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tree is rather short jointed, with deep reddish brown wood, grows 
moderately fast, and bears early and regularly. The fruit, like 
that of all early pears, is better if ripened in the house. It 
surpasses every [uropean, variety of the same season, and 
together with the Dearborn’s Seedling, another native:sort, will 
supplant in all our gardens the Jargonelle, and all inferiour early 
pears. : ; " 
Fruit of medium size, tugbinate, inclining to obovate, thick 
ening very abruptly into the stalk. Skin yellow, sprinkle | 
with russet dots, and net-work markings, giving it a russetty 
lvok on one side. Calyx strong, open, set almost without de-, 
pression. Stalk obliquely inserted, without depression, short, 
dark brown, fleshy at its”base. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery 
and melting, with a rich, sugary, highly aromatic flavour. The 
tnin skin has 4 musky perfume. Core small. Ripe from the 
“Sth of July to the 10th of August. 7 
Burrum. Man. ea 
Buffam, 
The Buffam 1s a 
_ Native of Rhode 
Island, and. from 
its general resem- 
blance to the Doy- 
enné, itis, no doubt, 
a seedling of that 
fine sort. It is an, 
orchard pear of the 
“first quality, as it is 
a,very strong, up- 
right grower, bears 
large,regular crops, 
and is a very. hand- 
some and saleable 
fruit. It is a little 
variable in quality. 
We have frequent- 
ly eaten them so, 
fine, as scarcely to" 
be distinguished 
from the Doyenné, 
and again, when 
rather insipid. It 
may be considered 
‘a beautiful: and 
good, though not 
first rate variety. 
