OF AUTUMN PEARS. 
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52. SECKEL. 
New- York Redcheek. Fig. 12. 
Nearly pyriform, having the sides nearly straight to¬ 
wards the base, which is obtuse, rounded and in¬ 
dented, and from which there springs a short, and 
nearly erect stem. Color yellowish brown, orna¬ 
mented with a fine red cheek. Basin shallow. 
Flesh white, very juicy and melting, spicy and 
aromatic. 
This pear is a general favorite, and unsurpassed in 
excellency. It has, too, the advantage of a fine 
healthy stock or tree. It originated with Mr. Seckel, 
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
53. SURPASSE V1RGALIEU. Manning. 
Fruit rather large, obovate, widest just below the middle ; height and breadth equal or 
subequal; slightly pyriform, base obtuse and rounded ; indentation irregular and shal¬ 
low, from which a rather long, stout, and slightly curved stem projects. Color pale 
lemon yellow, and may be tinged with red on the sunny side, slightly dotted; skin 
smooth. Calyx depression shallow. Flesh white. 
Superior in quality to most pears, in its juiciness and aroma. Tree with long, upright 
shoots. Productive. 
Length and breadth subequal. Indented. 
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54. DOYENNE BOUSSOCK. 
Fruit rather exceeding the medium size, subsymmetrical, obscurely pyriform, thick through 
the crown or below the middle, from which it tapers, with a nearly straight side, to an 
obtuse, indented base ; indentation rather deep, bearing a stout stem, one inch long, 
sometimes fleshy. Color bright lemon yellow, semirusseted; cheek ornamented with 
a redish tinge. Calyx large, set in a very shallow basin. Flesh melting and juicy ; 
flavor resembling the White Doyenne, but less delicious. 
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