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DESCRIPTIONS 



29. LOUVAIN. 

 De Louvain, Van Mom 



Fig. fi. 



The size scarcely differs from the preceding ; sides 

 without tlie concavity indicating a neck, slightly 

 pyriform. Slem thick, oblique, set upon an un- 

 symmetrical base. Color clear, light yellow, 

 may be russeted and dotted with brown, faintly 

 tinted with red next the sun. Calyx small, 

 placed in a narrow, shallow basin. Flesh white, 

 perfumed, and possessing the properties of the 

 fine fruits. 

 Foreign pear, raised by Van Mons, in 1827. 



30. DUNDAS. 



Fruit of the medium size, cordate, scarcely turbinate ; sides convex in the outline ; base 

 subacute, supporting a thick, and rather upright crown. Stem about one inch long. 

 Color clear yellow, dotted with blackish points; cheek highly ornamented with red. 

 Flesh yellowish white, perfumed and melting. Calyx small, placed in a moderately 

 deep, round depression, which gives a cordate form to its section. 



31. HENRY THE FOURTH. 



Fruit of the medium size or less, rounded, and scarcely pyriform ; base obtuse, supporting 

 a long, slender, and slightly curved stem. Color pale greenish yellow, dotted with gray 

 spots or points. Calyx small ; depression slight. Flesh white, fme-grained, juicy and 

 melting, perfumed and rich. Requires house-ripening. September. 

 Tree produces fine crops. 



