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his collection among the French nurserymen, the error we 

 have alluded to was made, and hence the substitution of the 

 Beurre d'Aremberg for it in all the trees which were received 

 from that source. It was not till we received trees from 

 Belgium that we possessed the true Soldat Laborer. 



The habit of the tree is erect and symmetrical, forming 

 naturally a perfect pyramid ; grafted on the pear it makes a 

 stately tree, and does not come into bearing for a long time, 

 but at mature age produces abundantly. It succeeds well 

 upon the quince. 



The Soldat Laborer M. Bivort calls a "precious" acquisi- 

 tion ; and gives it the highest rank among those pears which 

 may be cultivated in orchards or exposed situations in Bel- 

 gium. Our own experience with it, though limited, warrants 

 us in confirming his opinion. It is a late autumn pear, ri- 

 pening at the same period as the Beurre Diel. The fruit is 

 large and handsome, and the productiveness of the tree, as 

 well as its hardy character, render it a much valued variety. 



Size, large, about three and a half inches long and three 

 inches in diameter : Form, obtuse pyramidal, large at the 

 crown, contracted near the middle, and slightly uneven on 

 the surface : Skin, fair, smooth, yellowish green, becoming 

 clear yellow when mature, much traced with russet, and con- 

 spicuously dotted with russet specks : Stem, medium length, 

 about three quarters of an inch long, stout, wrinkled and 

 somewhat fleshy, inserted in the obtuse end without any cav- 

 ity : Eye, large, open, and set nearly even with the surface 

 of the crown ; segments of the calyx, short, thick : Flesh, 

 yellowish, little coarse, melting and juicy : Flavor, saccharine, 

 • rich, and pleasantly perfumed : Core, large : Seeds, rather 

 small, sharply pointed, light brown. Ripe from November 

 to January. 



189. Wredow. 



This pear, (fig. 13,) though recently received as a new 

 variety from Angers, has been in cultivation for some time. 

 We had it from Jersey, upwards of ten years ago, and fruited 

 it five or six years since, and supposed it must be diflerent 



