MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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CLASS I. Most generally esteemed. 



ANANAS D'Exs. 

 Ananas, of some, \ Poire Ananas. 



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Foreign. A superior variety that deserves extensive planting. Tree, 

 vigorous, light brown wood, with white oblong dots, early regular bearer, 

 fruit always large and excellent. 



Fruit, large, oblong, obovate pyriform, angular ; color, dull yellowish 

 green, with much rough brown russet marbling ; stem, largest at base 

 or where it joins the fruit, and with a lip one side ; calyx, open, short divi- 

 sions 5 basin, shallow, open ; core, compact, capsules small; seeds, long 

 ovate; flesh, whitish, fine-grained, buttery, melting, sweet, perfumed 



