PEARS. 



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No. 36. Duchesse d'Angouleme. One of the 

 new European pears ; the size is very large, oblong, 

 round at the blossom ends, tapering gradually to an 

 obtuse point at the stem, with a knobby and uneven 

 surface; the skin greenish yellow, spotted with 

 small russet points ; the flesh very rich, melting and 

 high flavored. It is a good pear on standards in 

 rich ground, larger and better on the quince, trained 

 low ; it is very productive. Ripe in October and 

 November. 



[The specimen was grown upon the quince.] 



No. 37. Beurre Van Marum. This is one of 

 the new Flemish pears ; it is of medium size, the 

 form oblong, the skin of a bright yellow, sometimes 

 with a tinge of red ; the flesh melting, juicy and 

 fine. It is an early and great bearer, and in per- 

 fection about the last of September. 



No. 38. Capsheaf. The origin of this pear is 

 unknown ; it is much cultivated near Providence, 

 R. I., where it may have originated. The size is 

 small ; the form almost round ; the skin a light cin- 

 namon russet ; the flesh white, melting and juicy, 

 with a pleasant but not high flavor. It bears well, 

 and the fruit ripens in October. 



No. 39. Naumkeag. This is a seedling from 



the garden of the late G. S. Johonnot, Esq., of 



Salem. The wood and leaf of the tree resemble 



those of the Brown Beurre ; the fruit is large, form 



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