34 THE PEAR 
and many thousands of trees were raised directly from it. They 
were even sent to Europe, where they are now widely cultivated, 
though the name is often changed to Sack pear. 
The pear is cousin to the apple. If you want a problem to 
work out for yourself, here it is: Find out by examining the 
fruits and the blossoms of both pear and apple in how many par- 
ticulars they agree; in how many they differ. (Counting will 
help you here.) 
Here is another problem: The pear has a cousin among the 
garden flowers. She is very well known, highly prized, and 
widely cultivated. What is her name? 
Drawing 
1. Make a drawing of the whole pear. 
2. Make a drawing of the cross section. 
3. Make a drawing of the vertical section. 
4. Copy a leaf from the plate. 
