NEW PEARS. 



COMTE DE FLANDRE. 



about one inch in length, planted in a slight depression. Color — light green, becom- 

 ing yellow at maturity ; russeted at the calyx and stem, with some traces on the body. 

 Flesh — white, half-melting, tolerably juicy. Flavor — pleasant, but wants richness 

 and character. Season — November to December. Quality — not yet ascertained ; 

 probably " ffood." Tree — of fine pyramidal habit, bearing well both on the Pear and 

 Quince root. M. Bivort describes the De Sorhis as of first quality in Belgium. 



CoMTE DE Flaxdue. — Size — large. Form — pyramidal-pyriform, contracted in 

 the neck, and broad at the middle, resembling the Marie Louise. Stem — stout, joined 

 fruit with fleshy base, one to one and a quarter inches long, set without 

 lou. Calyx — closed, moderately sunk. Color — yellowish-green, becoming 



