"A Lover of Fruits," Worcester, Mass., writes: " Being interested in pears, this item in December number of Gardeners' Monthly caught my eye, 'The Largest Pears in the World.' No doubt about that, thought I. But in two or three days the enclosed clipping appeared in the Worcester Daily Spy, December 14. I have seen the pear, and have no doubt of the correctness of the figures given. Let Guernsey take a back seat, for Oregon has the floor !"

The following is the paragraph referred to:

" A pear raised by Henry Adams, Myrtle Creek, Douglas county, Oregon, is sent to this city to E. D. McFarland as a sample of the fruit of that section. It appears to be of the Duchess variety, and weighed 2 pounds 11 ounces when first gathered. The circumference is 14 inches, length 8 inches, and width 5 inches. It is now placed in Putnam & Thurston's show window".