Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



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

 and a half in diameter: Form, obovate, regular, tapering 

 toward each end, and very obtuse at the stem : Skin^ fair, of a 

 uniform pale cinnamon russet, slightly tinged with red on the 

 sunny side : Stem, rather short, about half an inch in length, 

 stout, dull brown, curved, and rather deeply and obliquely 

 inserted in a small cavity, swollen on one side : Eije, small, 

 open, and slightly sunk in a smooth, shallow basin ; segments 

 of the calyx, round, short, projecting: Flesh, yellowish, 

 coarse, melting, and juicy : Flavor, sugary and good, with a 

 rich perfume : Core, small : Seeds, medium size, black. Ripe 

 in October and November, 



72. Pennsylvania. Mag. of Hort. YoLX. i^.2\Z. 



Our first knowledge of this pear was from Mr. Manning, in 



Fig. 23. Pennsylvania. 



the fall of 1843, when he gave us some fine specimens pro- 



