BEURRE' LANGELIER PEAR. 



conspicuous horizontal specks; buds, medium size, roundish ovate, 

 erect, with moderately large shoulders : Flower-buds, good size, obo- 

 vate, and slightly woolly. 



Leaves. — Medium size, roundish ovate, smooth, thick, dai'k glossy 

 green, largest about the middle, narrowing to each end, little wavy and re- 

 curved on the midi'ib, very indistinctly and obtusely serrated, with promi- 

 nent nerves ; petioles, long, nearly two inches, and moderately stout. 



Flowees. — Small; petals, roundish, cupped. 



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

 in diameter : Form, obtuse pyramidal, somewhat Bon Chretien shaped, 

 slightly contracted about the middle, and ending obtusely at the stem : 

 Skin, fair, smooth, clear light green, becoming pale lemon yellow when 

 mature, with a broad tinge of pale blush on the sunny side, and dotted 

 with numerous small russet specks : Stem, medium length, about one 

 inch long, rather slender, and obhquely inserted in a small, shallow, 

 contracted cavity : Eye, smaU, closed, and rather abruptly sunk in a 

 small furrowed basin ; segments of the calyx short : Flesh, yellowish 

 white, fine, buttery, melting and very juicy : Flavor, rich, vinous and 

 dehcious, with a fine aroma : Core, medium size : Seeds, medium size. 



Ripe from December to February. 



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