thirty-nine varieties of Pears. 



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15. Queen of the Low Countries (from Van Mons.) — Of 

 the very largest size, oblong, round, and large at the blossom 

 end, decreasing suddenly to an obtuse or sharp point at the 

 stem, which is an inch and a quarter long; color fine dark red 

 and on the shaded side dull yellow and green with russet spots, 

 especially round the eye, which is deeply sunk, extremely 

 small and naked; flesh white, juicy, very melting and excel- 

 lent. Ripe Oct. 4th. Van Mons describes this pear as fol- 

 lows, " very large, very beautiful and good, and without any 

 question, the most perfect of pears." \_Fig. 1, is an engrav- 

 ing of this pear. Owing to a mistake of the engraver, the 

 stem is loo short by one quarter of an inch. — JEJ.] 



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Queen of the Low Countries Pear. 



16. Great Citron Pear of Bohemia (from Baumann of Bol- 

 willer.) — Large, oblong, yellow, spotted and tinged with red 

 on the side of the sun; stem one inch long; Hesh sugary, 

 juicy and very fine. Ripe Sept. 30th. 



