THE PEAR. 551 
Fruit medium, roundish, oblate. Skin light green, mottled 
wth dark green. Stalk rather long, fleshy at its termination, 
in a very slight depression. Calyx, very small, set in a wide, su- 
perficial basin. Flesh fine texture, buttery. . Flavour Vinous, 
with a delicate, vanilla aroma. Quality “very good.” Ripa 
November to February. (Dr. W. D, Brinckle, MS.) 
A ; TRa. r 
Raised by Mrs. Ezra Merchant, of Milford, Conn. The seed 
was found..in a 
pound of tea, which 
she purchased at the 
store, hence its 
name. 
Tree vigorous and 
productive, young 
wood _ greenish-yel- 
low. Fruit medium, 
obovate, inclining to 
pyriform, with a su- 
ture on one side. 
Skin lemon yellow, 
with numeroussmall 
brown dots, and 
sometimes a reddish 
cheek. Stalk rather 
stout, inserted ob- 
liquely, under a lip 
in a very small cavi- 
ty. Calyx half clos- 
ed, basin shallow. 
Flesh white, fine, 
juicy, melting and 
vinous. Ripens last 
of August to middle 
of anes rene 
Tea, 
+ 
cTewonads Van Mons. Bivort. Thomp. 
Tree vigorous and productive on pear or quince. 
Fruit rather large, elongated, obscurely pyriform, ioc 
Skin greenish, slightly sprinkled with russet. Stalk inserted at 
an inclination by.a lip, surrounded, by russet. Calyx closed, set 
in a small, irregular basin. ,, Flesh white, coarse, granular, Iniey, 
melting and vinous. , Ripe September, October. 
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