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secor d-rate flavor. Ripens middle and late autnmn. Shoots 

 olive, rather slender, diverging or spreading. English. 



Stevens' Gejsesee. Large, round-obovato, often considerably 

 flattened ; skin slightly rough, yellow ; stalk an inch long, 

 stout, thickest at insertion, niore or less sunk in the base; 

 calyx shor!, stiff", basin smooth; flesh moderately fine- 

 grained, half buttery, slightly granular, with a rich, fine 

 flavor, nearly first-rate. Ripens the first of autumn and 

 for some time afterwards. Shoots gray, leaves narrow. 

 Grows with great vigor on the quince. Origin, Livings- 

 ton Co., N. Y. 



Section 11. — Medium in size, 



Althorpe Crassane. Size medium, roundish, or round-ovate 

 sometimes slightly oblong, tapering rather most to the 

 crown, which is flattened ; surface light green, with dark 

 green specks ; stalk an inch and a half to an inch and 



• three-fourths long, curA^ed, scarcely sunk ; calyx many- 

 cut, erect, basin rather shallow, with a few plaits ; flesh 

 fine-grained, juicy, melting, somewhat buttery, good 

 second-rate. Middle and late autumn. English. 



Bergavwtte Cadette. {Syii. Beauchamps, Beurro Beau- 

 champs, Poire de Cadet. 3 Size medium ; round-obovate, 

 smooth; pale green or greenish-yellow, often partly rus- 

 seted ; stalk thick, an inch long, cavity shallow ; calyx 

 small, closed, or erect, scarcely sunk ; flesh slightly granu- 

 lar, melting, juicy, pleasant, with a good, nearly first- 

 rate flavor. Late autumn. French. 



Calhoun. Size medium, roundish, regular, remotely obo- 

 vate, smooth, yellow, sometimes a little russeted, and 

 with a red cheek ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, 

 stout, scarcely sunk, calyx closed, basin ver}'- shallow, 

 flesh juicy and melting, with a sub-acid or vinous flavor. 

 Late autumn. Origin, New-Haven, Conn. New. 



Compte de Larny. Size medium, roundish, somewhat ob- 

 conic or turbinpte, ^^rown much flattened ; skin yellow, 

 with a brownish blush; dots small, many ; stalk an inch 

 and a fourth long with no ravitv ; basin shallow, smoothj 



