The Gardener’s monthly and horticultural advertiser . Size, large, or above medium; form, regular, roundish conical; color, light green, thickly set withgreenish white specks; stem, short, filling the bottom of the cavity; cavity, rather deep, regular; calyx,rather large, open, with short segments, and stamens persistent; basin, deep, irregular, ribbed; core, email;seeds, large, light brown ; flesh,greenish white, tender, coarse-grained, with peculiar mild, sub-acid flavor;season, first of August. Raised from seed by a Mr. Gracey, of this Shepard Seedling.— Under the name of theShepar
The Gardener’s monthly and horticultural advertiser . Size, large, or above medium; form, regular, roundish conical; color, light green, thickly set withgreenish white specks; stem, short, filling the bottom of the cavity; cavity, rather deep, regular; calyx,rather large, open, with short segments, and stamens persistent; basin, deep, irregular, ribbed; core, email;seeds, large, light brown ; flesh,greenish white, tender, coarse-grained, with peculiar mild, sub-acid flavor;season, first of August. Raised from seed by a Mr. Gracey, of this Shepard Seedling.— Under the name of theShepard, Mr. Downing classes this, in his last edi-tion of Fruits of America, with the new and un-tested kinds. Specimens recently from Dr. Pufl^cr,of North Bridgcwater, Mass., shows that, so far asquality is concerned, it is a pear of the highest ex-cellence. It was first introduced in It israther liable to blow from the tree, and, so far, doesnot seem to do well on the quince; but it is a verystrong grower and profuse bearer. The annexed cutand description are from specimens sent. Shepard Seedling from Dr. Puffer. Fruit abovemedium, somewhat ribbed, conic obvate; skin, yel-low, profusely covered with russet dots; calyx, small,in a very shallow plaited basin; stalk, short, sunk alittle in a small basin, set obliquely; flesh, rich, veryjuicy, with aperfumed vinous flavor; of best October 15th.
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