PEARS. 



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Passe Oolmar. This is also one of the new 

 Flemish pears ; the size is large, the fortn round 

 and full at the blossom end, contracting suddenly 

 to the stem, which is about an inch long, and 

 planted in a small and oblique cavity ; the flesh 

 is yellow, melting, sweet, and excellent. The 

 growth of the tree is vigorous, without any sym- 



