The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . nty feet high, and has only borne fruit for two or threeyears. It is a most vigorous grower, of handsome form, andabundant bearer. Specimens of this variety (^fig- 36,) were sent us last fallby Dr. Shurtleff. In general appearance, it greatly resem-bles the Gansells Bergamot, (figured and described at page200,) and, although we are without information as to itsorigin, we should think it might have been produced fromthat variety. It appears to be a pear well worthy of generalcultivation. Size, m
The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . nty feet high, and has only borne fruit for two or threeyears. It is a most vigorous grower, of handsome form, andabundant bearer. Specimens of this variety (^fig- 36,) were sent us last fallby Dr. Shurtleff. In general appearance, it greatly resem-bles the Gansells Bergamot, (figured and described at page200,) and, although we are without information as to itsorigin, we should think it might have been produced fromthat variety. It appears to be a pear well worthy of generalcultivation. Size, medium, about two and a quarter inches long, andtwo and a quarter in diameter: Form, roundish, somewhatflattened at the base, and tapering little towards the stem,where it ends obtusely: Skin, fair, slightly rough, dullgreenish yellow, thickly russeted around the stem, rather 344 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. broadly marked with dark red in the sun, and minutely dot-ted all over with russet specks : Stem, rather long, about oneand a quarter inches in length, moderately stout, curved,. Pig. 36. Shurilefs Seedling. swollen at the base, and inserted in a small shallow cavity :Eye, rather large, open, and little sunk in a broad open shal-low basin; segments of the calyx short and rounded: Fleshywhite, coarse, melting, and juicy, with a slight grit at thecore: Flavor, rich, brisk, and pleasantly perfumed: Core,large : Seeds, medium size. Ripe in September. 102. Williamss Early. New American Orchardist. Williamss Early pear, if it did not come at a season whenwe have quite a number of varieties of much larger size,would be a very desirable addition to every garden. It pos-sesses a sprightly and refreshing flavor, which renders it afavorite with many cultivators, and its productiveness willclaim for it a place in all large collections. This pear {Jig. 37,) originated on the farm of Mr, A. D. Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 345 Williams, of Roxbury, some years si
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