BARTLETT FEAR. 



Leaves. — Medium size, ovate, acuminate, smooth, thick, deep glossy 

 green, sUghtly curved on the midrib, folded inwards at the edges, and 

 finely but obtusely serrated ; petioles, medium length, about one and a 

 half inches long, moderately stout, holding the leaf erect. 



Flowees. — Medium size ; petals, roundish, cupped. 



Feuit. — Large, about four inches long and three inches in diameter : 

 Form, obtuse pyramidal, largest near the middle, rounding off to the 

 crown, and narrowing to the base, which is obtuse, with an uneven and 

 somewhat knobby or irregular sm-face : Skin, fair, smooth, clear lemon 

 yellow when mature, lightly tinged with blush on the sunny side, some- 

 times russeted around the stem, and thickly covered with minute russet 

 specks : Stem, short, about half an inch long, stout, thick, little swol- 

 len at the base, and inserted in a small uneven cavity: Eye, medium 

 size, open, and little sunk in a rather small furrowed basin ; segments 

 of the calyx thick, short, projecting : Flesh, yellowish white, fine, melt- 

 ing, buttery and juicy : Flavor, sugary and rich, with a high musky 

 aroma : Core, medium size : Seeds, medium size, broad, light brown. 



Ripe the middle of September and keeps two or three weeks. 



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