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PERRY PEARS. 



PINT PEAR. 



Nothing is known of the origin of this pear. It may be 

 inferred that its very juicy nature suggested its name. It is very 

 much grown around Ledbury and in Worcestershire. 



Description. — Fruit : of full middle size, with a regular, and 

 rather round pyriform shape, tapering gradually towards the eye. 

 Skin : of a pale green colour, with a slight tinge of orange on the 

 side next the sun, and its surface is everywhere covered with very 

 minute dots thickly placed. A thin cinnamon russet surrounds the 

 eye and the insertion of the stalk, and is often seen in patches on 



