SAINT GHISLAIN PEAR. 



Tree. — Moderately vigorous, veiy erect in its growth, forming a reg- 

 ular and handsome pjTamid ; annual shoots, long, straight, and rather 



slender. 



"W^ooD. — Light ohve brown, dotted with minute grayish specks, rather 

 slender; old wood, gi'ayish olive; buds, medium size, long, nearly 

 erect, with moderately sized shoulders: Flower-buds, medium size, 

 ovate, pointed. 



Lea^^es. — Small, naiTOw, ovate, thin, dark gi-een, httle recurved on 

 the midrib, folded inwards on the sides, and finely and shai-ply serrated ; 

 petioles, long, one to one and a half inches in length, slender. 



Flowees. — Medium size ; petals cupped. 



Fkuit. — Medium size, about two and a half inches long, and two 

 inches in diameter : Form, pyramidal, lai'gest at the crown, regularly 

 tapering into the stem : Skin, fair, smooth, pale yellow when mature, 

 tinc^ed with bright red in the sun, the whole surface covered with rus- 

 sety specks, darkest and thickest where exposed : Stem, long, about 

 one and a half inches in length, slender, smooth, curved, fleshy, and 

 wrinkled at its junction with the fruit, and forced into an obhque direc- 

 tion by a slight protuberance on one side : Eye, small, open, and rather 

 deeply set in a round basin ; segments of the calyx, long and pointed : 

 Flesh, yellowish white, fine, buttery, melting, and juicy: Flavor, rich, 

 sprightly, and refreshing, with a dehcious perfume : Core, small : Seeds. 

 medium size, roundish, hght brown. 



Ripe the middle of September and keeps into October. 



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