THE PEAR. 



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inserted in slight eavity. Fl(>sli wliitisli, butter)-, nieltina;, very 

 juicv, witii rich spiey llavnr; (niality be,st. A\'iclely g:ro\va on account 

 of its unexcelled (juality. I'ennsylvania. 



Seneca. — Larpe, obovatc ])yriforni; color lisht yello\\-, «'itli blushed 

 cheeli, green mottling, and black dots on sluuly side; stem near 

 two inclies long, llattened at junction; neck with lleshy ridge; basin 

 large, irreguLar. Flesh white, vinous, sprightly, very g(i(jd. Season, 

 autumn, six weeks later than Bartlett, which it somewhat resembles, 

 but it has far better color. 



Sheldon. — Large, roundish, obtuse oljovate; color greenish 

 yellow, covered largely with thin russet; some show of crimson where 

 exposed, and numerous russet dots; skin thick and rather liarsli; 



Shelilon. 



stalk three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in quite a dee]) 

 cavity; basin broad and (luite deep. Flesli whitish, juicy, melting, 

 sweet, vinous, and aromatic, very gooil. ^'ery extensively grown 

 across the continent. New York. 



