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This pear is three inches and a half to lour inches in height. 

 :md two inches and a hall' in diameter ; its form is oblong and 

 almost conical, terminated in a ratlin* obtuse point ; the stem 

 is six lines long, and inserted within a shallow cavity ; the eve 

 is small and but slightly depressed ; the skin, which is delicate 

 and smooth, is sometimes washed on the sunnv side, and in 

 other cases pretty deeply t mired with red, speckled with brown- 

 ish red dots the other side is of a beautiful yellow colour, 

 scattered over with specks of russet ; the flesh is very white, 

 melting, full of very pleasant juice, which i> slightly perfumed, 

 but not of a high llavonr ; the fruit ripens at the end of Sep- 

 tember or beginning of October, and its colour, the period of' 

 its maturity, and the defect of soon becoming soft, are almost 

 the only points which distinguish it from the Louise-bonne. 

 The trees of this kind yield abundantly. The description of 

 tiiis variety was transmitted by M. I^e Berryais to M. Michel, 

 one of the editors of the New Duhamel. 



OCTOHKK CRIMSON. Pit.t AT. 

 Cramoi.fi. Duh. 



This pear, which has been lately introduced, is large and of 

 a trlobular form, but often becomes more or less pyramidal. 

 The >kin, which is at first irreenish, becomes yellow at the pe- 

 riod of maturity, and the -ide next the sun attains a beautiful 

 crimson hue ; the flesh is breaking, of a fragrant odour, but 

 without combining a i^reat deal of flavour. Its period of 

 ripening i^ ( October ; it i- <me of those cultivated at the Jardin 

 dcs Plants at Pans, and h;i- recently been added to the col- 

 lection of the author. 



