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of fair fruit every year, and is worthy of ex- 

 tensive cultivation. Ripe in October. 



No. 37. Heathcote. 



This native pear is large on rich land ; the 

 form is long, round at the blossom end, and 

 full at the stalk ; the skin almost always of a 

 light yellow, seldom a tinge of red ; the flesh 

 melting, rich and well flavored. The growth 

 of the tree is handsome and vigorous. It pro- 

 duces abundant crops, and ripens in Septem- 

 ber and October. 



No. 38. Harvard. 



This pear originated in Cambridge, Mass. ; 

 the size is large, the form oblong, contracted 

 in the middle, diminishing to an obtuse point 

 to the stem, which is inserted in a small cav- 

 ity ; the skin is of a dull russety yellow, some- 

 times nearly covered with brownish red ; the 

 flesh white, juicy and fine, but subject to rot 

 at the core, which is its only defect. The 

 tree is uncommonly strong and upright in its 

 growth ; it attains a large size before produc- 

 ing fruit ; it is then a great bearer. Ripe in 

 September and October? 



