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President Mas Pear. — This new variety was raised by M. Boisbunel from 

 seed of the Glout Morceau sown in 1852. It first produced fruit in 1867, and in 





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PRESIDENT MAS PEAR. 



1869 was dedicated to M. A. Mas, editor of Le Verger. The original tree forms 

 a pyramid of the greatest beauty, about twenty-six feet .in height. The fruit is 

 large or very large, swollen in the middle, coming to an obtuse point at the stem, 

 and tapering still less towards the eye. Its height is always greater than its 

 thickness. Sometimes it becomes quite slender at the stem, which then appea.rs 



