DESCRIPTIONS OF SUMMER PEARS. 
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DESCRIPTION OF PEARS. 
i’KIMARY DIVISIONS, SUMMER, AUTUMN, AND WINTER. 
J. Class. Height and breadth equal or subequal. 
II. Class. Height greater than the breadth. 
I. Order. Base acute or subacute. 
II. Order. Base rather broad, with an indentation 
SUMMER PEARS. 
Class I. Height and breadth equal or subequal. 
Order I. Base acute or subacute. 
4. BLOODGOOD. Plate 13, d. Kijs. 1. 
This pear attains a medium size; its form is turbi¬ 
nate, having rather a wide base; its widest 
part is below the middle. Base subacute, con¬ 
tracting rapidly to a long, stout stem. Calyx 
depression shallow. Color yellow, partially 
russeted; flesh yellowish white, buttery and 
melting, with a fine aromatic flavor. Ripens 
about the second week in August. It should 
be house-ripened. 
u This pear is liable to some defects, as de¬ 
cay at the core and insipidity, on certain soils.” 
Thomas. 
5. AMIE JOANNET. 
Early Sugar, St. John's Pear, Joannette, 
This pear is smaller than the medium size, turbinate in form, with a short neck. Color 
light green, changing to a yellow, and in the sun, of a light brown. Skin marked with 
red dots. Stem long, and fleshy at its insertion. Calyx large, depression obsolete. 
Flesh, from being juicy, becomes dry, sweet. Flavor below the standard. The first 
to ripen, 
