trouble of harvest- 

 ing, no matter what care is given subsequently. Hence, one 

 reason for good culture and thinning out of the fruit early in the 



