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face ; segments of the calyx, short, stiff, inverted projecting : 

 Flesh, yellowish white, fine, melting and very juicy : Flavor, 

 sugary, rich and luscious, with a peculiar aromatic spicy per- 

 fume : Core, medium size : Seeds, small, broadly ovate. 

 Ripe in September and October. 



162. Merriam. 



The Merriam (fig. 35) is one of the latest additions to our 

 native pears. It has not yet, we believe, fruited anywhere 

 except upon the original tree, specimens from which have 

 repeatedly been exhibited before the Mass. Hort. Soc, with- 

 out attracting the least attention, till within the last two or 

 three years, when all at once its merits seem to have been 



Fig. 35. Merriam. 



discovered. We must freely admit that we tried the pears 

 two years before we thought much of them, and at Icist our 

 appreciation of them was accidental. Specimens were often 

 presented to us by J. W. Kingsbury, Esq., of Roxbury, near 

 whose residence the original tree is growing : the last time 



