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suddenly narrowing towards the stem, ending obtusely : Skin, 

 fair, greenish yellow, becoming lemon yellow when mature, 

 suffused with a light tint of red on the sunny side, and thickly 

 dotted with minute green and russet specks : Stem, medium 

 length, about three quarters of an inch long, rather slender, 

 fleshy at the base, curved and obliquely inserted in a broad 



^ II. THE FONDAKTE DO COMICE PEAR. 



shallow cavity, with a slight projection on one side : Eye, 

 small, open, and deeply sunk in a large, open, rather deep 

 basin ; segments of the calyx short : Flesh, yellowish, little 

 coarse, melting and juicy : Flavor, rich, saccharine and 

 sprightly, with a pleasant aroma: Core, medium size : Seeds, 

 large, broad and dark. Ripe in November and December. 



188. SoLDAT Laborer. Album de Pomologie. 



Opheline d'Enghein of the French. 



The Soldat Laborer, (fig. 12,) having been unfortunately 

 confounded by the French nurserymen with the Beurre 



