THE PEAR. 



551 



Fruit medium, roundish, oblate. Skin light green, mottled 

 with dark green. Stalk rather long, fleshy at its termination, 

 in a very slight depression. Calyx very small, set in a wide, su- 

 perficial basin. Flesh fine texture, buttery. Flavour vinous, 

 with a delicate, vanilla aroma. Quality " very good." Ripe 

 November to February. (Dr. W. D. Brinckle, MS.) 



Tea. 



Raised by Mrs. Ezra Merchant, of Milford, Conn, 

 was found in a 

 pound of tea, which 

 she purchased at the 

 store, hence its 

 name. 



Tree vigorous and 

 productive, young 

 wood greenish-yel- 

 low. Fruit medium, 

 obovate, inclining to 

 pyriform, with a su- 

 ture on one side. 

 Skin lemon yellow, 

 with numerous small 

 brown dots, and 

 sometimes a reddish 

 cheek. Stalk rather 

 stout, inserted ob- 

 liquely, under a lip 

 in a very small cavi- 

 ty. Calyx half clos- 

 ed, basin shallow. 

 Flesh white, fine, 

 juicy, melting and 

 vinous. Ripens last 

 of August to middle 

 of September; a very 

 promising pear. 



The seed 



Tea. 



Theodore Van Mons. Bivort, Thomp. 



Tree vigorous and productive on pear or quince. 



Fruit rather large, elongated, obscurely pyriform, irregular. 

 Skin greenish, slightly sprinkled with russet. Stalk inserted at 

 an inclination by a lip, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set 

 in a small, irregular basin. Flesh white, coarse, granular, juicy, 

 melting and vinous. Ripe September, October. 



