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Fig. 115.— {P. 434.) 



red. Stalk about an inch in length,! 

 one shoulder more prominent than the | 

 other; calyx placed in a slightly form- 

 ed cavity. The flesh is white, and 

 combines with a delightful aroma, all ' 

 the good qualities of the old well-, 

 known Beurre or Butter Pear. I 



" Ripe middle of August to close of' 

 September." — Rural Reg. \ 



Bezi de la Motte. (Fig. 119.) 

 " This is a pretty widely known French 

 Pear, and is well worthy of perpetuity, 

 even though not decidedly in the first 

 class. Its habit is robust, yields fruit 

 freely, which keeps well ; the flavour 

 is aromatic, texture buttery. Its out- 

 line is roundish — flattened ; the stem 

 under an inch in length. Calyx va- 



riously placed, in some specimens the 

 basin is shallow and the curvature regu- 

 lar, in others quite irregular. Skin, 

 green, in well-ripened specimens yel- 

 lowish, and spotted with brown dots. 

 Ripe in October. — Rural Reg. 



Washington. (Fig. ISC') " We 

 have elsewhere expressed our regret 

 that foreign fruits of doubtful worth, 

 should have been cherished and dis- 

 seminated, to the neglect of unques- 

 tionably fine varieties of native origin. 

 The Washington Pear is a seedling, 

 discovered in a hedge-row on the es- 

 tate of the late Col. Robinson, near 

 Naaman's Creek, Delaware, some 

 forty-eight or fifty years ago. We 

 are informed by our friend Dr. Thomp- 



