PARADISE D'AUTOMNE PEAR, 



ish grey specks, and short-jointed ; buds roundish, shortly pointed, di- 

 verging, with very stout, prominent shoulders : Flower-buds medium size. 



Leaves. — Small, ovate, rather thick, dark green, tapering towards 

 each end, shghtly wavy, and nearly entire on the edge ; petioles short, 

 about three quarters of an inch in length, and moderately stout. 



Flowers. — Medium size ; petals oval, cupped, and entire on the edge, 

 with a rather short claw. 



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

 half in diameter : Form, pyramidal, slightly irregular and uneven on 

 the surface, large and full in the middle, little contracted as it tapers to 

 the stem where it ends obtusely : Skin, shghtly rough, dull yehow, 

 profusely covered with bright russet, thickest on the sunny side where it 

 has a ruddy tinge : Stem, long, about one and a half inches, moderately 

 slender, uneven, curved, and obliquely attached to the fruit by a fleshy 

 and oftentimes Avrinkled base : Eye, rather large, open, and moderately 

 depressed in a much-furrowed basin ; segments of the calyx long, re- 

 flexed : Flesh, yellowish white, coarse, melting, buttery and juicy : 

 Flavor, rich, sugary, sprightly, perfumed and delicious : Core, small : 

 Seeds, medium size, long and pointed. 



Ripe in September, and will keep two or three weeks. 



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