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THE PEAR. 



Locke. 



Locke's New Beurre. 



American. From West Cambridge, Mass. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 obovate, yellowish green, spotted with shades of darker ^een and russet • 

 stem, medium ; calyx, small, half closed ; flesh, greenisA white, juicy 

 vinous, "good.'' November and December. 



Lodge. 



American. From vicinity of Philadelphia. Requires rich, warn>= 

 «andy^soil, vs^hen it_ is one df the best; on cold clay it is hardly "verj 

 good." Fruit, medium, or above, sometimes large, varying in form, (see 

 our engraving;) when fully mature, yellowish, with rich golden russet, 

 and patches of dull russet; calyx, with short, half reflexed segments; 

 core, medium ; seeds, blackish ; flesh, whitish, a little gritty at core, juicy 

 melting, "very good." September and October. 



