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much attention as it has deserved ; tree, hardy, a moderate grower, 

 branches slender, when grown makes a compact head unless well 

 thinned out, young shoots reddish brown. 



Fruit, medium or above, obovate, rounded ; skin, rough ; color, 



greenish yellow, yellow increasing at maturity, some russet around 

 stem and eye ; stem, medium ; cavity, shallow ; calyx, partly closed ; 

 basin, narrow ; core, above medium ; seeds, dark brown, pointed ; 

 flesh, white, buttery, juicy, vinous and sprightly. Season, October. 



HONEY. 



This is a delicious little pear, received some years since by Prof. 

 Kirkland, and which we have been unable to recognize with any 

 description published, if we exce.pt a slight note in Prince's Pom. 

 Man. The tree is moderately vigorous ; wood, yellowish brown, 

 an early and productive bearer of fruit, uniform in size and regular 

 shape. Our drawing is too small. 



