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striped and shaded with dull red, marked with a few 

 greenish russet spots; stem three-fourths of an inch 

 long, in a medium cavity; calyx in a large, irregular 



Fig. 83. BUFF. 



basin; flesh yellowish, and, when well ripened, tender 

 and good, sometimes indifferent. Ripens October to 

 March. 



II a her sham Pear main, Fruit medium sized, and of 

 ovate form ; stem short and slender ; calyx of moderate 

 size, in a slight basin ; color bright crimson, and very fair 

 and beautiful in general appearance ; flesh white, rather 

 dry, of firm texture, and of a brisk, sub-acid flavor. 

 Ripens middle of September. Tree of upright growth, 

 and very symmetrical. 



MeigS. Fruit large ; regular oblong, narrowing to the 

 eye, sometimes slightly ribbed ; skin yellow, but mostly 



