732 



THE PEAR. 



Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, not juicy, melting, sweet. Good. Sep- 

 tember. This is similar to and may be identical with Elton. 



DEARBORN'S SEEDLING. 

 Nones. Dearborn's Sanding. 



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, and is one of the most de- 

 sirable early varieties, succeeding 

 the Bloodgood, and preceding the 

 Bartlett. Young shoots long, 

 reddish brown. 



Fruit scarcely of medium size, 

 roundish pyriform, and very regu- 

 larly formed. Skin very smooth, 

 clear light yellow, with a few mi- 

 nute dots. Stalk slender, rather 

 more than an incli long, set with 

 very little depression. Calyx 

 with delicate spreading segments, 

 set in a very shallow basin. 

 Flesh white, very juicy and melt- 

 ing, sweet and sprightly in fla- 

 Dearborn's Seedling. vor. Very good. Ripens about 



the middle of August. 



DE BAVAY. 



Poire de Bavay. 



One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree a moderate grower. Young 

 wood dull olive brown. 



Fruit medium, obtuse pyriform. Skin yellowish, netted and patched 

 with russet, and sprinkled with large russet dots. Stalk stout, curved, 

 a little inclined, set in a small cavity. Calyx open. Basin shallow, un- 

 even, often russeted. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, 

 sweet, a little aromatic. Good to very good. October. 



DE DEUX Foix LANE. 



A small foreign Pear, handsome but of poor quality. 



Fruit small, oblate pyriform, irregular, or a little inclined, lemon 

 yellow, with a crimson-red cheek, fawn and russet nettings and dots. 

 Flesh white, coarse, rather dry, sweet. Poor. August. 



DEUCES DE CHARLES. 



We have received two Pears under this name, one as of Yan Mons, 

 the other of Bouvier. 



The former is medium in size, irregular in form, varying from obo- 

 vate to obovate pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, netted and patched 



