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into a small smooth narrow funnel-shaped cavity. The top part is flattened & the small 

 eye is set in a smooth, deep and narrow cavity. 



Its skin is greenish gray and sometimes has small reddish spots. When the fruit 

 ripens it turns slightly yellow on the side in the sun. 



Its flesh is very soft & buttery and is not likely to turn mushy. 



The juice is sweet, very plentiful, slightly fragrant & is enhanced with a little 

 tartness, which is not unpleasant as long as it's not too strong. That depends on the quality 

 of the soil. 



The seeds are enlarged & are quite full. Sometimes there are only four seed 

 compartments in this fruit. 



This pear ripens in November. It's valued by everyone. 



L. PEAR TREE with leaves that have white margins and medium-sized rounded green to ash gray 

 autumn fruit. 



CRASANNE panachee. (PL XXIII.) 



The variegated Crasanne is a variety of the preceding one; there's no difference in 

 the fruit. 



The shoots are slender & pretty long. 



The buds are small, rounded, pointed, and free of the branch. 



The leaves are very small, longish, and edged in white. They bend in different 

 ways & in different directions. Their denticulation is very fine, sharp, & not very deep. 

 The petioles are slender & eight to ten lignes long. 



This pear tree makes a very striking & very delightful impression. But it shouldn't 

 be planted on espalier nor in a spot with too much sun, which will redden & spoil the 

 white borders on its leaves. They'll then look partly dried up rather than variegated. 



