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bosses, or there is at least one. Flesh : white, buttery, melting but gritty, very juicy, rich, sugary, 
aromatic and having a strong musky flavour. 
This is a dessert pear of the highest merit when well ripened. Lindley says—“ Among 
our native English Autumnal Pears, this perhaps, holds the highest rank, whether we consider its 
beauty, its excellence, or its prolific nature.” This gives it too high a character, and has often lead 
to great disappointment, for, to have it in perfection, when it is really delicious, it is necessary that the 
tree should be planted against a South East wall. If not well ripened, it is worthless, and it is not 
every soil and situation that will suit it. 
The tree is a shy bearer when young, but when mature and as it becomes aged, it produces 
a great abundance of fruit though of smaller size. With a view of increasing its fruitfulness, it has 
been recommended to impregnate the flowers with the pollen of the Autumn Bergamot , or some 
other hardy variety. 
