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Pomoloiiical Notices 



suddenly diminishing near the stem : Skin, rough and 

 thick, pale greenish yellow when at maturity, with a faint 

 tinge of red on the sunny side ; a few patches of russet 

 interspersed here and there, and the whole surface covered 

 Avith dark greenish and russetty dots, with russet around 

 the stem : Stem, short, one inch, very thick, measuring 

 nearly half an inch in circumference at its insertion, when 

 taken from the tree ; round, smooth, pale russetly brown, 



Glout Morceau Pear. 



inserted obliquely in a small cavity : Eye, medium size, 

 contracted, and deeply sunk : Flesh, white, fine, very juicy 

 and melting : Flavor, rich, slightly astringent, perfumed: 

 Core, large : Seeds, large. Ripe in November and Decem- 

 ber, but often keeping till February. 



