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a day of difference here between the ripening of this and the preceding, and very little 

 difference in the quality. Fruit small, about an inch in diameter, regular, turbinate or 

 top-shaped, tapering to the stalk, which is an inch to an inch and a half long. Calyx 

 large, open, in a very slight depression. Skin greenish yellow in the shade, streaked 

 and mottled with dull red in the sun, and sprinkled with yellow dots. Flesh yellowish, 

 breaking, sweet, and juicy, with a pleasant musky flavor. Tree is an upright, fine, 

 pyramidal grower, moderately stout. Young shoots glossy, of a reddish brown with 

 gray dots. Leaves small, oval, folded. Petioles reddish, long, and slender. Produc- 

 tive — bears in profuse clusters. We have this season seen upwards of thirty pears 

 good specimens and all ripe, on a single branch exactly twelve inches long. 



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MuscAT Robert. (^Gros St. Jean^ <fcc.) — We described this pear in Volume 11, 

 page 218, but bring it forward now to make up a small group that ripen within a short 

 period. Fruit rather small, very regular, top-shaped, tapering to the base of the stalk, 

 which is about one and a half inches long, and fleshy at the base. Calyx open, in a 

 very slight depression. Skin greenish yellow, becoming a pale lemon yellow at matu- 

 rity, and delicately marbled with red on the side next the sun. Flesh white, breaking, 

 juicy, very sweet, musky, and pleasant. Ripe from 1st to 10th of August. The tree is 

 remarkably distinct and very beautiful, erect and vigorous in growth, with yellowish 

 wood, in winter quite golden. Leaves large, flat, glossy, and pale yellowish green. 

 Very productive. Makes a beautiful pyramidal or dwarf tree on the quince. 



Doyenne d' Ete. {^Summer Doyenne.) — We gave a full account and description of 

 this excellent and beautiful variety at page 2lY of last year's volume. We introduce it 

 now, in this group, for the purpose of saying that no variety yet cultivated, and ripening 

 at the same time, equals it. Beautiful, melting, juicy, and delicious. Ripens better on 

 the tree than any other variety we know of, but is richer if picked a few days before 

 maturity. The tree is vigorous and handsome, bearing regular and most abundant 



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