THE PEAR. 
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Little Muscat. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 
Little Musk. 
Petit Muscat 
Primitive. 
This very little French pear, well known in many of our gar- 
dens, is allowed a place there, chiefly, because it is the earliest 
of all pears, ripening at the beginning of July. Fruit very small, 
turbinate. Skin yellow, with a dull, red cheek. Flesh break- 
ing, sweet, with a slight musk flavour. Shoots dark brown ; 
very productive. 
Locke. IIov. Mag. 
Locke’s New Beurre. 
This is a native fruit, originated by James Locke, West Cam- 
bridge, Mass. Fruit medium, roundish, obovate. Skin dull yel- 
lowish-green, slightly mottled with spots of darker green and 
bits of russet. Flesh greenish-white, melting, and juicy, with a 
sprightly, vinous flavour. November and December. 
Louise Bonne. O. Duh. Lind. Thomp. 
Louise Bonne Real. St. Germain Blanc. 
An old French winter pear. Fruit large, pyriform, a little 
rounded towards the stalk. Skin smooth, pale green. Flesh 
white, rather coarse-grained, melting, sweet, and pretty good. 
December. 
Mansuette. Duh. 
Solitaire. Beurre de Semur. 
Fruit large, short, pyriform. Skin greenish-yellow. Flesh 
half melting, juicy, somewhat astringent; a baking pear. Sep- 
tember. 
Marie Louise Nova. Van Mons. Ken. 
This variety w r as sent by Van Mons to Mr. Manning. It will 
by no means bear a comparison with the Marie Louise, though 
in some seasons a very good fruit. The wood is very strong 
and dark coloured. Fruit rather large, regular, pyriform, up- 
right. Skin smooth, yellow, with a brownish-red cheek. Flesh 
at first melting, juicy, and sometimes rich, but quickly decays. 
Last of September. 
Martin Sec. Thomp. Bivort. 
Rousselette d’Hiver. 
Tree vigorous, very productive. Fruit small, high-bulged, 
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