Descripiloiis of Select Varieties of Pears. 



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stem, slightly angular, and often depressed : Skin, fair, yel- 

 lowish green, having a faint ruddy tinge on the sunny side, 

 and regularly covered with dull green and dark russet specks, 

 thickest on the shaded side : Stem, medium length, about one 



Belle et Bonne. 



inch, stout, smooth, curved, light brown, and deeply inserted 

 in a large narrowed cavity : Eye, large, closed, and consider- 

 ably depressed in a very broad, somewhat furrowed basin ; 

 segments of the calyx very large, broad and pointed : Fleshy 

 white, coarse, slightly gritty at the core, buttery and juicy: 

 Flavor, rich and sweet, with a pleasant musky perfume : 

 Core, medium size : Seeds, small, dark brown. Ripe in Sep- 

 tember, 



73. Thompson's. Hort. Soc. Catalogue, 3d. Ed. 1842. 



Of the newer and more recently introduced pears, the 

 Thompson's (^fig. 31), holds a conspicuous place. It is a 



