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THE EONDELET PEAE. 
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In their collective being. Since the first 
Of human kind was fashioned has that race 
Been living and increasing; yea, throughout 
Time and Eternity shall man remain 
Unceasing and immortal. Like the flower 
Bom in the field, so passeth he away. 
Leaving the scene for others. Like the flower. 
He dies and is forgotten, and the place 
Of his lone dwelling hears his name no more. 
Each fills his several station in the world, 
As Wisdom has directed; but herein 
Trace we no parallel,—though both “go hence,” 
One but departs, the other dies for ever. 
J. S. 
THE EONDELET PEAE. 
^ ^ERE is an old Pear, very little known and almost neglected, wHck, in all 
that constitutes a good Pear, is far in advance of nine-tentks of the varieties 
whose names we find continually or repeatedly coming before the public. 
The past year, 1869, cannot be said to have been at all a propitious one 
for fruits. Pears especially were remarkably deficient as regards flavour. 
Rondelet, however, proved remarkably fine, and was voted by many competent 
judges, on tasting it in the fruit-room here, in comparison with about fifty other 
varieties in «0e at the same time, as by far the richest and most pleasantly 
flavoured. 
The fruit is rather below medium size. Form roundish. Skin greenish- 
yellow, covered in great part with a fine, thin coat of russet, becoming somewhat 
darker, and slightly speckled here and there, on the side next the sun, with 
occasional tinges of crimson. Eye small, like that of the Winter Nehs, and 
frequently wanting. Stalk short. Flesh very tender, buttery, and melting, with 
a fine briskly-sweet flavour, and having a strong musky perfume. 
It is extremely delicious, and worthy of the most extended cultivation. It 
oomes in season at the end of November, and lasts for some time. It is a variety 
