THE PEAR. 



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tree is rather short jointed, with deep reddish brown wood, grows 

 moderately fast, and bears early and regularly. The fruit, like 

 that of all early pears, is better if ripened in the house. It 

 surpasses every European variety of the same season, and 

 together with the Dearborn's Seedling, another native sort, will 

 supplant in all our gardens the Jargonelle, and all inferiour early 

 pears. 



Fruit of medium size, turbinate, inclining to obovate, thick- 

 ening very abruptly into the stalk. Skin yellow, sprinkled 

 with russet dots, and net-work markings, giving it a russetty 

 look on one side. Calyx strong, open, set almost without de- 

 pression. Stalk obliquely inserted, without depression, short, 

 dark brown, fleshy at its base. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery 

 and melting, with a rich, sugary, highly aromatic flavour. The 

 thin skin has a musky perfume. Core small. Ripe from the 

 25th of July to the 10th of August. 



BUFFUM. Man. 

 Buffam. 



The Buffam is a 

 native of Rhode 

 Island, and from 

 its general resem- 

 blance to the Doy- 

 enne, it is, no doubt, 

 a seedling of that 

 fine sort. It is an 

 orchard pear of the 

 first quality, as it is 

 a very strong, up- 

 right grower, bears 

 large,regulaFcrops, 

 and is a very hand- 

 some and saleable 

 fruit. It is a little 

 variable in quality. 

 We have frequent- 

 ly eaten them so 

 fine, as scarcely to 

 be distinguished 

 from the Doyenne, 



and 



again, 



when 



rather insipid. It 

 may be considered 

 a beautiful and 

 good, though not 

 first rate variety. 



