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projection : Eye, medium size, open, and moderately sunk in 

 a rather shallow, uneven, ridged, or puckered basin; seg- 

 ments of the calyx, broad, short, wavy, and pointed : Flesh, 

 yellowish, rather coarL>e, melting, and juicy : Flavor, rich, su- 

 gary, slightly perfumed, and excellent : Core, rather large : 

 Seeds, large, plump, pointed, light brown. Ripe in Novem- 

 ber, and keeps till January. 



71. Ropes. 



Last autumn, our correspondent, Mr. J. F. Allen, of Sa- 

 lem, presented us with a very handsome pear, much resem- 



Fig.n. Hopes. 



bling the Seckel, which he proposed to call the Ropes, {fg. 

 23,) from its having originated in the garden of Mr. Ropes, of 

 that city, about the year 1833 or 1834. It first produced a 

 few pears in 1844, but none were eaten until last summer, 

 (1846,) when it was found to possess very good qualities, 

 which will undoubtedly improve as the tree attains age and 

 finer specimens are produced. It resembles the Seckel so 

 much, that one not well acquainted with the latter would 

 scarcely detect the difference. The following is our description ; 



