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THE PEAR. 
Fruit of medium size, oblong obovate, a little smaller on one 
side. Skin fair, deep yellow, (brownish green at first,) finely 
suffused over half the fruit, with bright red, sprinkled with small 
brown dots, or a little russet. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a 
very slight cavity. Calyx with small segments, and basin of 
moderate size. Flesh white, buttery, not so juicy as the Doy- 
enne, but sweet, and of excellent flavour. The strong upright 
reddish-brown shoots, and peculiar brownish-green appearance 
of the pear, before ripening, distinguish this fruit. September 
Church. 
ihis and also the Parsonage, both of which are undoubtedly 
fruits of the highest excellence, were brought to our notice by 
S. P. Carpenter, of New Rochelle, who has made diligent in- 
quiry as to their origin, of very aged people of the vicinity, who 
are conversant with their history, and uniformly state that the 
trees originated on land belonging to Trinity Church of that 
village, where the trees now stand. The former is a tree of 
two feet in diameter, forty feet high.; the latter, which stands 
