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juicy and very rich, with a high and most 

 agreeable flavour ; in perfection during the 

 months of October and November ; the tree 

 is of slow growth, the wood small and thorny ; 

 it grows to a large size before bearing ; it 

 then produces plentifully. 



No. 63. Duchesse d'Angouleme. 

 One of the new European pears ; the size 

 is very large, oblong, round at the blossom 

 ends, tapering gradually to an obtuse point at 

 the stem with a knobby and uneven surface ; 

 the skin greenish yellow, spotted with small 

 russet points ; the flesh very rich, melting and 

 high flavoured. It is a good pear on stand- 

 ards in rich ground, larger and better on the 

 quince, trained low ; it is very productive. 

 Ripe in October and November, 



No. 64. MoorfowVs Egg, of Boston. 



A pear of medium size, oval form ; the skin 

 light green, mixed with russet and brown 

 next the sun ; the flesh tender, juicy and 

 good ; tree of vigorous growth, and ripens in 

 November. This we think cannot be the 

 pear of the same name cultivated in England 

 and Scotland.^ /fa) f 



