THE PEAR. 
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with a crimson cheek. Stalk long, enlarged at its junction 
with branch and fruit. Calyx in an uneven basin. Flesh but- 
tery, rich, with a peculiar almond flavour. Ripens well, and 
keeps from September to December. 
Washington. Man. Ken. 
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Robinson. 
A beautiful, oval, 
American pear of 
very excellent qua- 
lity, which is a na- 
tive of Delaware. 
It was discovered 
there in a thorn 
hedge, near Naa- 
man’s creek, on 
the estate of Colo- 
nel Robinson, about 
fifty years ago. It 
is one of the most 
attractive and dis- 
tinct of our na- 
tive dessert pears. 
Young shoots slen- 
der, diverging, red- 
dish-brown. 
Fruit of medium 
size, oval-obovate, 
regularly formed. 
Skin smooth, clear 
lemon-yellow, with 
a sprinkling of red- 
dish dots on the 
sunny side. Stalk 
about an inch and 
a half long, inserted 
even with the sur- 
face, or with a Washington. 
slight depression. Calyx small, partly closed, and set in a shal« 
low basin. Flesh white, very juicy, melting, sweet and agreea- 
ble. Middle of September. 
Wendell. 
A seedling of Yan Mons, named in honour of Dr. H. Wen« 
dell, Albany, N. Y. Tree vigorous, upright. 
Fruit of medium size, pale yellow, with tracings and some- 
times large patches of russet, often with a brig-ht red cheek 
