Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 251 



Lewis, Reid's Seedling, Lawrence, &c., this will undoubtedly 

 be the case. Gov. Edwards deserves the thanks of all culti- 

 vators for what he has done in the production of new kinds, 



Fig. 21. Calhoun. 



and to add three good varieties is an achievement which but 

 few will be able to accomplish in the same period of time. Our 

 description of the Calhoun, {Jig. 21), is as follows : — 



Size, medium, about two inches long, and two inches in 

 diameter : Form, roundish, regular, slightly tapering towards 

 the stem: Skin, fair, smooth, yellow, covered with russet 

 specks, and traced with russet on the sunny side : Stem, 

 short, about half an inch, stout, and inserted in a very slight 

 cavity : Eye, small, closed, and slightly depressed in a very 

 shallow basin ; segments of the calyx medium length : Flesh, 

 yellowish white, soft, melting, and juicy : Flavor, rich, per- 

 fumed, and excellent : Core, medium size : Seeds, large, brown. 

 Ripe in October and November. 



70. McLaughlin, il/a^. o/^or^ Vol. VIIL p. 62. 



In the fall of 1831, Gen. Wingate, of Portland, sent to the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society a basket of pears, which 



