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DESCRIPTIONS 



67. BISHOP'S THUMB. {Thompsoti, Lindley.) 

 Fruit long pyriform, with the neck near the middle, having concave sides, beyond which 

 it tapers to an obtuse apex ; form irregular. Stem long, with an uneven surface, curved 

 slightly in the middle, and widening as it joins the apex, so as to set upon the end ; the 

 indentation is wholly filled with the stem. Skin knobby or uneven, dark yellowish 

 green, sprinkled with russet; cheek redish. Calyx spreading, terminal. Flesh juicy, 

 with a vinous flavor. 



68. FREDERICK OF WURTEMBURGH. Plate 6. 



Fif. 16. 



This pear is large, and unsymmetrical, 

 pyriform, with a short, narrow neck ; 

 body wide, tapering from near the mid- 

 dle to both extremities ; base acute, 

 bearing a thick, curved, and rather long 

 stem; rarely indented. Calyx open, de- 

 pression shallow. Flesh white, very 

 juicy; varies from second to first-rate, 

 when it is buttery and excellent. Ri- 

 pens in September. 

 Resembles Beurre Bosc, but has more 



body, a higher colored cheek, and a rather 



uneven skin. 



