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and a half in diameter : Form^ roundish oval, largest in the 

 middle, tapering to each end, and obtuse at the stem : Skin^ 

 slightly rough, pale greenish russet, and little browned on the 

 sunny side, and covered wiih minme russet specks : ^S'^em, 

 short, about half i.n inch long, moderately stcut, fleshy at the 



Flg.XZ. Lee's Seedling: 



base, and obliquely inserted without any cavity : Eye, me- 

 dium size, open, and slightly depressed in a very small shal- 

 low basin ; segments of the calyx short, round : Flesh, white, 

 little coarse, half melting and juicy : Flavor, rich, sugary, 

 and brisk, with a !^picy -^roma : Core, large : Seeds, small. 

 Ripe in September. 



84. Banners. 



Hdiinas, of various collections. 



It has generally been supposed that the Manners pear, {fg. 

 4-1,) — incorrectly called Hannas — was a foreign variety, and 

 that the original tree was imported from France. We had 

 formerly entertained this opinion, but when, among all the 



