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THE PEAR. 
tic. Ripe middle of Au- 
gust An excellent little 
o # - 
pear, not quite equal to 
the Seckel, but valuable 
for its earliness. 
Rostiezer. 
A foreign variety which 
is scarcely medium in size 
and has not generally 
much beauty of colour, 
yet combines an assem- 
blage of excellences that 
places it in the rank be- 
fore any other of its season. 
It is healthy and vigorous 
in its habit, an early and 
most profuse bearer, and 
in flavour is only equalled 
by the Seckel, which ri- 
pens six weeks later. Form 
obovate-pyriform, some- 
times turbinate. Skin dull 
yellow green, mixed with 
reddish-brown on the sun- 
ny side. Stalk long and 
slender, curved, and in- 
serted with very little 
depression. Calyx open, 
persistent; basin small, and 
corrugated. Flesh juicy, 
melting, somewhat but- 
tery, exceedingly sugary, 
vinous, aromatic and plea- 
santly perfumed. Middle 
of August to middle of 
September. The young 
trees produce but few 
shoots of strong growth, 
and require severe shorten- 
ing to bring them into a 
fine symmetric form. 
