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cheek next the sun, beautifully intermixed with a yellow 

 streak and specks ; the flesh is white, rather buttery, some- 

 what melting, slightly astringent, ripening in August. 



The Stone Pear. 



This pear tree, in its habits, differs very much from any 

 other tree in my nursery ; it is of rapid and strong growth, 

 with a tendency to grow very tall, so much so as to become 



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