OF SUMMER PEARS. 



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69, LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. Plate 7. (Thompson.) 

 William the Fourth, etc. Fig, 17. 



Fruit large, long pyriform ; sides dissimilar, 

 tapering from above the middle to an obtuse 

 base, which may be indented. Stem mode- 

 rately long, curved, and stout. Color pale 

 green in the shade, but overspread with 

 brownish red in the sun ; skin dotted, glossy 

 and smooth. Flesh greenish white, juicy, 

 rich and excellent. Ripens in September 

 and October. 



70. LODGE. 



Fruit of the medium size, pyriform, tapering to the stem. Color greenish brown, patched 

 with russet. Stem long and stout, smallest at its insertion. Flesh whitish, gritty at the 

 core, subacid and rich. 

 It is a native of Pennsylvania. 



71. QUEEN OF THE LOW COUNTRIES. 

 This is a large pear, of the Beurre Bosc form, having a wide or thick body, broad pyri- 

 form. Color dark yellow, overspread with redish brown on the sunny side. Stem 

 long, fleshy at the base, and much curved. Calyx small, set in a narrow depression. 

 Flesh juicy and rich, subacid, with vinous flavor. Ripens in October. 



