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& twenty-one lignes wide. They're slightly folded along the central vein & the midrib 

 generally curves downward. A few not very deep teeth are visible on the margins. The 

 petioles are twenty-one lignes long. 



The flowers are seventeen lignes in diameter. The petals are oblong and are wider 

 in the middle than they are at the ends. 



The fruit is big and flattened lengthwise. Thus the large diameter is two inches 

 eight lignes, & the small diameter is two inches five lignes. The fruit is two inches eleven 

 lignes high. It's similar in shape to the winter Bartlett. The eye is small and is set at the 

 bottom of a smooth, narrow, and quite deep cavity. The divisions of the calyx rarely 

 remain there until the fruit has reached its full size. The stalk is thick, a bit plump at its 

 origin, and eighteen to twenty lignes long. It inserts flush with the fruit. Sometimes it's 

 compressed on one side by a groove or flattening. 



Its skin is smooth, sometimes spotted with brown around the eye. It takes on the 

 same colors as the winter Bartlett, but the shaded side is pale yellow, almost whitish. 



Its flesh is crisp & becomes tender when completely ripe. 



The juice is very sweet & sugary. 



The seeds are brown, of average size, and terminate in a long & sharp point. 



This pear keeps for a long time. It's very good in warm & in well exposed areas. 



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