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THE PEAR. 



FULTON. 



American. Native of 

 Maine. Tree, very hardy, 

 yearly and abundant bearer, 

 well suited for standard 

 orcharding at the West; 

 young shoots, slender, red- 

 dish brown. 



Fruit, small, obovate ; 

 color, at first gray russet, 

 becoming dark cinnamon 

 russet; calyx, open, seg- 

 ments nearly erect; basin, 

 round, regular ; stem, one to 

 two inches long ; cavity, nar- 

 row; core, encircled by a 

 coarse line, but of itself 

 .small, compact ; seeds, 

 blackish ; flesh, half buttery, 

 moderately juicy, sprightly. 

 October, November. 



GOLDEN BEURRE or BILBOA. 



Hoopr's Bilboa. 



Foreign. From Spain. 

 Tree, hardy, requires rich, 

 strong, heavy soil, when it 

 is an abundant bearer of 

 fair, regular, medium-siz- 

 ed fruit of second-rate 

 quality. 



Fruit, medium, obovate ; 

 color, rich yellow, with 

 russet around the stem, 

 and many russet dots and 

 patches over the entire sur- 

 face ; stem, slender ; cavity, 

 slight ; calyx, small, most- 

 ly open, short stiff seg- 

 ments ; basin, shallow ; 

 flesh, fine-grained, melting, 

 juicy, sometimes a little 

 acid and harsh. Septem- 

 ber. 



