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and the leaves are small and generally hollowed like 

 the bowl of a spoon ; it is equal to any other pear of 

 the season, European or American. Ripe in Octo- 

 ber and November. 



No. 61. Fulton. This pear originated on the 

 farm of Mrs. Fulton, Topsham, Maine. The size is 

 small, the form nearly round, a little lengthened, the 

 skin entirely covered with dark russet ; the flesh 

 white, melting, juicy and well flavored ; the tree 

 bears well, and the fruit ripens gradually in the 

 house, in October and November. 



No. 62. Bleeker's Meadow. A native fruit 

 from New York ; the size is small, the form round, 

 somewhat flat ; the skin, when fully ripe, is yellow ; 

 the flesh yellow, melting, juicy and high flavored. 

 The growth of the tree is vigorous ; it does not bear 

 young, but as it increases in size it bears well. 

 Ripening in October and November. 



No. 63. Harvard. This pear originated in 

 Cambridge, Mass. The size is large, the form ob- 

 long, contracted in the middle, diminishing to an 

 obtuse point to the stem, which is inserted in a small 

 cavity ; the skin is of a dull russety yellow, some- 

 times nearly covered with brownish red ; the flesh 

 white, juicy and fine, but subject to rot at the core, 

 which is its only defect. The tree is uncommonly 

 strong and upright in its growth ; it attains a large 

 size before producing fruit ; it is then a great bearer. 

 Ripe in September and October. 



