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DESCRIPTIONS 
67. BISHOP’S THUMB. ( Thompson , Lindley.) 
Fruit long pyriform, with the neck near the middle, having concave sides, beyond which 
it tapers to an obtuse apex; form irregular. Stem long, with an uneven surface, curved 
slightly in the middle, and widening as it joins the apex, so as to set upon the end ; the 
indentation is wholly filled with the stem. Skin knobby or uneven, dark yellowish 
green, sprinkled with russet; cheek redish. Calyx spreading, terminal. Flesh juicy, 
with a vinous flavor. 
68. FREDERICK OF WURTEMBURGH. Plate 6. Fig. 16. 
This pear is large, and unsymmetrical, 
pyriform, with a short, narrow neck ; 
body wide, tapering from near the mid¬ 
dle to both extremities; base acute, 
bearing a thick, curved, and rather long 
stem; rarely indented. Calyx open, de¬ 
pression shallow. Flesh white, very 
juicy ; varies from second to first-rate, 
when it is buttery and excellent. Ri¬ 
pens in September. 
Resembles Beurre Bose, but has more 
body, a higher colored cheek, and a rather 
uneven skin. 
