THE PEAR. 
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CoPIA. 
A Philadelphia seedling. Fruit large. Skin yellow. Flesh 
rather coarse, but sugary. September to October. 
Crassane. Thomp. Lind. 
Bergamotte Crassane. Cresane. 
Beurre Plat. 
Fruit large, roundish. Skin greenish-yellow. Flesh whitish, 
juicy, soft, sweet, and tolerably pleasant. October, and may be 
kept for a month longer. 
Crawford. Thomp. Man. 
A Scotch fruit, of second quality ; the chief merit of which 
is its hardiness in a cold climate. 
Fruit middle-sized, obovate. Skin light yellow, tinged with 
brown in the sun. Flesh white, buttery, sweet, and of a toler- 
ably pleasant flavour. August. 
Croft Castle. Thomp. 
An English variety, peculiar in its shape, and especially so in 
its flavour ; very productive. Fruit medium. Skin pale green- 
ish-yellow. Flesh juicy, crisp, and sweet. October. 
Cumberland. Man. Ken. 
A native fruit, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. 
Fruit rather large, obovate. Skin orange yellow, pale red 
cheek. Flesh white, buttery, and tolerably juicy. September 
and October. 
D’Amour. 
Ah ! Mon Dieu. 0. Duh. Lind. Mon Dieu. 
Poire d’ Amour. 
A French pear of small size, obovate. Skin pale yellow, 
nearly covered with red. Flesh white, juicy, and sweet, 
October. 
Doyenne Rose. C. A. H. 
Fruit above medium, obovate, obscurely pyriform. Skin yel- 
low, beautifully shaded with crimson. Stem short; cavity 
small. Calyx small ; deep, regular basin. Flesh white, coarse, 
granular, with very little flavour. Rots at the core. Last ot 
October. 
