456 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



Mr. Samuel Ott, of Lower Marion Township, Montgomery 

 Co., Pa., about seven miles from Philadelphia. The original 

 tree is now nearly twenty years old. It is, we believe, the 

 first seedling directly from the Seckel which has so far borne 

 fruit of any reputation. In general characteristics it resembles 

 its parent, both in its growth and fruit. Mr. Ott stated to Dr. 

 Brinckle, that it grew larger than the Seckel, but all the speci- 

 mens we have seen. have been rather smaller : perhaps, as the 

 trees get age and vigor, they will improve in size. If so, it 

 will add greatly to the value of this variety. 



Fig. 33. OIL 



Size, small, about two and a quarter inches long, and two 

 and a quarter in diameter : Form, obovate, regular, largest 

 about the middle, rounding off to the crown, and narrowing 

 to the stem, where it is obtuse : Skin, slightly rough, dull 

 green, becoming yellow when mature, little russeted, particu- 

 larly around the stem, bronzy red on the sunny side, and 

 dotted with russet specks intermixed with some greenish 

 spots: Ste77i, medium length, about one inch long, rather 

 slender, and obliquely inserted in a very small cavity, highest 

 on one side : Eye, medium size, open, set in a very small, 



