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side : Eye, medium size, partially open, and very slightly 

 depressed in a small shallow basin ; segments of the calyx, 

 short, twisted : Flesh, greenish white, coarse, buttery, melt- 

 ing and juicy: Flavor, vinous, very rich, and deliciously per- 

 fumed : Core, small : Seeds, small, sharply pointed, dark. 

 Ripe in October. 



155. Josephine des Malines. 



The reputation which preceded the introduction of Espe- 

 rin's new pears was so high, that but few of them, which have 



Fig. 18. Josephine des Malines. 



fruited, have given satisfaction. Perhaps the only one which 

 has fully come up to the imaginary standard, has been the 

 Grand Soliel. Some have been decidedly inferior, while 

 others promise well, though they have not fruited sufficiently 

 to form an accurate opinion. 



The Josephine des Malines (fig. 18^ has been highly 

 praised. Mr. Rivers has given it a high character ; and it has 

 been added to many collections. At first, we thought it 

 much overrated, but subsequent trials have induced us tp 



