VAN MONS LE'ON LE CLERC PEAR. 



white specks ; buds, medium size, short, flattened and pointed, with rather 

 prominent shoulders : Flower-buds long and rather obtuse, with loose, 

 grajdsh scales. 



Leaves. — ^Medium size, rather long and narrow, tapering much to the 

 point, nearly smooth, bright green and glossy, with scarcely perceptible 

 serratures : petioles long and slender. 



Flowers. — Small; petals yellowish white. 



Fruit. — ^Large, about four and a half inches long, and three inches 

 in diameter: Form, obtuse pyramidal, nearly regular, largest about 

 the middle, tapering to a shghtly obtuse point at the stem : Skin, fair, 

 smooth, pale yellow, becoming orange when mature, httle russeted at the 

 base of the stem, shghtly browned on the sunny side, and regulaiiy 

 sprinkled with numerous small russet specks: Stem, medium length, 

 about one inch, moderately stout, curved, and obhquely inserted, httle 

 on one side, in a very shallow cavity: Eye, large, open, and rather deeply 

 depressed in an open and shghtly ridged basin ; segments of the calyx 

 long, pointed, and so much reflexed as to he quite back upon the fruit : 

 Flesh, yellowish, fine, buttery, melting and juicy : Flavor, rich, brisk, 

 vinous, perfumed and dehcious : Core, medium size : Seeds, large, veiy 

 long and pointed. 



BiPE in November, and is in eating from four to five weeks. 



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