DOYENNE' BOUSSOCK PEAR. 



brown ; buds large, full, shortly pointed, diverging, with veiy prominent 

 shoulders : Flower-buds often terminal on the long annual shoots, me- 

 dium size, obtusely oval. 



Leaves. — Large, roundish obovate, somewhat cordate at the base, 

 tapering to the end, thick, deep green, nearly flat, recurved on the mid- 

 rib, with rather prominent nerves, very shghtly and obtusely serrated ; 

 petioles rather short and stout. In the autumn, the foliage assumes a 

 deep tinge of red. 



Flowers. — Large ; petals roundish, cupped ; clusters compact. 



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

 in diameter : Form, obtusely obovate, nearly regular, large and full at 

 the crown, and tapering little to the stem, where it is very obtuse : 

 Skin, fair, lemon yellow when matm'e, shaded with bright crimson in the 

 sun, somewhat traced with russet, and regularly dotted all over with 

 large, prominent, russet specks : Stem, short, about half an inch in 

 length, stout, straight, wrinkled and fleshy at the base, and moderately 

 inserted in a large, shallow cavity : Eye, medium size, open, and little 

 sunk in a moderately deep, open basin ; segments of the calyx short, 

 round: Flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, melting, and very juicy: 

 Flavor, rich, saccharine, sprightly, vinous, perfumed, and excellent: Core, 

 medium size : Seeds, slender, long, almost black, and mostly abortive. 



Ripe in October, and keeps well for three or four weeks. 



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