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THE PEAR. 



some dark green dots, and russet at base of stem ; stem^ medium 

 length and size, curved ; calyx^ large, open, broad, reflexed seg- 

 ments ; hasin^ medium ; core^ medium, long ovate capsules ; 

 seeJs^ long ovate, sometimes imperfect ; flesh, yellowish \A'hite, fine, 

 buttery, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous. Season, October and No- 

 vember. 



Vicar of Winkfield. 



Vicar of Wakefield, 

 Le Cure, 



Monsieur Le Cure, 

 Dumas, 



Belle Epine Dumas, 

 CI ion, 



Epine Dumas, 

 Due de Bordeaux 



Foreign. First found growing wild in a wijod by M. Clion, a 



