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The Isabella Pear. 



THE ISABELLA PEAR. 



This seedling was fruited, in the garden of Dr. S. A. Shurtleff of Brook- 

 line, in 1866. 



The tree is a thrifty, upright grower, with smooth, light-gray bark, and 

 very regular outline. Scions grafted last year took readily, and made fine 

 growth. Fruit in form turbinate, with a clean, depressed calyx ; skin 



smooth, light green in color, inclining to red on the sunny side ; size, long 

 diameter three and a half inches, short diameter two and a half inches. 

 The specimen from which the accompanying drawing was made was very 

 small ; it being the only one remaining of this year's crop. 



Flesh delicate white to the core, without grit, being juicy, with a sprightly, 

 agreeable flavor. Ripe about the middle of October, and is in eating 

 about four weeks. 



