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pyriform ; size, 1 to 2 ; use, table ; texture, melting, but- 

 tery, juicy ; quality, 1 ; season, September. 



Eemakks.— From Bartram's Botanic Garden, Phila- 

 delphia. Tree moderate grower. (See Appendix, 94.) 



Pendleton. Color, greenish yellow ; form, obovate, 

 obtuse pyriform ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, tart, sugary ; 

 quality, 2 ; season, July. 



Eemarks. — American— Connecticut. Described favor- 

 ably in Hovey\ Magazine. 



Pennsylvania. Color, yellowish green ; form, obovate 

 pyriform, irregular ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, crisp, 

 buttery, juicy ; quality, 2 ; season, September. 



Eemakics.— American. Tree, vigorous, hardy and mode- 

 rately productive. "A pretty good pear." — Dr. Warder. 



Pitt's Prolific. Unworthy. 



Plombgastel. Color, greenish yellow, red in sun ; form, 

 ovate pyriform ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, melting, juicy; 

 quality, 2 ; season, August and September, 



Eemarks.— Tree vigorous. Succeeds on quince. 



PoiBB d' Albert. Form, pyramidal, angular ; size, 2 ; 

 use, table ; texture, white, crisp, melting, juicy ; season, 

 September. 



Eemarks. — Tree, vigorous, and productive on pear. 

 Described in Hovey's Magazine. 



Poire de Ja/rdin, or Garden Pear. Color, yellow ; form, 

 long and flat ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, juicy ; quality, 

 2; season, October. 



Pope's Scarlet Major. Unworthy ; poor. 



