OF SUMMER PEARS. 



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57. SWAN'S ORANGE. Plate 10, d. 



Onondaga. fig. U, 



Fruit large, short pyriform, body 

 wide, tapering from near the mid- 

 dle towards each end, but variable; 

 base obtuse; sides unequal, and in- 

 dented ; indentation shallow. Stem 

 moderately long, and stout. Color 

 greenish yellow, becoming yellow 

 in ripening, dotted and may be 

 russeted upon the crown ; skin 

 roughish. Calyx small, closed ; 

 depression narrow. Flesh juicy, 

 high flavored and fine. 

 Tree productive. Its origin is un- 

 settled, but it is extensively cultivated 

 in western New-York, where it is 

 highly esteemed. 



68. FIGUE, OR FIG-PEAR OF NAPLES, 



Fruit of the medium size, obscure pyriform, body encroaching upon the neck, oblong 

 ovate ; base wide, scarcely depressed. Stem moderately long, fleshy at base. Color 

 yellowish brown, tinged with red on the sunny side. 

 The fruit possesses many of the properties for which pears are esteemed. Tree hardy 



and productive. 



