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THE PEAR. 



BELLE LUCRATIVE BEAUTIFUL AND PROFITABLE. 



Fondante d Automne, | Seigneur d Esperin. 



A Flemish variety ; tree of moderate growth ; productive bearer, 

 young shoots long, yellowish gray. 



Fruit, medium, obovate pyriform ; color, pale yellowish green, 

 slightly russeted ; stem, stout, often fleshy ; calyx, short, open ; basin, 

 medium ; core, medium ; seeds, ovate ; flesh, melting, juicy, aromatic, 

 sweet. Season, last September. 



BEURRE LANGELIER LANGELIER S BUTTER. 



A foreign pear, newly introduced : has fruited but few times in this 

 country, but may safely be placed as best. 



Fruit, large, obovate pyriform, contracted toward, and terminating 

 obtusely at, stem ; color, light green, becoming, at maturity, pale 

 yellow, with a dull red cheek in sun, and numerous gray russet dots ; 

 stem, one inch, or more, long, angularly inserted without depression ; 

 calyx, medium ; basin, shallow, plaited ; core, medium ; seeds, long 

 ovate pyriform ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, fine-grained, 

 sub-acid, slight perfume. Season, November to January. 



