THE I'EAR. 



near the parsonage, is also a healthy tree of about the same 

 age, and uniformly a great bearer, yielding from fifteen to 

 twenty bushels annually. The habit of the Church pear is 

 somewhat spreading in its growth, uniformly productive, and 

 the fruit unvarying in its quality ; young wood deep yellow, or 

 fawn. 



Fruit rather below medium size, oblate, inclining to turbinate, 

 generally very much depressed, somewhat angular. Stalk 

 rather long, stout, at its insertion in a small cavity surrounded 

 by russet. Calyx, small and closed in a broad, rather shallow 

 basin. Skin green, becoming yellow at maturity. Flesh white, 

 very buttery, juicy, melting, with an exceedingly rich, sweet, 

 and highly perfumed flavour. Core small. Ripens slowly, and 

 continues in use all of September. 



DEARBORN'S SEEDLING, 

 Nones. 



Dearborn's Seedling. 



Man. Thomp. 



A very admirable, early 

 pear, of first quality, raised 

 in 1818, by the Hon. H. A. 

 S. Dearborn, of Boston. It 

 bears most abundant crops 

 in every soil, and is one of 

 the most desirable early va- 

 rieties, succeeding the Blood- 

 good, and preceding the 

 Bartlett. Young shoots 

 long, dark brown. Fruit 

 scarcely of medium size, tur- 

 binate, and very regularly 

 formed. Skin very smooth, 

 clear light yellow, with a 

 few minute dots. Stalk slen- 

 der, rather more than an 

 inch long, set with very little 

 depression. Calyx with de- 

 licate, spreading segments, 

 set in a very shallow basin. 

 Flesh white, very juicy and 

 melting, sweet and sprightly 

 in flavour. Ripens about 

 the middle of August. 



Dix. 



Man. Ken. 



The Dix is, unquestionably, a fruit of the highest excellence, 

 and well deserves the attention of all planters. It is one of the 

 hardiest of pear trees, and although the tree does not come into 

 bearing until it has attained considerable size, yet it produces 



