ANDREWS PEAR. 



Tree. — Moderately vigorous, upright, little irregular, making very 

 slender wood while young, but becoming stronger as it advances in age. 



Wood. — Dark reddish brown, dotted with small white specks, rather 

 slender and short-jointed ; annual shoots, short; old wood, dull brown ; 

 buds, medium size, roundish ovate, full, diverging, with rather promi- 

 nent shoulders : Flower-buds, medium size. 



Leaves. — Small, oblong ovate, dull green, shortly pointed, rather 

 coarsely nerved, wavy on the margin, and finely serrated ; petioles, long, 

 nearly two inches in length, very slender. 



Flowers. — Medium size ; petals cupped. 



Fruit. — Large, about three inches long and two and three quarter 

 inches in diameter: Form, obovate, pyramidal, slightly irregular, one 

 side being a little larger than the other, full at the base, and tapering 

 to the stem : Skin, fair, smooth, yellowish green, tinged with brownish 

 red on the sunny side, and dotted with a few scattered russet specks : 

 Stem, medium length, about three quarters of an inch long, rather 

 stout, curved, twisted and obliquely inserted without any cavity, usually 

 with a projection on one side : Eye, medium size, open, and deeply 

 sunk in a round basin ; segments of the calyx medium length : Flesh, 

 yellowish white, fine, melting and very juicy : Flavor, rich, sugary and 

 refreshing, with a peculiarly delicious aroma: Core, medium size : Seeds, 

 lai'ge, very long, hght broTvu. 



KiPE in September and keeps three or four weeks. 



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