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russet at calyx, and with some blotches of russet ; calyx 

 open ; flesh white, rather coarse grained, very juicy, melting, 

 and of a pleasant though not high flavor, little gritty at core ; 

 ripe middle of October. 



Rousselet Jamin, rather small, of a roundish form ; stem 

 long and slender, and not set in any depression ; has a yellow 

 skin, with red specks, and very bright red cheek ; calyx open 

 in a deep basin ; flesh white, tender or melting, of a very 

 pleasant flavor ; season October. A very handsome pear. 



Poire Louvain is of a pyriform shape, above a medium in 

 size, with a thick yellow skin, with green specks ; flesh white, 

 fine grained, tender, juicy and sweet ; calyx open in a deep 

 basin ; season October. 



Bergamot Loiivain, of a medium size, roundish form, with 

 a yellow skin and russet specks, in sun specks red, some blotch- 

 es of russet ; calyx large, open ; flesh white, tender, rather 

 dry ; flavor pleasant ; October. 



Dr. Bouvier, large, or above a medium in size, of a some- 

 what irregular pyriform shape, running up to a point at the 

 stem ; skin yellow, with russet specks and with some stripes or 

 blotches of russet ; calyx open ; flesh white, fine grained, 

 juicy, tender, half breaking, of a sweet pleasant flavor, some- 

 times a little astringent ; last of October. 



De Bavay, large, or above a medium, pyriform, long stem ; 

 thick yellow skin, specks russet, but bronzed in the sun, russet 

 at calyx, with sometimes spots and blotches of russet ; calyx 

 open ; flesh white, very juicy, tender or melting, of a pleasant 

 subacid flavor, good ; first of November. 



Seedling from late Captain Lovett. — This, if not a posthu- 

 mous gain of the late distinguished Horticulturist, whose 

 name is annexed to it, was not exhibited until after his death, 

 is a large handsome pear, pyriform in shape, with a thick 

 yellow skin, somewhat bronzed in sun, russet specks, with rus- 

 set at calyx, and some blotches of russet ; calyx open ; in ap- 

 pearance somewhat resembles Louise Bonne de Jersey, and may 

 be a seedling from it ; flesh white, melting, juicy, of a very 

 pleasant flavor ; seems to rot at core ; season early in Novem- 

 ber. 



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