534 THE PEAR, 
John Bartram, from Lord Petré of London, as being the seea 
of a fine butter pear. : 
The tree is not a rapid grower, but produces very regular and 
abundant crops. Young wood slender, yellowish-brown. 
Fruit’ of medium size, or rather large, obovate. Skin very 
thin, pale yellow, (sometimes marked with rape ges and 
sprinkled with russet about the eye.) Stalk stiff and strong, 
about an inch long, stout at the lower end, and set in a peculiar, 
abruptly flattened cavity. Calyx small, set in a narrow, but 
smooth basin. Flesh whitish, fine grained, buttery, and very 
melting ; with a perfumed, slightly musky, high flavour. Octo- 
ber, and if picked early, will keep a long time. 
Philadelphia. 
Parrapetpnia. Hort: | 
, Latch. Orange Bergamot (erroneously). . 
Origin, near Philadelphia. Tree healthy, vigorous, young 
shoots yellowish-brown, productive. Fruit sometimes cracks. 
