OF AUTUMN PEARS. 



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85. WASHINGTON. Plate 12, d. 

 Fruit of the medium size, ovate, symmetrical, tapering gently from below the middle 

 to an obtuse base, regularly indented, and bearing a long, curved stem ; sides nearly 

 equally curved. Color lemon yellow, dotted with brown on the sunny side ; skin 

 smooth. Calyx small ; basin shallow. Flesh white, very juicy, sweet, melting and 

 agreeable. September. 



86. DUCHESS OF ANGOULEME. Plate 11, d Fig. 19. 



Fruit above the medium size, or 

 very large, obtuse pyriform ; 

 body somewhat prolonged ; base 

 obtuse and indented, bearing an 

 erect stem, one inch long. Color 

 rich greenish yellow, marked 

 with russet dots and reticula- 

 tions; skin uneven. Calyx small; 

 basin uneven and irregularly 

 plaited. Flesh yellowish white, 

 rather coarse, juicy, melting and 

 fine. Ripens in mid -autumn. 

 It is to be remarked that this 

 splendid pear is variable, passing 

 from second to first-rate. On quince 

 stocks its quality is superior. J. J. 

 Thomas remarks that it is worth- 

 less on pear stocks. 



