THE PEAR. 



859 



Steinmitz Spice. 



Origin, Pennsylvania. 



Priiit small, roumlish pyritbrm, greenish yellow, with nettings, 

 patches, and dots of russet. Flesh whitish green, juicy, melting, s>weet 

 pleasant, aromatic. Good. September. 



Sterling. 

 De Mott. 



Origin, Livingston Co., N. Y. ; grown from seed brought from Cor 

 necticut. Tree vigorous, iipright. Young wood grayish-yellowish brown, 

 an eax'ly bearer, and productive. 



Fruit medium, nearly round, slightly oval, very obscurely pyiiform. 



Skin yellow, sometimes with a few small patches of russet, and on the 

 sunny side a mottled criuipou cheek. Stalk rather stout, inserted in a 

 slight cavity, sometimes by a ring. Calyx open, in a medium, rather un- 

 even basin. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, melting, with a very sugary, brisk 

 flavor. Good to veiy good, llipens last of August and first of Septem- 

 ber. 



Stevens' Genesee. 



Guernsey. 

 Louise de Prusse. 

 Crottee. 

 Doyenne Galeux. 



Saint Michel Crotte. 



Philippe Strie. 

 Doyenne Crotte. 

 Passa-tutti. 

 Stephen's Genesee. 

 Genesee. 



Beurr;' des Beiges. 

 This admirable Pear, combining in some degree the excellence of tlie 



