THE PEAR. 
55 i 
Fruit medium, roundish, oblate. Skin light green, mottled 
with dark green. Stalk rather long, fleshy at its termination, 
in a very slight depression. Calyx very small, set in a wide, su- 
perficial basin. Flesh fine texture, buttery. Flavour vinous, 
with a delicate, vanilla aroma. Quality “ very good.” Ripe 
November to February. (Dr. W. D. Brinckle, MS.) 
Tea. 
Raised by Mrs. Ezra Merchant, of Milford., Conn, 
was found in a 
pound of tea, which 
she purchased at the 
store, hence its 
name. 
Tree vigorous and 
productive, young 
wood greenish-yel- 
low. Fruit medium, 
obovate, inclining to 
pyriform, with a su- 
ture on one side. 
Skin lemon yellow, 
with numerous small 
brown dots, and 
sometimes a reddish 
cheek. Stalk rather 
stout, inserted ob- 
liquely, under a lip 
in a very small cavi- 
ty. Calyx half clos- 
ed, basin shallow. 
Flesh white, fine, 
juicy, melting and 
vinous. Ripens last 
of August to middle 
of September; a very 
promising pear. 
The seed 
Theodore Yan Mons. Bivort. Thomp. 
Tree vigorous and productive on pear or quince. 
Fruit rather large, elongated, obscurely pyriform, irregular. 
Skin greenish, slightly sprinkled with russet. Stalk inserted at 
an inclination by a lip, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set 
in a small, irregular basin. Flesh white, coarse, granular, juicy, 
melting and vinous. Ripe September, October. 
