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and placed in a shallow, compressed basin : Skin, fine, of a 

 uniform color, very slightly tinted with red on the side next 

 the sun, and regularly dotted with small gray and vermilion 

 specks : Flesh, white, fine, and melting ; juice abundant and 

 sugary. 



Fig. 23. Betirr^ de Bollwiller. 



Ripe in April and the commencement of May. 



It is of the first quality, and assuredly the best at this pe- 

 riod, when the Doyenne d'hiver (Easter Beurre) is gone. I 

 have eaten this pear the 25th of April, when it was not the 

 least shrivelled or deformed, and had all the freshness of an 

 autumn pear. We believe this variety will prove one of the 

 most superb table fruits. 



Art. III. Pomological Gossip. 



The Season of 1852. — So far, the present season prom- 

 ises to be one of the most favorable for the pear that has 



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