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THE PEAR. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY. Lind. Thomp. 



Belle de Flanders. Poire Davy. 

 Bosch Nouvelle. Imperatrice de France. 



Bosch. Fondant Du Bois. 



Bosc Sire. Boschpeer. 



Beurre Spence, (erroneously.) 



In good soils and open situations, the Flemish Beauty is cer- 

 tainly one of the most superb pears in this climate. We have 

 seen specimens, grown on the banks of the Hudson, the past 

 summer, which measured twelve inches in circumference, and 

 were of the finest quality. The tree is very luxuriant, and bears 

 early and abundantly ; the young shoots upright dark brown. 

 It should be remarked, however, that the fruit requires to be 

 gathered sooner than most pears, even before it parts readily 

 from the tree. If it is then ripened in the house, it is always 

 fine, while, if allowed to mature on the tree, it usually becomes 

 soft, flavourless, and decays soon. 



