SAINT MICHAEL ARCHANGEL PEAR. 



Flowers. — Small ; petals, oval, roundish, small ; claw, long. 



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

 diameter : Form, pyriform, generally regular, large about the middle, 

 contracted near the stem, and occasionally with an elongated neck: 

 Skin, fair, smooth, greenish yellow, faintly tinged with red on the sunny 

 side, russet around the base of the stem, and dotted with greenish 

 russet specks : Stem, medium length, about one inch long, stout, 

 smooth, inserted without any cavity, sometimes with slight projections 

 at the base : Eye, medium size, open, and little sunk in a moderate 

 sized basin; segments of the calyx, long, reflexed: Flesh, white, fine, 

 melting, and very juicy : Flavor, rich and sugary, with a peculiarly 

 delicious aroma : Core, large : Seeds, large, dark brown. 



Ripe in September, and keeps into October. 



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