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THE PEAK. 



dark blue green, narrow. Thus far productive and healthy on Quince : one 

 little tree, two years planted, this season yielded forty-three beautiful 

 specimens. 



Fruit, large, oblong ovate pyriform, greenish, becoming greenish yellow, 

 with stripes and patches of dull thin russet, sometimes red cheek in sun ; 

 stem, variable, fleshy at base ; calyx, small, open, short segments : flesh, 

 melting, juicy; " very good." October. 



BEURRE COIT. 



A new variety, raised by Col. Coit. of Euclid, 0. We first ate of it in 

 1846, when we made our notes in its favor. Since that we have seen it 



several times, and as we 

 write this, September 25, 

 1853, have the fruit before 

 us. It is worthy a place 

 in all collections. The 

 tree is hardy, vigorous, 

 upright, spreading in form, 

 dark brown shoots, and 

 early good bearer on the 

 pear root. Our drawing 

 was made from a specimen 

 pulled in August, and is 

 below an average size. 



Fruit, above medium, 

 obtuse pyriform, slightly 

 angular ; color, rich brown 

 russet, mostly overspread- 

 ing a yellow ground, with 

 a brownish red cheek in 

 sun ; stem, rather short j 

 cavity, shallow, with un- 

 equal projections ; calyx, 

 with segments nearly erect, 

 surrounded by depressed 

 crescent-shaped furrows in 

 a shallow basin ; core, 

 small ; smfo.blackish ; flesh, 

 yellowish white, melting, 

 buttery, juicy, sweet vin- 

 ous. Last Sept. and Oct. 



BEURRE LANGELIER. 



A foreign pear, newly introduced ; it has fruited but few times in this 

 country, but may safely be placed as " best." 



Fruit t large, obovate pyriform, contracted toward, and terminating ob- 

 tusely at, stem ; color, light green, becoming, at maturity, pale yellow, with 

 a dull red cheek in sun, and numerous gray russet dots ; stem, one inch, or 

 more, long, angularly inserted, without depression ; calyx, medium ; basin, 

 shallow, plaited : core, medium ; seeds, long, ovate pyriform ; flesh, yellow- 

 ish white, melting, juicy, fine-grained, sub-acid ; slight perfume. Novem- 

 ber to January. 



