THE PEAR. 



741 



bright rich, crimson, in the sun, and sprinkled with brown and green 

 dots. Stalk medium. Calyx nearly closed. Flesh white, buttery, 

 sweet, pleasant. Good. August. 



Dow. 



Raised by Dr. Eli Ives, New Haven, Conn. Tree upright, vigorous, 

 productive. 



Fruit rather above medium, obovate, acutely pyriform, sometimes 

 turbinate. Skin rough, yellowish green, sprinkled with russet dots, and 

 a few small patches of russet. Stalk long, inserted at an inclination in 

 a very slight cavity. Calyx large, open, set in a very small basin. 

 Flesh white, buttery, juicy, melting, with a good vinous flavor, some- 

 times slightly astringent. Good. September, October. 



Doyen Dillen. 

 Deacon Dillen. Doctor Dillen. 



One of Yan Mons' Pears. Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood 

 olive yellow brown. 



Fruit rather large, oblong pyriform. Skin fine yellow, inclining to 

 russet, thickly sprinkled with russet specks. Stalk short, thick, and 

 fleshy, strongly fixed, without any depression. Calyx small, rarely open. 

 Basin of moderate depth. Flesh juicy, buttery, sweet, and rich. 

 Yery good. October, November. 



Doyenn6 Boussock. 



