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tree till mid-winter; very hardy and productive; fruit, medium 
size, round, conical, pale green, often bright blush on sunny 
side; stem, medium, cavity, wide, smooth, deep; calyx, closed; 
basin narrow; core, small, seeds large, flat; flesh, white, tender, 
juicy, mild, vinous, good. October to January. 
Sweet Pear. —Tree, a stout, vigorous grower, very hardy 
and productive; fruit, medium size, slightly conical, fair and 
smooth, greenish yellow, with fine blush on sunny side; stem, 
stout, in wide, deep cavity; calyx, small, closed, shallow, nar¬ 
row basin; flesh, white, tender, juicy, not rich. September to 
December. 
Pear Sw t eet. —Tree, moderate, upright grower, very hardy; 
tree, foliage and fruit resemble the pear in appearance; fruit, 
small, round, oval, depressed at the ends, rough, yellowish, 
russet skin; faint blush; flesh, yellowish white, very firm and 
rich. September. Will prove valuable on rich soils for stock 
and baking. 
Drap d’Or. —Tree, slow grower in/the nursery, but forms a 
vigorous, spreading tree, with slender shoots, in the orchard; 
fruit, large, flat, yellow, with small russet specks; flesh, tender, 
sub-acid, good for cooking and dessert. October to December. 
* Utters. —This splendid fruit was introduced into Dane 
County some twenty years since, and some years later into 
Jefferson County, from Illinois, but seems to have been lost 
sight of there, not being recognized when presented at their 
exhibitions. Tree, vigorous, upright grower, redish grey wood, 
sheds its foliage in September; in the orchard, productive and 
quite hardy; fruit, large, round, flattened, mostly white, with 
some red stripes, very regular, smooth and beautiful; flesh, 
white, fine grained, firm, juicy, tart, good. September to 
December. 
* Jersey Black. —Tree, very strong, upright grower, with 
stout shoots, hardy and productive; fruit, medium, conical, 
mostly red upon green; flesh, white, fine grained, tender, mild 
Seeknofurther flavor. November to January. 
