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THE PEAR. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong obovate, a little smaller on one 

 side. Skin fiiir, deep yellow, (brownish green at first,) finely 

 suffused over half the fruit, with bright red, sprinkled with small 

 brown dots, or a little russet. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a 

 very slight cavity. Calyx with small segments, and basin of 

 moderate size. Flesh white, buttery, not so juicy as the Doy- 

 enne, but sweet, and of excellent flavour. The strong uprighi 

 reddish-brown shoots, and peculiar brownish-green appearance 

 of the pear, before ripening, distinguish this fruit. September 



Church. 



Church. 



This and also the Parsonage, both of which are undoubtedly 

 fruits of the highest excellence, were brought to our notice by 

 S. P. Carpenter, of New Rochelle, who has made diligent in- 

 quiry as to their origin, of very aged people of the vicinity, who 

 are conversant with their history, and uniformly state that the 

 trees originated on land belonging to Trinity Church of that 

 village, where the trees now stand. The former is a tree of 

 two feet in diameter, forty feet high ; the latter, which stands 



