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THE PEAR. 
Cumberland, Bbode Island. The tree is very thrifty, hardy 
and a regular bearer. The shoots are long, upright, stout, 
greenish-yellow. 
Fruit of medium size, obovate, inclining to oval. Skin 
smooth and glossy, bright yellow, dotted with brown points. 
Stalk an inch and a quarter long, rather stout, inserted with lit 
tie or no depression. Calyx small, open and firm, set in a shal- 
low basin. Flesh very white, juicy, melting, sweet and rich, 
with a slight perfume. October to December. 
Winter Seckel. 
Origin, near Fredericksburg, Ya. ; introduced by H. R. 
Roby. 
Fruit medium, regularly formed, obovate. Skin dull yellow- 
ish-brown, somewhat russeted, with a red cheek. Stalk long, 
slender, curved. Flesh white, fine grained, buttery, very juicy, 
melting, with a very rich, sweet, aromatic flavour. February. 
(H. R. Roby.) 
Wredow. C. Hort. A. 
Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. 
Fruit medium, oblate, turbinate, inclining to pyriform. Skin 
russet, on greenish-yellow ground. Stalk long, inserted with- 
out cavity. Calyx small and open ; basin very shallow. Flesh 
buttery, juicy, melting, with a very rich, vinous flavour. Sep- 
tember, October. 
Zephirin Gregoire. Gregoire. 
Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. Fruit medium, 
nearly as broad as long, turbinate, remotely pyriform, slightly 
angular. Skin greenish-yellow, slightly shaded with fawn, and 
thickly covered with green and russet dots. Flesh white, fine, 
buttery, juicy, melting, with a sweet, highly perfumed flavour. 
November, December. 
Zephirin Louis Gregoire. Gregoire. 
Raised by Gregoire. Tree of moderate growth, produc- 
tive. 
Fruit of medium size, turbinate. Skin yellow, with a crim- 
son cheek, and slightly russeted about the stalk, which is short 
and thick, inserted in a small cavity. Eye small, basin shallow 
Flesh white, melting, very juicy, and delicately perfumed. De- 
cember. (Al. Pom.) 
Zoar Beauty. Elliott. 
Zoar Seedling. 
A native of Ohio, Tree vigorous, dark-brown shoots, an ear- 
