BEURRE' CLAIRGEAU PEAR. 



Leaves. — Large, roundish ovate, broadest about the middle, rather 

 thick, deep green, glossy, nearly flat, and coarsely and very slightly ser- 

 rated; petioles, long, about one and a half inches in length, little tinged 

 with red, and moderately stout. 



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

 clusters, compact. 



Fruit. — Veiy large, about four inches long, and three inches in di- 

 ameter : Form, oblong, or obtuse pyramidal, large at the crown, slightly 

 contracted in the middle, obtuse at the stem, with a somewhat uneven 

 surface : Skin, slightly rough, of a clear cinnamon russet, with numer- 

 ous darker colored specks, acquiring, at maturity, a deep reddish tint 

 on the sunny side : Stem, short, about half an inch long, very stout, 

 fleshy at the base, obliquely inserted without any cavity, but surrounded 

 by a few uneven projections : Eye, small, open, and but shghtly de- 

 pressed in a veiy shallow basin, somewhat ribbed; segments of the 

 calyx, short, stiff", pointed, complete : Flesh, yellowish, rather coarse, 

 melting and juicy: Flavor, saccharine, sprightly, perfumed and de- 

 licious : Core, medium size : Seeds, small, ovate, pointed. 



Ripe in November, and keeps nearly a month. 



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