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THE PEAR. 

 LOCKE. 



Locke's New Beurrc. 



American. From West Cambridge, Mass. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 obovate, yellowish green, spotted with shades of darker green and russet ; 

 stem, medium ; calyx, small, half closed ; flesh, greenish white, juicy, 

 vinous, " good.' 1 November and December. 



LODGE. 



American. From vicinity of Philadelphia. Requires rich, warm, 

 sandy soil, when it is one of the best.; on cold clay it is hardly "very 

 good." Fruit, medium, or above, sometimes large, varying in form, (see 

 our engraving;) when fully mature, yellowish, with rich golden russet, 

 and patches of dull russet; calyx, with short, half reflexed segments; 

 core, medium ; seeds, blackish ; flesh, whitish, a little gritty at core, juicy, 

 melting, " very good." September and October. 



