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The Dempsey was originated near Trenton in Prince Edward County, by 

 Mr. P. C. Dempsey, the late well-known Director of our Association for tha' 

 district. It was produced from a seed of a Bartiett, fertilized with Duchess 

 d'Angouleme. The tree is a good grower and quite productive. The fruit is 

 firm and consequently would ship well. 



Description : Fruit large, oblong, obovate, pyriform ; skin smooth, yellowish- 

 green, with brownish-red cheek in sun ; stem about one inch long, set in a fleshy 

 base, and with almost no cavity ; calyx nearly closed in a moderately deep 

 uneven basin, core small. Flesh white, fine grained, tender, almost melting, 

 with sweet delicious fiower. Season, last of October, November. 



Fig. 854. — Section of Dempsey Pear. 



