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AMEIUCAX HiiME ftARDEX. 



?A. LAWREXCE. 

 Vie- or.o. 



Tree of moderate vigor and soiaewhat thorny. 



Young shoots light brown, rather slender. An abunJunt 

 bearer. 



Fruit rather large, long obo\-ate, sometimes almost p)Tiform, 

 obtuse at the stem ; dull j'ellowish-green, with small patches 

 of russet near the ends. 



Flesh _yellowish-white, juicy, melting, sometimes gritty at 

 the core. 



Flavor, when well raised and ripened, rich and sugary. 

 Eijiens from November throughout the winter. 



The Lawrence is a new American pear, which originated at 

 Flushing, Long Island, a few years ago, and promises to be an 

 acquisition, particularly for orchard culture, either on the pear 



