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THE PEAR. 



vigorous, would become a popular variety. Young shoots very 

 slender, dark yellowish-brown. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate, shaped like the Doyenne". 

 Skin yellow, marked with russet near the stalk, and tinged with 

 a little red towards the sun. Stalk an inch or more long, inserted 

 with little or no depression. Ca- 

 lyx round, firm, open, set in a 

 shallow basin. Flesh white, 

 buttery, melting, and very ex- 

 cellent. 



162. ROSTIEZER. Man. 



The Rostiezer is, we believe, 

 a German pear, and was re- 

 ceived from the nursery of the 

 brothers Baumann, of Bolwil- 

 ler, on the Rhine. It is likely 

 to prove a capital variety. It 

 bears abundantly. 



Fruit of medium size, ob- 

 long-pyriform. Skin a dull 

 yellowish-green, with a red- 

 dish-brown cheek, and whitish 

 dots, light russet. Stalk very 

 long, nearly two inches, irregu- 

 lar, slender, set with very little 

 depression. Calyx open, but 

 little sunk. Flesh juicy, a 

 little coarse, but very melting, 

 sweet and delicious, with a rich 

 perfume. August and Septem- 

 ber. 



Fig. 184. 



163. ST. GHISLAIN. Thomp, 



A most excellent Belgian pear, recently originated by M. 

 Dorlain, and introduced into the United States by S. G. Perkins, 

 Esq., of Boston. When in perfection, it is of the highest quality, 

 but on some soils it is a little variable. The tree is remarkable 

 for its uprightness, and the great beauty and vigour of its 

 growth. Young shoots light brown. 



Fruit of medium size, pyriform, tapering to the stalk, to 

 which it joins by fleshy rings. Skin pale clear yellow, with a 

 few gray specks. Stalk an inch and a half long, curved. 

 Calyx rather small, open, set in a shallow basin. Core small. 

 Flesh white, buttery and juicy, with a rich, sprightly flavour. 



