By Mr. Archibald Gorrie. 



XXL Pippin Pear. A large 

 autumn Pear; a moderate 

 bearer. Leaves narrow, acute ; 

 footstalks longish. Tree dwarf- 

 ish, bushy. Fruit ripe in Sep- 

 tember ; keeps three weeks ; 

 eats mealy; colour, reddish 

 next the sun ; green on the 

 other side. 



XXII. Pear Nuttie. Leaves small, 

 roundish, slightly pubescent, not ser- 

 rated. Tree dwarfish, a close bearer. 

 Fruit ripe early in October ; keeps a few 

 weeks, taste indifferent; colour, light 

 grey. 



XXIII. Crawford Pear. A well known 

 and extensively cultivated fruit. Leaves 

 ovate, pubescent, not serrated ; footstalks 

 moderately long, Tree close, round- 

 headed ; a fair bearer. This and the two 

 following are our earliest Pears. Ripe, j 

 often early in August ; keeps about two f 

 weeks ; a tolerably good table Pear ; 

 colour, dull white, when ripe. 



