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THE PEAR. 



form ; color, rich yellow, overspread with cinnamon russet ; stem, 

 usually stout, medium length, curved ; calyx, short, reflexed, per- 

 sistent ; basin, shallow ; core, small ; seeds, short, ovate, blackish ; 

 jU-sh, white, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic. Season, September. 



LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY* 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, 

 Louise Bonne d'Avranches, 

 Beurre or Bonne Louise d' Araudorc, 

 William the Fourth. 



The " Good Louise of Jer- 

 sey," from the Isle of Jer- 

 sey, proves one of the best 

 pears grown on the quince 

 stock in this country. Tree, 

 hardy, very productive, 

 shoots vigorous, upright, 

 Fruit, large, (our drawings 

 were made ere the fruit had 

 swollen its full size, and are 

 not more than half size,) 

 oblong pyriform ; skin, glos- 

 sy, smooth, green in shade, 

 brownish red in sun, dotted 

 with gray dots ; stem, about 

 one inch long, moderately 

 stout, a little curved, fleshy 

 enlargement at base ; calyx, 

 open, segments large, reflex- 

 ed ; basin, shallow ; core, 

 small ; seeds, long, ovate, 

 pointed ; flesh, white, juicy, 

 melting, delicious. Season, 

 October. 



LAWRENCE. 



Native of Flushing, L. I. An abundant bearer on pear roots, ex- 

 ceedingly desirable for Western orcharding. Tree, hardy, moderate 

 growth, wood light yellowish brown, rather thorny. S. B. Parsons 

 says, " Succeeds very finely on quince." 



Fruit, above medium, long obovate, obtuse at stem; color, dull 

 pale yellow, marbled with dull green, small dark specks, and russet 

 at each end ; calyx, large, closed ; basin, open, furrowed ; stem, 

 medium length, stout, swollen at junction with tree ; cavity, round, 



