The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . or above, ovate, green, with a brownish shade in sun,marblings, patches, and dots of dull russet. Stalk quite long. Calyxlarge, with short persistent segments. Flesh half fine, white, melting,juicy, sweet, perfumed. September, October. (Alb. Pom.) THE PEAR. 855 Shawmut. Originated with Francis Dana, Roxbury, Mass. Tree an upright,moderately vigorous grower. Young wood grayish reddish brown. Fruit large, obtuse pyriform. Skin nearly smooth, dull yellow, dot-ted with large round russet specks. Stalk long, fleshy, and wrinkled atbase. Calyx open. Basin bro
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . or above, ovate, green, with a brownish shade in sun,marblings, patches, and dots of dull russet. Stalk quite long. Calyxlarge, with short persistent segments. Flesh half fine, white, melting,juicy, sweet, perfumed. September, October. (Alb. Pom.) THE PEAR. 855 Shawmut. Originated with Francis Dana, Roxbury, Mass. Tree an upright,moderately vigorous grower. Young wood grayish reddish brown. Fruit large, obtuse pyriform. Skin nearly smooth, dull yellow, dot-ted with large round russet specks. Stalk long, fleshy, and wrinkled atbase. Calyx open. Basin broad, deep. Flesh yellowish, coarse, melt-ing, juicy, vinous, sprightly, musky perfume. October. (Hov. Mag.) Bland. Huron. Wisner. An accidental seedling on the farm of Norman Sheldon, in the townof Huron, Wayne Co., E. Y. Tree vigorous, erect, hardy, and agood bearer. Young wood yellow brown. Fruit medium, roundish obtuse obovate. Skin greenish yellow,mostly covered with thin light russet, a little brownish crimson in the. Sheldon. Bun, dotted with russet. Stalk short, stout. Cavity deep. Calyxopen. Segments partly recurved. Basiu broad, large. Flesh whitish,very juicy, melting, sweet, vinous, rich aromatic. Yery good. Octo-ber. Sheppard. Eaised by James Sheppard, of Dorchester, Mass.; introduced tonotice by Dr. L. W. Puffer. Tree a free grower, and very wood grayish olive brown. 866 THE PEAR. Fruit large, obovate pyriform. Skin rough, yellow, sometimes wj-J]a brownish red cheek, slightly sprinkled with russet dots, and with somepatches of russet. Stalk short and stout, in a depression, often inclined,surrounded by russet. Calyx partially closed, set in a very shallowfurrowed basin. Flesh whitish, coarse and gi-anular, buttery, melting,juicy, vinous, perfumed. Good to very good. Eijjens last of Septem-ber and first of October. Simon de Simon Bouvier. Originated in 1833, with M. Gregoire, of Jodoigne, Belgium. Treemoderately vigoro
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