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any pomological work, though it is named in most of the 

 French and Belgian catalogues. The tree is a tolerably vig- 

 orous grower and makes a good pyramid. 



Size, medium, about two and a half inches long, and two 

 and a half in diameter : Form, roundish, slightly obovate, 

 broad and somewhat flattened at the crown, rounding off" to 

 the stem, with an uneven surface : Skin, fair, smooth, pale 

 dull yellow, very strongly tinged with blush on the sunny 

 side, and dotted with minute russety specks : Stem, medium 

 length, about three quarters of an inch long, moderately 

 stout, straight, and obliquely inserted in a rather deep, uneven- 

 ly formed and ribbed cavity : Bye, medium size, open, and 

 little sunk in a small basin ; segments of the calyx, short, con- 

 nected, reflexed : Flesh, yellowish white, fine, buttery, melt- 

 ing and juicy : Flavor, rich, saccharine, perfumed and deli- 

 cious : Core, small : Seeds, large, rather long and flattened. 

 Ripe in November and December. 



179. Poire des deux Sceurs. Albiim de Pomologie, Yol. 11. 



This new pear {jig. 12) has not yet fruited in our collec- 

 tion ; our drawing is made from a specimen given us by the 

 Hon. J. S. Cabot of Salem, who raised fine examples of 

 it last season (1854.) 



It is said to have been found growing in a garden in Ma- 

 lines, by the late Major Esperin, who gave the variety its 

 name, and it is probably an accidental seedling. It is a very 

 long and handsome pear and appears to possess many excel- 

 lent qualities. The tree is very vigorous, slightly thorny, 

 and a most abundant bearer. 



Size, large, about four and a half inches long, and two 

 and a half in diameter : Fortn, pyramidal, regular, much 

 elongated, and rounding of!" to the crown, which is small : 

 Skilly fair, smooth, green, becoming yellow when mature, 

 with a pale red cheek on the sunny side and dotted with mi- 

 nute russet specks : Stem, rather short, about three quarters of 

 an inch long, stout, nearly straight, and attached to the fruit 

 by a slightly fleshy base : Eye, small, closed, and set nearly 

 even with the surface of the crown in a very small furrowed 



