COLLINS PEAR. 



Wood. — Reddish brown, dotted with grayish specks, rather slender 

 and short-jointed ; old wood, grayish brown ; buds, medium size, ovate, 

 diverging : Flower-buds, medium size. 



Leaves. — Medium size, roundish-ovate, narrowing most to the point, 

 light green, slightly folded inwards, little recurved on the midrib, and 

 obtusely serrated ; petioles, medium length, about one inch long, and 

 moderately stout. 



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



Fruit. — Large, about two and three quarters of an inch long, and 

 two and three quarters of an inch in diameter : Form, obovate, regular, 

 full and broad at the crown, tapering roundly to the stem end, which is 

 obtuse : Skin, fair, nearly smooth, yellowish green, mottled with dull 

 red on the sunny side, somewhat clouded with grayish spots, little traced 

 with russet, and regularly dotted with russet specks : Stem, medium 

 length, about one inch long,' stout, curved, little swollen at the base, and 

 obliquely inserted without any cavity : Eye, large, open, and a little 

 sunk in a broad, open, somewhat funnel-shaped basin ; segments of the 

 calyx, short, stiff, and sHghtly reflexed : Flesh, white, fine, buttery, 

 melting and juicy : Flavor, sprightly, vinous, and rich, with a slight 

 perfume : Core, large : Seeds, small, roundish- obovate, broad. 



Ripe in September, and keeps well for three or four weeks. 



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