. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . itzenberg,soon after which the original tree died. Size, small. If inches long by If in breadth. Form, rather varialjle, sometimesroundish, usually obtuse-pyriform, widest at the crown, and obscurely , much russeted, with occasionally marblings of greenish-yellow. Stem,three-eighths of an inch long by one-eighth thick, inserted in a very shallowcavity. Calyx, small, partially reflexed, set in a wide, somewhat irregular, super-ficial basin. Core, medium, solid, being entirely devoid of seed cavities. Seed,not aborti
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . itzenberg,soon after which the original tree died. Size, small. If inches long by If in breadth. Form, rather varialjle, sometimesroundish, usually obtuse-pyriform, widest at the crown, and obscurely , much russeted, with occasionally marblings of greenish-yellow. Stem,three-eighths of an inch long by one-eighth thick, inserted in a very shallowcavity. Calyx, small, partially reflexed, set in a wide, somewhat irregular, super-ficial basin. Core, medium, solid, being entirely devoid of seed cavities. Seed,not abortive, but altogether absent. Flesh, buttery, gritty around the , slightly aromatic, and somewhat vinous. Quality, good. Maturity,last of September and beginning of October. This seedless variety, though much smaller than the Poire sans Pepins, is muchsuperior to it in quality. Were it not for the grittiuess near the core, the Daviswould be rated very good. And even with this objectionable feature, it com-mands a good price in the Philadelphia
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