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THE PEAR. 



Brewer. 



Fruit medium, obovate pyiiform. Skin lemon-yellow, thickly 

 sprinkled with minute brown dots. Stalk very long, curved, set in a 

 small cavity. Calyx open. Basin rather small, slightly corrugated. 

 Flesh wliite, coarse, not juicy or melting, but sweet and pleasant. Good 

 Octobex*. 



Brandvwine 



Brialmont. 



A Belgian Pear, of recent introduction and good promise. Young 

 wood olive brown. 



Fruit medium, ovate, greenisli yellow, with traces of russet and many 

 green and brown dots. Stalk rather short, set in a small cavity. Calyx 

 open, with long recurved segments. Flesh white, juicy, buttery, melting, 

 pleasant. Very good. October. 



Briffaut. 



Originated with M. Briffaut of Sevres. Tree very productive. 



Fruit large, oblong acute pyriform. Skin greenish, with fawn 

 rolored shades, especially around the stalk, bright red cheek in 

 sun. Stalk long, straight, without depression. Calyx large and open. 

 Flesh white, juicy, melting, rough at the core. July, August. (Leroy.) 



