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Eemakks.— An early and productive bearer. First-rate 

 at its best point of perfection, bat soon deteriorates when 

 ripe. Origin, Wayne county, New York. 



PAESONAGE. Color, orange yellow, shaded with 

 dull crimson, netted with russet, and thickly dotted with 

 russet specks; form, obovate, obtuse-pyriform, often 

 inclined on one side; size, 1 to 2 ; use, dessert; quality, 

 1 ; season, August and September. 



Eemarks. — This pear had its origin close by the Church 

 Pear, as was natural. It is equally excellent, and prob- 

 ably better than the Church Pear. A vigorous grower, 

 and a very prolific, annual bearer. 



Windsor, or Summer Bell. Color, yellowish green ; form, 

 pji-riform, tir bell-shaped, widest above the middle, nar- 

 rowing to the eye; size, 1 ; use, cooking; quality, 4; sea- 

 son, August. 



Eem.^rks. — Poor, coarse grained, .and with astringeht 

 juice. Eots at the core. Of but little value in this coun- 

 try. An old European pear, where it is passably good. 



WALKEE. Yery handsome. One of Van Mons' ori- 

 gin, and named in honor of Samuel Walker, by Eobert 

 Manning. Fruit, large, elongated pyriform, even and 

 regular. Lemon yellow, numerouslj' covered with green 

 and russet spots, and dashed with indistinct scarlet on 

 sunn}' side, more or less so in the basin of the calyx; stem, 

 short and thick, in an obtuse, slight depression ; calyx, 

 small, closed and set in a somewhat deep and regulai 

 basin ; skin, thin, smooth ; flesh, white, very tender, and 

 buttery, slightly granulated, and abounding in juice; fla- 

 vor, sweet, and very pleasant ; core, compact; seeds, small, 

 pointed, and light brown. Eipe, last of September, and 

 keeps well after taken from the tree. Described b}^ Mr. 

 Ernst, and likely to prove one of our best Fall pears. 



