MOYAMENSING. 



Size Full medium. 



Form Round obovate, somewhat irregular. 



Skin Lemon yellow, with occasionally blotches and lines of russet. 



Stem Variable, usually about an inch long, fleshy. 



Calyx Rather small, set in a furrowed basin. 



Flesh Buttery, melting. 



Flavor Very pleasant. 



Maturity August. 



Leaf Medium size, petioles rather long. 



Wood Yellowish brown, with numerous white dots. 



HISTORY, ETC. 



This fine Summer Pear originated in the garden of the late J. B. Smith, Esq., 

 of Philadelphia. His residence being in the District of Moyamensing, induced 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1845 to name it Smith's Moyamensing. 

 The original tree is seventy or eighty years old, and has always been a constant 

 and uniform bearer. 



