THE PEAR. 559 
with a crimson cheek. Stalk long, enlarged at. its junction 
with branch, and fruit. Calyx in an uneven basin. Flesh but 
tery, rich, with a peculiar almond flavour. Ripens well, and 
_keeps from September to December. : 
Wasuineron. Man, Ken. 
Robinson. 
A peantiful, oval, 
American. pear of 
very excellent qua- 
lity, which is a na; 
tive of. Delaware, 
It was discovered 
there in a thorn 
hedge, near Naa- 
man’s creek, on 
the estate of Colo- 
nel Robinson, about. 
fifty years.ago. It. 
is.one of the most 
attractive and dis- 
tinct of our na- 
tive dessert pears. 
Young shoots slen- 
der, diverging, red- 
dish-brown. ~ 
’ Fruit, of medium 
size, oval-obovate, 
regularly formed. 
Skin smooth, clear 
lemon-yellow, with 
a sprinkling of red- 
dish dots on the 
sunny side. Stalk 
_about an inch and 
ahalflong, inserted 
even with the sur- 
face, or with a Washington. 
slight depression. Calyx small, partly closed, and set in a shal- 
low basin. Flesh white, very juicy, melting, sweet and agreea- 
ble. Middle of September. | ’ 
WENDELL, 
A seedling of Van Mons, named. in honour of Dr, H. Wen. 
dell, Albany, N. Y. Tree vigorous, upright. 
Fruit of medium size, pale yellow, with tracings and some; 
times large patches of russet, often with a bright red cheek 
