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PERRY PEARS, 



NEW MEADOW. 



The origin of this pear, which is much grown around Ledbury, 

 is not known, nor does its name give any clue to assist in the 

 discovery. 



Description. — Fruit : small and pyriform, almost entirely cov- 

 ered with a very thin russet, interspersed with many small, white 

 spots. It has a light brownish green colour, with a tint of reddish 

 orange next the sun. Eye : small, with upright segments, placed 

 in a slightly depressed and puckered cavity. Stalk : slender, an 

 inch long, red, with white spots on it, inserted on the surface of 

 the fruit. Flesh : white. Juice : of a pale, pink colour, very 

 sweet, with a pleasant aromatic flavour, recalling at first the dessert 

 table, but followed by an after sensation of astringency. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the New Meadow Fear 



