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AMEIUCAN HOME GAKUEX. 



tree has been supposed to have sprung from a seed thi'own away 

 by some soldier of the British Hessian troops, whose encamp- 

 ment at one period of the Revolutionary war covered or ad- 

 joined the spot where it grew. 



1^6. knight's monarch. 



Fig. 261. 



Tree strong, upright. 



Young shoots yellowish or light olive. An abundant Ijearcr. 



Fruit large, obovatc, regular ; yellowish-brown, with red- 

 dish cheek and numerous gray dots. A pear of mark and ex- 

 cellence, but not yet fully proved with us. 



Flesh yellowish- white, melting, and juicy. 



Flavor rich, musky, and excellent. Ripens through Jan- 

 uary. Requires very high culture. 



