732 



THE PEAR. 



Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, not juicy, melting, sweet. Good. Sep- 

 tember. This is similar to and may be identical with Elton. 



Deahborn's Seedlixg. 



Nones. 



Dearborn s Sanding. 



Dearborn's Seedling. 



A very admirable early Peai-. 

 of first quality, raised in 1818, by 

 the Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn, of 

 Boston. It bears most abundant 

 crops, and is one of the most de- 

 siiable early varieties, succeeding 

 the Bloodgood, and preceding the 

 Bartlett. Young shoots long, 

 reddish brown. 



Fruit scaKcely of medium size, 

 roundish pyriform, and very regu- 

 larly formed. Skin very smooth, 

 clear light yellow, with a few mi- 

 nute dots. Stalk slender, rather 

 more than an inch long, set with 

 very little depression. Calyx 

 with delicate spreading segments, 

 set in a very shallow basiii. 

 Flesh white, very juicy and melt- 

 ing, sweet and sjjrightly ia fla- 

 vor. Very good. Ripens about 

 the middle of Augiist. 



De Bavay. 

 Poire de Bavuy. 



One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree a moderate grower. Young 

 wood dull olive brown. 



Friiit medium, obtuse p>T:-iform. Skin yellowish, netted and patched 

 with russet, and spx'inhled with large russet dots. Stalk stout, curved, 

 a little inclined, set in a small cavity. Calyx open. Basin shallow, un- 

 even, often russeted. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, 

 Bweet, a little aromatic. Good to very good. October. 



De Deux Foix Lake. 



A small foreign Pear, handsome but of poor qiiality. 



Fruit small, oblate pyriform, irregular, or a little inclined, lemon 

 yellow, with a crimson-red cheek, fawn and russet nettings and dots. 

 Flesh wliite, coarse, rather dry, sweet. Poor. August. 



Delices de Charles. 



We have received two Pears under tliis name, one as of Van Mons, 

 the other of Bouvier. 



The former is medium in size, irregular in form, varying from obo- 

 vate to obovate pp-iform. Skin greenish yellow, netted and patched 



