THE PEAR. 
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Fruit large, oblate, obtuse-pyriform, sometimes broadly oval- 
truncate. Skin yellow, thickly sprinkled with green or grej 
dots, sometimes netted with russet. Stalk of medium length, 
stout at its insertion in an abrupt cavity. Calyx open, set in a 
broad uneven basin. Flesh coarse, juicy, buttery, melting, with 
an excellent sugary flavour, slightly perfumed. September. 
Philippe Goes. Bivort. 
Tree sufficiently vigorous, and very fertile. Fruit medium, 
turbinate-pyriform, bossed, and often irregular. Skin rough, 
totally covered with grey russet. Flesh whitish-yellow, fine and 
molting, juice enough, sweet, and finely perfumed ; quite first 
quality. Ripens middle of November. (An. Pom.) 
Pie IX. Bivort. 
Tree vigorous. Fruit large, oblate, obconic, irregularly 
pyriform, largest diameter at the centre. Skin yellow, slightly 
russeted. Stalk medium, curved, rather stout, fleshy at its 
insertion, by a lip. Calyx open, basin shallow. Flesh coarse 
and granular, rich and good. Ripens last of September. 
Platt. 
Platt’s Seedling. 
Origin on the farm of the late Thomas Tredwell, Beekman- 
town, Clinton Co., N. Y. Tree vigorous, hardy, and productive. 
Fruit rather large. Skin yellow, a fruit of good quality, and 
perhaps may be valuable for orchard culture, particularly at the 
North. October, November. 
Pocahontas. 
Origin, Quincy, Mass. Tree moderately vigorous. Fruit me- 
dium, form variable, obovate-pyriform, often turbinate. Calyx 
small, closed. Stem short, inserted without depression. Color 
lemon-yellow, with traces of russet, and occasionally a bright 
vermilion cheek. Flesh white, melting, juicy, and buttery. 
Flavour sweet, rich, and musky. Ripe first to the middle of 
October. (Wilder in Hort.) 
Poire d’Albret. 
Beurre d’Albret. Fondante d’Albret. 
Calebasse d’Albret. 
A foreign variety. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit me- 
dium or above, elongated pyriform, angular, often with a suture 
on one side. Skin yellow, mostly covered with cinnamon russet. 
Stalk short, thick, and fleshy, much inclined at its insertion by 
a lip. Calyx small, open, or partially closed ; basin small and 
