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52. SECKEL. 



New- York Redcheek. 



Nearly pyriform, having the sides nearly straight to- 

 wards the base, which is obtuse, rounded and in- 

 dented, and from which there springs a short, and 

 nearly erect stem. Color yellowish brown, orna- 

 mented with a fine red cheek. Basin shallow. 

 Flesh white, very juicy and melting, spicy and 

 aromatic. 

 This pear is a general favorite, and unsurpassed in 



excellency. It has, too, the advantage of a fine 



healthy stock or tree. It originated with Mr. Seckel, 



near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



Fig. U. 



53. SUEPASSE VIRGALIEU. Manning. 



Fruit rather large, obovate, widest just below the middle ; height and breadth equal or 

 subequal ; slightly pyriform, base obtuse and rounded ; indentation irregular and shal- 

 low, from which a rather long, stout, and slightly curved stem projects. Color pale 

 lemon yellow, and may be tinged with red on the sunny side, slightly dotted ; skin 

 smooth. Calyx depression shallow. Flesh white. 

 Superior in quality to most pears, in its juiciness and aroma. Tree with long, upright 



shoots. Productive. 



Length and breadth subequal. Indented. 



-54. DOYENNE BOUSSOCK. 



Fruit rather exceeding the medium size, subsymmetrical, obscurely pyriform, thick through 

 the crown or below the middle, from which it tapers, with a nearly straight side, to an 

 obtuse, indented base ; indentation rather deep, bearing a stout stem, one inch long, 

 sometimes fleshy. Color bright lemon yellow, semirusseted ; cheek ornamented with 

 a redish tinge. Calyx large, set in a very shallow basin. Flesh melting and juicy ; 

 flavor resembling the White Doyenne, but less delicious. 

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