LAS CANAS PEAR. 



and pointed, flattened, erect, incurved towards the ends, with small 

 shoulders, and partially covered with grayish scales : Flower-buds, me- 

 dium size, ovate. 



Leaves, — Small, ovate, dull green, cordate at the base, shortly 

 pointed, shghtly wavy, and nearly entire at the edge ; petioles, medium 

 length, about one inch long, rather slender, and growing nearly erect. 



Flowers. — Medium size, in compact clusters ; petals Httle cupped, 

 roundish, with nearly entire edges ; claw short. 



Fruit. — Medium size, about two and a half inches long, and one 

 and three quarters in diameter : Form, pyramidal, very regular, obhque 

 at the crown, and tapering into the stem : Skin, shghtly rough, dull 

 yellowish green, very much russeted around the eye extending in 

 patches and tracing towards the stem, mottled with green, and covered 

 with small russet specks : Stem, medium length, about three quarters 

 of an inch long, slender, curved, thick at the end attached to the 

 branch, and swollen and fleshy at its junction with the fruit, which is 

 oblique : Eye, small, open, and inserted in a small, scarcely perceivable 

 basin ; segments of the calyx short, very broad, and reflexed : Flesh, 

 yellowish white, fine, melting, and very juicy : Flavor, rich and saccha- 

 rine, with a high and deUcious aroma : Core, medium size : Seeds, me- 

 dium size, nearly black. 



BiPE in October, and keeps two or three weeks. 



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