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THE PEAR. 



slender. Calyx large, open. Flesh yellowish white, half fine, melting, ( 

 juicy, sweet. November." 



MOEEL. 



An English Pear, mainly valued for cooking. 



Fruit medium, obovate, yellow, freckled with large russet spots. 

 Flesh yellowish white, crisp, juicy, and sweet. December to April. 

 (Hogg.) 



Mount Vernon. 

 Walker's Seedling. 



A chance seedling, originated in the grounds of Samuel "Walker, 

 Roxbury, Mass., and by him named Mou^t Yernon. The tree is a vigo- 

 rous grower, and an early bearer. Young wood yellow reddish brown. 



Fruit medium or above, varying in form, but generally roundish 

 obtuse pyriform, light russet on a yellow ground, brownish red in the 

 sun. Stalk short, inserted by a lip, with little or no depression. Calyx 

 small, closed, with short segments. Flesh yellowish, granulated, juicy, 

 melting, slightly vinous and slightly aromatic. Very good. November, 

 December. 



MOYAMENSING. 

 Smith's Early Butter. 



Origin in the garden of J. B. Smith, Philadelphia, Moyamehsing 

 District. Tree vigorous and productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, lemon or greenish yellow, with 

 patches, marblings, and dots of russet. Stalk short. Calyx nearly closed. 

 Flesh whitish, coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant. Good. August. 



Muscadine. 



The Muscadine is remarkable for its high musky aroma. Its history 

 is uncertain, and it is believed to be a native. It bears very heavy 

 crops, and if the fruit is picked early, and ripened in the house, it is a 

 good Pear of its season. Tree vigorous, upright in growth. Young 

 shoots stout, dark gray brown. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish obovate, regularly formed, pale yel- 

 lowish green, a little rough, thickly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk 

 about an inch long, set in a well-formed small cavity. Calyx with re- 

 flexed segments, set in a shallow basin. Flesh white, buttery, half melt- 

 ing, with an agreeable, rich, musky flavor. Good to very good. Last 

 of August and first of September. 



Muscat Robert. 



Poire a, la Heine. Queen's Amber. 



D'Ambre. Virgin of Xaintonge. 



St. Jean Musquee Gros. Muscat d'Ambre. 



Musk Robine. The Princess. 



Early Queen. Great Musk Pear of Cone. 



^Queen's Pear. Maiden of Flanders. 



Peurre a la Peine. Maiden of Xaintonge. 



Robine. Robert's Muskateller. 

 Muscat Robine. 



An old Pear, of unknown origin. Tree very productive. 



