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and twenty lignes wide. The midrib curves downward and the petiole is ten lignes long. 



The flowers are thirteen lignes in diameter. The petals are flat, longer than they 

 are wide and slightly pointed at both ends. The tips of the stamens are light purple mixed 

 with white. 



The fruit is full, long, two inches six lignes in diameter & three inches six lignes 

 high. Its fullest part is a third the way along its height. The end near the top diminishes 

 slightly in size. The normally small eye is set in the bottom of a small, round, narrow & 

 not very deep indentation that very often is off center & has an edge higher on one side 

 than on the other. The end at the stalk decreases in size quite uniformly & generally 

 terminates in a blunt point. The stalk is brown, thick at its end, six to nine lignes long, 

 and very often inserts at a slant beneath a sort of bump. The entire fruit almost always is 

 set off with bumps & ridges that sometimes are evident along its whole length. 



Its skin is green, quite rough, spotted with brown and often marked with large 

 reddish spots especially near the eye. It turns yellow when the fruit ripens. 



Its flesh is white, very buttery & juicy even though it's not very delicate. It's likely 

 to have a lot of small granules beneath the skin & next to the seeds if the tree is planted in 

 dry soil, which is not suitable for it. The flesh never turns soft. 



The juice is very plentiful & delicious as long as it has no more tartness than is 

 necessary to pleasantly enhance its flavor. 



The seeds are full, long, pointed, brown, and slightly curved at the tip. 



This pear begins to ripen in November. It keeps until March & sometimes into 

 April. 



