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Fruit, large, pyriform, a little uneven, tapering long and gradually 

 into the stalk. — Skin, pretty smooth, dark yellow, a good deal covered 

 with streaks and dots of cinnamon russet, and slightly touched with red 

 on one side. — Stalk, one to two inches long, slender, curved. — Calyx, 

 short, set in a very shallow basin. — Flesh, white, melting, very buttery, 

 with a rich, delicious and slightly perfumed flavor. Ripens gradually from 

 last of September to last of October." — Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 



PEARS — Flemish Beauty. 



Synonyms — Belle de Flanders — Beurre Spence — Bosch-Bouche Nbuvelle 

 — Bosc Sire — Josephine — Imperatrice de France — Fondante Du Bois. 



The Flemish Beauty seems particularly adapted to the rich warm soils 

 of the West, producing fruit with only ordinary care, equalling specimenB 



grown East by means of special nurture and extra attention. The best 

 specimens'we have ever seen were grown in Wisconsin. "The tree ig 



