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green, brownish russet, marbled ; stem stout, calyx small, half closed ; 

 core small ; flesh yellowish, rather coarse, breaking, juicy, " good." 

 October. 



PENDLETON. 



Pendleton's Early York Pear. 



American. From Connecticut. Young wood, dark olive ; fruit rather 

 large, obovate, obtuse pyriform, pale greenish yellow, russet specks ; stem 

 curved; calyx open; flesh white, tender, sweet, "good." Last July. 

 (Hov. Mag.) 



PLOMBGASTEL. 



Dusnas, I Plougastel, 



Plumbgartel, | Jergils ? 



Foreign. Tree vigorous, upright, succeeds on quince; fruit above 

 medium to large, ovate pyriform, greenish yellow, red in sun, dull russet 

 specks ; stem stout ; calyx large, open, segments reflexed ; core large ; 

 flesh white, half melting, juicy, " good," or perhaps " very good." Sep- 

 tember, October. 



POIRE D'ALBRET. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous, dark wood, good bearer; fruit medium, 

 pyramidal, angular, dark russet, bronzed in sun ; stem stout, curved, swollen 

 at base ; calyx partly open ; core small ; flesh greenish white, coarse, 

 melting, juicy. October. (Hov. Mag.) 



PRATT. 



American. Native of Rhode Island. Tree vigorous, upright growth, 

 productive on pear ; fruit above medium, obovate pyriform, greenish 

 yellow, with gray and russet dots and specks ; stem slender ; calyx open ; 

 flesh white, fine-grained, melting, juicy, sugary, " best." September. 



POIRE D'ABONDANCE. 



D'Abondance. 



Foreign. Fruit above medium, oblong pyriform, pale yellow, with rus- 

 set dots, red in sun ; flesh melting, juicy, u very good." October. 



PULSIFER. 



American. Native of Illinois. Tree upright, vigorous ; shoots dark 

 olive, early and productive bearer. Fruit below medium, pyriform ob- 

 tuse, dull yellow, with traces of russet ; stem short ; calyx small, open ; 

 flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet, " very good." Early August. 



PRINCESS ROYAL. 



Groom's Princess Royal. 



Foreign. Tree hardy, vigorous, not an early bearer. Fruit medium, 

 obovate, dull pale green, dotted with russet ; stem set in shallow cavity ; 



