FRUIT BOOK. 



numerous red or russet spots; flesh melting and 

 juicy ; flavor sweet and excellent ; tree vigorous. 

 Ripe in August and September. 



No. 82. Stevens } s Genesee. This pear, sup- 

 posed to be a native fruit, having been first brought 

 into notice by a Mr. Stevens, near Rochester, N. Y. 

 It is an early fall variety, ripening the first of Sep- 

 tember ; the size is large ; flavor sprightly and good. 



