The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . bably across between the two. The tree is aboutfourteen years old, sixteen feet high, eightinches in circumference, and has been grownall the time in grass sod without any culti-vation or pruning. It is very healthy, vigo-rous, and of a spreading form, and an excel-lent bearer, having borne a good crop forseveral years in succession. The finest spe-cimens are about as large as a good-sizedVergalieu. It ripens the end of October,and continues in use during the month ofNovember. Young shoots, olive brown. Fruit rather below medium siz
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . bably across between the two. The tree is aboutfourteen years old, sixteen feet high, eightinches in circumference, and has been grownall the time in grass sod without any culti-vation or pruning. It is very healthy, vigo-rous, and of a spreading form, and an excel-lent bearer, having borne a good crop forseveral years in succession. The finest spe-cimens are about as large as a good-sizedVergalieu. It ripens the end of October,and continues in use during the month ofNovember. Young shoots, olive brown. Fruit rather below medium size, obovate,obtuse pyriform, often slightly furrowed onone side ; skin fine yellow, nearly coveredwith thin cinnamon russet; stalk long, slen-der, slightly curved, a little inclined, inser-ted in a small cavity ; calyx large, open,segments large and long, recurved, basin ofmedium size, regular ; flesh whitish, slightlygranular, juicy, melting, very sugary, slightlyvinous, with a musky perfume ; quality verygood, or best. time when we have but few of the best.
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