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THE PEAR. 



F- 'iit, below medium, 

 roundish, tapering slightly 

 to the stem ; color^ rich 

 golden russet yellow, with 

 faint blush, many small red 

 russet dots, and occasional 

 patches of brown russet ; 

 ste7n, rather stout, uneven, 

 without depression ; calyx^ 

 with open half-reflexed seg- 

 ments ; hasin^ shallow, little 

 russeted ; core, medium ; 

 seeds^ ovate, blackish ; Jlesh^ 

 yellowish white, juicy, but- 

 tery, a little coarse-grained, 

 sweet, perfumed. Season^ 

 a few days before Bartlett. 



Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee. 



Foreign. We have nev- 

 er fruited a pear that has 

 given us more satisfaction. 

 On the quince it is a fine 

 grower, and inclined to 

 over-bear. It must not be 

 confounded with the "Ja- 

 lousie," a third-rate varie- 

 ty. Young shoots upright, 

 brownish yellow. 



Fruity medium or above, 

 ovate pyriform ; coloi^ dull 

 yellow, with brownish red 

 cheek, and patches and dots 

 of russet, often the russet co- 

 vering one half the surface ; 

 stem^ varying, often ob- 

 liquely set on, with a fleshy 

 ridge at side ; calyx^ with 

 segments long, half open ; 

 basiri^ shallow ; core, medi- 

 um or small ; seeds^ long, 

 ovate ; Jiesh^ white, buttery, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, aro- 

 matic. Season, last Sep- 

 tember, early October. 



