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THE PEAR. 



juicy. It is not as vigorous in growth, the wood shorter jointed, 

 stripprl red and yellow, and said to be less liable to blight. 



MOYAMENSING. 

 Smith's Moyamensing. 



Native of Penn- 

 sylvania. Tree vig- 

 orous, wood yellow- 

 ish brown, with light 

 dots, regular and 

 abundant bearer. 



Fruity medium, 

 roundish, obovate ; 

 color^ lemon yellow 

 with occasional 

 blotches and lines of 

 yellowish russet; 

 stem, short, stout, 

 often fleshy; calyx^ 

 large; basin, fur- 

 rowed, broad and 

 rather deep ; c(we, 

 medium; seedSy 

 ovate ; flesh, white, 

 buttery, melting, 



juicy, "best." Season, August. 



NOUVEAU POITEAU. 



Xew Pear. 



Foreign. Tree upright, vigorous, an early bearer, and thus far 

 successful on both pear and quince stock. 



Fruit, above medium, obovate, obtuse pyriform, contracted or one- 

 sided at neck ; color, pale green with many dark green dots, and a 

 few russet stripes or blotches ; stem, about one inch long, medium 

 size, set on, and not into, the fruit ; calyx, medium, with broad seg- 

 ments half reflexed ; basin, irregularly contracted; core, medium, 

 capsules long, ovate ; seeds, obovate pyrifonii ; flesh, white, fine- 

 grained, juicy, melting, rich aroma. Season. November. 



Onondaga. 



Swan's Orange, | Onondaga Seedling. 



Probably a native of Farmington, Ct. It takes its name from 

 having been first brought to notice by cultivators in Onondaga Co.. 



