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it : — " The tree is of moderate growth, making a romid, com- 

 pact head, and is a good bearer. Young shoots reddish ohve, 

 thickly sprinkled with light dots. Although I have, in your 

 last volume, p. 149, stated the time of its maturity to be Octo- 

 ber, they were not ripe, the last season, until from the middle 

 to the last of November, when I thought it the best pear then 

 ripe." 



Fig. 7. Coter. 



To those who are fond of such brisk and vinous pears as 

 the Beurre d' Aremberg, the Coter will not be so highly esteem- 

 ed ; but to those who like such as the Winter Nelis, it will be 

 considered nearly or quite equal to that variety. The name 

 does not appear in European Catalogues, and it is probable 

 that it is only to be found in American collections. Our spec- 

 imens were not ripe till the end of December, coming in after 

 the Beurre Diel, and proving to be a most valuable winter 

 pear. 



Size, medium, about three inches long, and two and a half 

 in diameter : Form, obovate, nearly regular, tapering to an 

 obtuse point at the stem : Skln^ light yellowish green, some- 

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