By Mr. Archibald Gorrie. 



VII. Grey Good Wife. A west- 

 country Pear. Leaves round, smooth, 

 serrated; footstalks short, slender. 

 Tree round-headed, dwarfish. Fruit 

 ripe beginning of October ; sweet- 

 ish but gritty ; colour, dark, spotted ; 

 indifferent. 



VIII. Lodge Pear. Leaves obovate, 

 smooth, slightly serrated. Tree mo- 

 derate size ; bears tolerably. Fruit only 

 fit for baking, and rather small for that 

 purpose. Not worth cultivating. 



IX. Early Christie. Leaves 

 large, semi-cordate, smooth, 

 serrated ; footstalks long, slen- 

 der. Tree rather lofty, strag- 

 gling. Fruit ripe in the end of 

 September ; keeps two to three 

 weeks. A popular market Pear, 

 but hardly deserves a place in 

 a private collection. Taste ra- 

 ther insipid ; colour, dull red 

 next the sun ; greenish yellow 

 on the other side. A moderate 

 bearer. 



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