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DESCRIPTIONS 
59. PRATT. 
Fruit rather large pyriform. Color greenish yellow, sprinkled with russet. Stem long, 
slender, inserted in a regularly indented base. Basin shallow. Flesh tender, juicy, 
and aromatic. Ripens in October. 
60. HEATHCOT. Plate. 
Fruit of the medium size, symmetrica], body prolonged to the obtuse, indented base. Stem 
one inch long, rather stout. Color greenish yellow, marked with dots, which are 
often confluent, forming russetty patches. Flesh fine, and perfumed. 
Origin, Waltham, Massachusetts. 
61. EYEWOOD. 
The size is less than common, very wide or depressed, wider than high, symmetrical; 
body prolonged to the base; base rounded, regularly indented, bearing a long, slender, 
curved stem. Color yellowish green, becoming dull yellow brown in the sun. Calyx 
small; depression shallow. Flesh buttery, rich and fine, subacid. Late autumn. 
English. Regarded as a fine pear. 
62. OSWEGO BEURRE. 
Large, oblong; ends subequal, symmetrical; body prolonged to the base; base indented, 
bearing a short, rather stout, slighly curved stem. Color yellowish green, slightly 
russeted. Calyx small; depression shallow. Flesh juicy, subacid, and regarded by 
many as first-rate. 
63. BERGAMOT CADETTE. 
Fruit of the medium size, obovate, wide ; body prolonged to the base ; base indented. 
Stem rather long. Color greenish yellow, may be russeted, and tinged with brown on 
the sunny side. Calyx in a small, shallow depression. Flesh white, sweet, juicy, rich 
and perfumed. 
