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THE PEAR. 



Fruit large, oblong obovate. Skin yellowish, much mingled with 

 brown over nearly the whole surface, and slightly russeted near the 

 stalk. Stalk an inch and a half long, rather stout, obliquely inserted, 

 with little depression. Calyx small, open, set in a shallow basin. Flesh 

 yellowish white, buttery, and melting, with a sugary flavor. Good to 

 very good. October and November. 



Van Mons St. Germain. 

 St. Germain Nouveau. 



A seedling of Professor Yan Mons', and considered a great acquisi- 

 tion to the list of fine Pears. Tree vigorous, productive. 



Fruit rather above medium, regular, oblong obovate pyriform, green- 

 ish yellow, shaded with dull green, and with fawn russet patches and 

 minute black dots. Stalk long, inserted with scarcely any depression, 

 surrounded by a few folds. Flesh white, half fine, melting, juicy, sweet, 

 perfumed. September. (Al. Pom.) 



Vauquelin. 



Poire Vauquelin. Saint Germain Vauquelin. 



A variety from Rouen, France. Tree a vigorous grower. Young 

 wood reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate pyriform, sometimes oblong obovate pyri- 

 form. Skin greenish, a little brownish in the sun, some patches and 

 traces of russet, and russet dots. Stalk stout, inserted with little or no 

 cavity, and base enlarged. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, vinous, astrin- 

 gent. Good. December, January. 



Verlaine. 

 Verlaine d'£te ? 

 One of Van Mons' seedlings. 



Fruit medium, oblong obovate pyriform, pale yellow orange in sun, 

 with patches and dots of brownish red. Stalk slender, inserted in a 

 small cavity. Calyx with short, stiff segments. Flesh white, half fine, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, vinous. September. (An. Pom.) 



Vermillon d'en Haut. 



A foreign variety. Tree vigorous, with strong young shoots of a 

 light olive yellow brown. 



Fruit medium size, obovate pyriform, greenish yellow, shaded with 

 red in the sun. Flesh fine, melting, juicy, sweet. September. 



Vermont. 

 Vermont Seedling. 



A supposed seedling, taken from Vermont to near Oswego, N. Y., 

 where it has fruited. Tree an upright grower. Young wood grayish 

 olive. 



Fruit medium or below, ovate obovate obtuse pyriform, pale whitish 



