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Pomological Notices ; 



ruddy look of that variety, being paler, more delicately cov- 

 ered with specks, and a much larger stem. Our figure is 

 from a specimen given us by the late Mr. Manning, and pro- 

 duced in his pomological garden at Salem. 



Size, large, nearly three inches long, and two and a half 

 in diameter : Form., obovate, largest about one-third from the 

 eye, and tapering in a swollen manner to the stem : Skin, 

 fair, smooth, with some undulations, pale yellow when ma- 

 ture, regularly covered with russet points, and a large patch 

 of smooth russet around the base of the stem, occasionally 

 having a pale tinge of red on the sunny side : Stetn, long, 

 about one and a half inches, uneven, rather slender, brown, 

 inserted in a small cavity, with a projection of the fruit for- 

 cing it one side : Bye, medium size, closed, and considerably 

 sunk in a round cavity ; segments of the calyx long and nar- 

 row : Flesh, yellowish, white, fine, melting and buttery : 

 Flavor, sprightly, refreshing and excellent : Core, small : 

 Seeds, medium size, nearly black. Ripe in October. 



35. St. GmsLAiN. Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Edition. 



Fis: 14. St. Ghislain Pear. 



The St. Ghislain, {Jig. 14,) though not a large pear, is 

 one of the finest autumn varieties in cultivation. The tree 



