This new native Pear was concisely noticed in our Rochester Report Since that time, other specimens have been examined, which enables the Committee to give a more full description of the variety. The Ontario is a seedling of the Canandaigua. It originated at Geneva, Western New York, and, in its general appearance, bears a considerable resemblance to the Washington.

Wilmington Pear.

Ontario Pear.

Size, 2 5/8 inches by 2 and 1-16th. Form, long, obovate, inclining to pyriform. Skin, greenish-yellow, with numerous pale green dots, which become russet on the shaded side, and sometimes carmine on the side exposed to the solar rays. Stem, three-fourths of an inch long by one-tenth thick, inserted, by a fleshy termination, in a slight depression. Calyx, medium, open, set in a wide, shallow, furrowed basin. Core, medium. Seed, light brown, long-obovate, three-eighths of an inch long, three-sixteenths wide, and one-eighth thick. Flesh, fine texture, buttery. Flavor, sugary and rich. Quality, "very good." Maturity, last of September.