COLUMBIA PEAR. 



Leaves. — ^Large, oblong, rather narrow, broadest about the middle, 

 narrowing to each end, bright green, thickly nerved, recurved on the 

 midrib, httle wavy, folded inwards, obtusely and but slightly serrated ; 

 petioles, long, about one and a half inches, slender. 



Flowers. — ^Large ; petals obovate, crumpled, cupped ; cluster loose. 



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

 diameter: Form, oblong, or ovate-oblong, full at the crown, broadest 

 about the middle, swollen on one side, and tapering roundly to the 

 stem : Skin, fair, smooth, greenish yellow when mature, slightly russeted 

 around the eye, and regularly dotted with large russet specks : Stem, 

 long, one and a quarter inches in length, nearly straight, rather slender, 

 and obliquely inserted in a shallow cavity on the side of a slight protu- 

 berance : Eye,''large, open, and little sunk in a contracted, rather shal- 

 low basin ; segments of the calyx broad, spreading, reflexed : Flesh, 

 yellowish white, rather coarse, melting and juicy : Flavor, sugary and 

 good, with a pleasant though not high perfume : Core, large : Seeds, 

 small, slender, pointed, light brown. 



Ripe from December to Februaiy. 



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