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THE PEAR. . 485 
Cusuine. Man, 
The Cushing i is a native of Massachusetts, having originated 
on the grounds of Colonel Washington oe of Hingham, 
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about forty years ago. It is a very sprightly ‘pear, and like 
many of our native varieties, it produces most:abundant crops, 
Branches rather slender, diverging, greyish-brown. 
Fruit medium size, often large, obovate, tapering rather ob- 
liquely to the stem. ’ Skin smooth, light greenish-yellow, sprin-. 
kled with small grey dots, and occasionally a dull red chéek. 
_Stalk an inch long, planted in an abrupt cavity. -Calyx rather 
small, set in a basin of moderate size. _ Flesh white, fine grained, 
buttery, inelting, and abounding in a sweet, sprightly, perfumed 
juice of fine flavour. A hardy and capital variety for all soils, 
Not high flavour. Middle of September. 
Hanna or Hanmers, quite distinct from the above: the young 
wood of Cushing is. greyish-brown, while the Hanners is: aad 
ish. Fruit similar to Cushing. 
