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THE PEAR. 



Urhanisie. 



compares, perhaps, more nearly with the fiivonrite old Doyenne 

 or Virgalieu, than any other fruit, and adds, when in perfection, 

 a delicate perfume, peculiarly its own. Its handsome size and 

 appearance, and remarkably healthy habit, commend it for those 

 districts where, from neglect or bad soil, the Doyenne does not 

 flourish. The tree is a moderately vigorous grower, and though 

 it does not begin to bear so early as some of the new varieties, 

 it yields abundant and regular crops, and gives every indication 

 of a long-lived, hardy variety. For the orchard or garden in 

 the middle states, therefore, we consider it indispensable. With 

 so many other fine sorts, we owe this to the Flemish, it having 

 been originated by the Count de Coloma, of Malines. It was 

 first introduced into this country in 1823. Young shoots up- 

 right, short-jointed, greyish yellow. 



Fruit of medium size, often large, pyramidal obovate. Skin 

 smooth and fair, pale yellow, with gray dots, and a few russet 



