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THE PEAR. 
Dallas. 
Raised by Governor Edwards of New Haven, Conn. Tree up 
right, vigorous, young wood thorny, reddish-brown. 
Fruit medium, oblate, obtuse-pyriform. Skin yellow, w r ith a 
sunny cheek, thickly sprinkled with crimson and russet dots. 
Stalk large, long, inserted by a slight lip, in a very moderate 
cavity. Calyx open, basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh buttery, 
juicy, with a sweet, rich, pleasant flavour. Ripe October and 
November. 
Dana’s No. 19. 
Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxbury, Mass. Fruit large, 
obovate, swelling out at the base. Stalk of moderate length, in 
serted in a rather slight depression. Skin yellow and thick. 
Flesh white, tender, juicy, half melting, with a pleasant perfum- 
ed flavour. November. (Hov. in Mag.) 
Dana’s No. 16. 
Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxbury, Mass. Fruit under 
medium, obovate. Skin yellow russet, with dark russet specks. 
Stem in a very slight depression. Calyx open, in a deep cavity. 
Flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, sweet, high flavoured. 
November. (Hov. in Mag.) 
De Bavay. Yan Mons. 
Poire de Bavay. 
Tree very vigorous, and productive. Fruit pyriform, rather 
large. Skin yellow, with numerous grey dots. Stalk large, 
slender, curved, inserted in a cavity. Calyx rather large, open, 
basin small. Flesh juicy, melting, with a brisk vinous flavour. 
September, October. 
De Louvain. Yan Mons. 
Poire de Louvain. Nois Lind. Bezy de Louvain. 
Raised by Yan Mons in 182 7. Fruit of medium size, obovate, 
inclining to pyriform, and tapering to the stalk. Skin rather 
uneven, clear light yellow, a little marked with russet, and dot- 
ted with brown points, which take a ruddy tinge next the sun. 
Stalk about an inch long, stout, inserted obliquely without de- 
pression, or by the side of a fleshy lip. Calyx placed in a very 
narrow, shallow basin. Flesh white, buttery, and melting, with 
a rich, perfumed, and delicious flavour. Ripens the last of Sep 
tember, and keeps till November. 
