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THE PEAR. 



reddish-brown. Fruit of medium size, oblong-pyriform. Skin 

 pale greenish-yellow. Stalk an inch and a half long, stout, 

 inserted at the tapering, pointed end. Flesh juicy, melting, 

 sweet and pleasant. September. 



167. STYRIAN. Thomp. 



This very bright coloured and excellent pear, comes from 

 England. We think it worthy of a general trial in the middle 

 states. Like the Passe Colmar, it often produces a second crop 

 of fruit, which, however, is seldom good. 



Fruit rather large, pyriform, a little one-sided and irregular. 

 Skin deep yellow, with a bright red cheek, and streaks of light 

 russet. Stalk an inch and a half long, curved, slender, fleshy 

 where it tapers into the fruit. Calyx large, open, and set in an 

 irregular basin. Flesh yellowish, not very fine grained, crisp, 

 with a rich, high-flavoured juice. October. 



168. STEVENS' GENESSEE. Man. Thomp. 



Guernsey. Pom. Man. 

 Stephen's Genessee. 



Tig. 186. Stevens' Genessee. 

 rieties Young shoots diverging, dark-gray. 



This admi- 

 rable pear, 

 combining in 

 some degree, 

 the excel- 

 lence of the 

 Doyenne and 

 Bergamot, is 

 reputed to be 

 a seedling of 

 Western 

 New - York. 

 It was first 

 brought into 

 notice by Mr. 

 Stevens, of 

 Rochester. 

 Altho' placed 

 among Au- 

 tumn pears, 

 it frequently 

 ripens here 

 at the end of 

 August, a- 

 mong the late 

 Summer va- 



