THE PEAR. 
545 
SoUVERAINE d’EtE. 
Fruit medium, obovate, obconic, truncate. Skin light } r ello\v 
with numerous dots, which are crimson on the sunny side 
Stalk short, in a narrow cavity, frequently by a lip. Calyx par- 
tially closed, basin medium. Flesh whitish, juicy and melting. 
Flavour sugary, vinous, rich. Ripens first of September. 
Sterling. Hov. Mag. 
De Mott. 
Origin, Livingston Co., N. Y. ; grown from seed brought from 
Connecticut. Tree vigorous, upright, young wood yellowish- 
brown, an early bearer, and productive. 
Fruit medium, nearly round, slightly oval, very obscurely py- 
riform. Skin yellow, sometimes with a few small patches of rus- 
set, and on the sunny side a mottled crimson cheek. Stalk ra- 
ther stout, inserted in a slight cavity by a ring. Calyx open, in 
a shallow, rather uneven basin. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, 
melting, with a very sugary, brisk flavour. Ripens last of Au- 
gust, and first of September. 
Stevens’ Genesee. Man. Thomp. 
Guernsey. Pom. Man. Stevens’ Genesee. 
Louis de Prusse ? 
This admi- 
rable pear, 
combining in 
some degree 
the excel- 
lence of the 
Doyenne and 
Bergamotte, 
is reputed to 
be a seedling 
of Western 
New - York. 
It originated 
on the farm 
of Mr. F. Ste- 
vens, of Li- 
ma, Livings- 
ton Co., N. Y. 
Altho’ placed 
among au- 
tumn pears, 
it frequently 
ripens here 
at the end of 
August 
Stevens' Genesee. 
