Description of Six varieties of Native Pears. 301 



Siem, short, about half an inch, stout, rough, and slightly 

 sunk in a shallow cavity : Eye, rather large, little de- 



Biijfum Pear. 



pressed : Flesh, fine, white, and melting : Flavor, agree- 

 able and good : Core, medium size. Ripe in September. 



The examination of specimens, and drawing up de- 

 scriptions, is necessarily slow. Every season, for three 

 years, we have made many additions to our list of draw- 

 ings ; yet, with some varieties, owing to the imperfection 

 of the specimens in some way, full and accurate descrip- 

 tions could not have been made out without this repeated 

 inspection of the fruit. The seasons have such an influ- 

 ence, that when one year a pear is first rate, another it is 

 quite indifferent : again, in some years they are high col- 

 ored, when in another they would not be readily recog- 

 nized as the same variety. We have, in some instances, 

 examined many specimens from various cultivators, to 

 make one description complete. The coming autumn will 

 afford us an opportunity to examine many new fruits as 

 yet but little known, and others whose qualities are not 

 fully ascertained. 



