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Prince & Sons, at Flushing, L. I. The fruit 

 is of medium size ; in form sometimes like 

 the old St. Germain ; the skin yellow, with 

 patches of russet, and a dull red cheek on the 

 side exposed to the sun ; the flesh is melting 

 and good, but not esteemed a first rate fruit ; 

 its abundant bearing, and its ripening gradu- 

 ally in the house during the winter, renders it 

 a very valuable market fruit. 



No. 75. Glout Morceau. 



A new Flemish pear ; the size is sometimes 

 large, the form rather oblong, round at the 

 crown, diminishing suddenly to the stalk, 

 which is inserted in an oblique cavity ; the 

 skin is a dull green, nearly yellow when ripe, 

 mixed with russet blotches ; the flesh white, 

 juicy and excellent ; the growth pf the tree is 

 crooked and bending ; it produces well, and 

 the fruit ripens gradually from December to 

 February. The French nurserymen still con- 

 tinue the cultivation of this pear under the 

 name of the Beurre d'Aremberg. 



No. 76. Echasserie. 

 This is one of the old French table pears ; 



