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THE PEAR. 



color, pale greenish yellow, russeted around the stem, and traces of russet 

 and greenish gray russet specks over the whole surface ; stem, one to one 

 and a half inch long, often without cavity, but flesh raised one side ; calyx, 

 medium, segments half reflexed ; basin, rather deep, often furrowed or uneven, 

 like the general surface of the fruit, which is frequently apparently scal- 

 loped ; core, large ; seeds, large, ovate, pointed ; flesh, white, fine-grained, 

 buttery, juicy, sugary, perfumed. December to February. 



HOWELL. 



American. Native of New Haven, Conn., recently introduced to notice. 

 Fruit, large, obovate pyriform, pale yellow, small russet dots, faint red 

 blush in sun ; stem, often curved, without depression ; calyx, open ; basin, 

 irregular ; flesh, melting, juicy, slightly acidulous, delicate aroma. Oc- 

 tober. 



JALOUSIE DE FONTENAY VENDEE. 



Foreign. We have never 

 fruited a pear that has given 

 us more satisfaction. On the 

 Quince it is a fine grower, and 

 inclined to over-bear. It must 

 not be confounded with the 

 " Jalousie," a third-rate varie- 

 ty. Young shoots upright ', 

 brownish yellow. 



Fruit, medium or above, 

 ovate pyriform ; color, dull yel- 

 low, with brownish red cheek, 

 and patches and dots of russet, 

 often the russet covering one 

 half the surface ; stem, vary- 

 ing, often obliquely set on, 

 with a fleshy ridge at side; 

 calyx, with segments, long, 

 half open } basin, shallow ; 

 core, medium or small ; seeds, 

 long, ovate ; flesh, white, but- 

 tery, melting, juicy, sweet, aro- 

 matic. Last September, early 

 October. 



LAWRENCE. 



Native of Flushing, L. I. An abundant bearer on pear roots, exceedingly 

 desirable for Western orcharding. Tree, hardy, moderate growth ; wood, 

 light yellowish brown, rather thorny. S. B. Parsons says, " Succeeds very 

 finely on Quince. 1 ' 



fruitj above medium, long, obovate, obtuse at stem ; color, pale red yel- 



