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towards the stem, which is short and inserted in a 

 small cavity ; the skin when ripe is a dusky yellow, 

 thickly sprinkled with greyish spots ; the flesh break- 

 ing, tender, juicy and sweet. It is a good fruit, and 

 an early and great bearer, ripening gradually in Octo- 

 ber ; distinct from the Autumn Bergamot, described 

 by Cox, and figured in the Pomological Magazine. 



[We have a pear answering to the above description, received 

 from France, under the name of " Sylvanche Bergamotte," 

 which is a great bearer, and the fruit of fine flavor.] 



No. 58. Napoleon. One of the new Flemish 

 pears ; the size is large, the form long, round at the 

 blossom end, contracted in the middle, obtuse at the 

 stem, which is short ; the skin at maturity is a yel- 

 lowish green ; flesh melting and fine, with an un- 

 usual quantity of juice ; in some soils, a little too as- 

 tringent; tree healthy and strong, bears well, and 

 the fruit ripens in October. 



[This tree has borne with us fine melting pears, without as- 

 tringency, for two years past. Bears greatly on small trees.] 



No. 59. Moorf owl's Egg, of Boston. A pear 

 of medium size, oval form; the skin light green, 

 mixed with russet and brown next the sun ; the flesh 

 tender, juicy and good ; tree of vigorous growth, and 

 ripens in November. This we think cannot be the 

 pear of the same name cultivated in England and 

 Scotland. 



[This variety is the "Long Green" of " Duhamel, and 

 other European authors.] 



