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THE PEAR. 

 FLEMISH BEAUTY. 



Bosc Sire, 



Imperatrice de France, 

 BeaurreSpence. 



Foreign. This variety is deserving of far more general cultivation 

 than it has yet received. It succeeds most admirably on the quince, 

 and on the rich soils of Illinois we have seen it far surpass even the 

 most highly nursed specimens of Boston amateur gardens. The tree 

 is vigorous, with upright dark brown shoots. 



Fruit, large, oblong, obtuse obovate ; color, pale yellow, mostly 

 covered with marblings and patches of light russet, and in sun rich 

 reddish brown ; stem, one to one and a half inch long ; cavity, narrow, 

 deep ; calyx, short, open ; basin, round, small ; core, medium, with 

 oblong capsules ; seeds, oblong pyriform ; flesh, yellowish white, not 

 very fine-grained, juicy, melting, sugary. Season, last of September. 

 Does not keep long. 



