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I42> Ccdebash. A very large pear, of good quality ; it is 

 a breaking pear, and ripens in September and October. 



157. Forty Ounces. This is said to be the largest fruit 

 of the pear kind known in France and the north of Europe ; 

 its principal use is for baking or preserving. A pear was 

 exhibited in this vicinity, during the season of 1826, weigh- 

 ing 40i oz., which was of the Bon Chretien family. 



177. Red Flowering^ or Sanguine d' Italic. The blos- 

 soms of this pear are red, and of singular appearance ; the 

 fruit has within the resemblance of the Blood Peach, being 

 marbled with red. It is a breaking pear, and esteemed as 

 a curiosity. 



34. Striked Dean. A long pear, striped lengthwise white 

 and green ; it is a pleasant flavoured fruit, and a great cu- 

 riosity ; ripe in September. 



95. Francreal. A very large flat shaped pear, of a yel- 

 lowish green colour, suitable for cooking from October to 

 December. I have had this pear to weigh 17$ oz. 



151. Double Floivering.^This tree, in addition to its 

 flowers forming a great ornament, produces also pears of a 

 very large size, proper for cooking ; they are yellowish in 

 colour, and keep till February. 



194. Bartlett. This pear weighs about 10 oz. when at 

 full size, shaped like a Bon Chretien, very yellow, and 

 slightly tinged with red on one side; quite juicy, and by 

 many considered a first-rate fruit. It is not, however, equal 

 in flavour to the Seckel, or even to the Boston Epergne, 

 tmt its size and beauty render it greatly admired. It much 

 resembles in flavour and consistence the St. Michael, and is 

 said to command a high price at market. It is no doubt a 

 native, and appears to have originated in the vicinity of Bos- 

 ton ; and it does not seem at all strange that many fine new- 

 pears should have originated there, as that city, and its en- 

 virons, has for a long period been inhabited by a great many 

 gentlemen extremely intelligent on the subject of Horticul- 

 ture, who took much pains, at an early date, to introduce the 

 choicest fruits, and particularly the finest varieties of pears, 

 of which fruit they are skilful connoisseurs. 



The following are among the fine pears which have been 

 originated in the Netherlands, and other parts of Europe, 

 and which have recently been brought into notice by the 

 'London Horticultural Society, &c. 



