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les pretty 

 and then 

 umber of 

 yet they 

 >uth. At 

 about ten 





ire winter, 

 jr of trunk, 

 rops. We 

 ! variety in 

 the city of 

 >fitable or- 

 their best, 

 lany trees, 

 jcause the 

 sk, in the 



peasant gardens and nurseries near the town, we see large old trees 

 of it, we see large numbers pf young trees wd a \^t^^ supply of it 

 in their little nurseries. 



It is the most widely known, and the most largely grown pear 

 in central Russia, ,. , ' 



The tree is an upright grower, has large, dark, thick leaves, bi|t 

 very slightly crenated, almost smooth-edged, a leaf that stands 

 aridity of air well. One fault this tree has, its branches easily break 

 off from weight of snow, and thus oftep leave l^rge scars upon th^ 

 trunk. 



The fruit is green, with some russetly browp, tender, rather 

 juicy, gritty at the core, with few or no seeds, quite free from 

 astringency, n^ild and pleasant, though npt tp say buttery. Season, 

 I should think early October. 



BERGAMOT.-r-Of this family I will speak next. In the markets 



AUTUMN BERGAMOT OF THE yOlGA. 



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