Horticultural Society. These are founded on the fundamental
figure of a circle, and on this is drawn the form of the fruit ; and
where the circle forms not a part of the fruit form, it is shown by
dots. It should always be recollected, that in the pear, pyriform is
with the small end at the stem ; while ii the apple it is at the
calyx.
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THE PEAR.
Glo!)ular.
O! orate.
Ovate.
Oblong.
Olobular ; obtuse pyriform.
G obular ; acute pyrifonn
rORMS AND SIZE COMPARATIVE.
309
-^m^^^^^'^
Obovate ; acute pyriform.
Ovate pynform.
Oblong p>Tiform.
OJMJvate obtuse pyriform.
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THE PEAR.
f)b!on£r obovaie pyriform.
-^M^SK^^'-'
Dblong ovale pyriform.
Of size comparative, we take the Seckel as small ; the White Dc
yenne or Virgalieu as medium ; the Bartlett as large.
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311
CLASS I. — Worthy Oeneral Cultivation.
Bartlett.
William's Bon Chretien, | William's,
Foire Guilliaunie.
An English variety originated about 1770. Now extensively
grown, and too well known to really need description. The trees
are vigorous, and early productive of fair handsome fruit, either on
pear or quince root.
Fruity large, ovate, obtuse pyriform ; surface somewhat uneven •
color, clear light yellow, tinged with blush in sun when ripe, russet
around the stem, and minute russet dots over the whole ; stem, short
thick: cabjx, medium, partly open ; hann, shallow, furrowed; core
medium ; seeds, broad ovate ; Jiesh, vellowish white, melting, juicy'
vmous. Season, middle August to middle September. •
812
THE PEAK.
Belle Lucrative — Beautiful and Profitable
Fondante d'Automne, | Seigneur d'Espenn.
A riemish variety ; tree of moderate growth ; productive bearer,
young shoots long, yellowish gray.
Fruit, medium, obovate pyriform ; colo\\ pale yellowish green,
slightl}^ russeted ; stem^ stout, often fleshy ; calyx, short, open ; basin,
medium ; core, medium ; seeds, ovate ; flesh, melting, juicy, aromatic,
sweet. Seaso7i, last September.
Beurre Langelier — Langelier's Butter.
A foreign pear, newly introduced : has fruited but few times in this
country, but may safely be placed as best.
Fruit, large, obovate pyritbrm, contracted toward, and terminating
obtusely at, stem ; color, light gi'een, becoming, at maturity, pale
yellow, with a dull red cheek in sun, and numerous gray russet dots ;
stem, one inch, or more, long, angularly inserted without depression ;
calyx, medium; iasm, shallow, plaited ; core, medium; seeds, long
ovate pyriform ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, fine-grained,
sub-ay'd, slight perfume. Season, November to January.
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813
Beurre Diel — Diel's Butter.
Diel,
Diel's Butterbirne,
Dorothee Royal,
Grosse Dorothee,
Beurre Royal,
Des Trois Tours,
De Melon.
Melon de Kops,
Beurre Magnifique,
Beurre Incomparable.
Foreign. Grows
and fruits well on
pear or quince,
but ' is best on
quince ; tree, vig-
orous, the foliage
large; wood, olive
brown with gray-
ish specks ; very
productive.
Fruit large, (our
engravinar is too
small for an av-
erage, ) obovate,
obtuse pyriform,
surface rather
uneven ; color,
dull green, bright
yellow when
in a t u re, russet
specks, and scat-
tered russet and
gieenish brown
patches; stem,
stout, and slightly
curved ; cavity,
narrow ; calyx, medium, open, long segments ; basin, abrupt ; core,
large; seeds, dark brown \Jlesh^ yellowish white, rather coarse, espe-
cially near the core ; juicy, mcjlting, perfuined. Season, October to
last November.
Brandtwine.
American, from the banks of the Brandy wine river. Tier^
thrifty, rapid grower, long upright shoots, regular and abundant
bearer ; fruit, medium, varying in form, generally obovate pyri-
form, running into the stem, which is fleshy and rather obliquely set;
color, dull yellowish green, marked with russet dots and streaks,
and much russeted about eye ; calyx., open, segments few ; basin
smooth, moderate depth ; core, small, compact ; seeds, few, dark
brown ; fiesh, white, melting, juicy, vinous. Season, last of August,
first of September.
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814
THE PEAR.
Beurre d'Aremberg.
Due d'Aremberg,
Colrnar Descharaps,
L'Orphelines,
Soldat Laboureur of some,
Deschamps,
D'Aremberg PaifaJt,
Beurre des OrphelineS
Orpheline d'Enghein.
A foreign variety which has been often confounded with Glout
Morceau and Soldat Laboureur, from both of which it is distinct.
The wood is strong, long-jointed, yellowish brown, dotted with pale
gray specks ; leaves, narrow, deeply serrated ; trees, very hardy,
bear young on the pear root, annually and abundantly ; the fruit
hangs' well, and may be gathered and ripened at will from Decem-
ber to February. A warm, rich soil suits it best.
Fruit, above medium, obovate, obtuse pyriform, tapering toward
the stem, where it often terminates in a fleshy junction; color ^ dull
pale green, at maturity light yellow, clouded with green, with traces
and patches of light cinnamon russet ; stem, short, stout, uneven, set
obliquely, without depression; calyx, snia.l, closed, segments short;
hasin, rather deep ; core, medium ; seeds, light brown, acutely pointed ;
fiesh, white, juicy, melting, vinous. Season, December to February
WORTHY GENEilAi^. CULTIVATION.
BUERRE BOSC.
Ciiklmsse Bosc, j Marianne Nouvelle,
Bcbcs F'laschenbirne.
315
A foreign variety raised in 1807 by Van Mons. It is an early,
annual, and productive bearer on the pear roots and should have a
place in the smallest collection. Tree, vigorous, with long brownish
olive shoots straggling or diverging. The fruit varies some in size
and form, as see our checked outline in engraving, but it is always
fair and smooth.
T'Vi/?/, large, obovate, acute pyriform ; co/or, dark yellow, nearly
816
THE PEAK.
covered, dotted and marbled with cinnamon russet, slight brownish
red in sun ; stem, usually long, slender ; calyx, medium, segments
partially erect; 6a.s?», round, shallow, sometimes a little uneven;
core, small; seeds, blackish; Jiesh, white, melting, juicy, sweet, per-
famed. Season, October, or last of September.
BUERRE d'AnJOU. BuTTER OF AnJOU.
Ne Plus Meuris.
Foreign. An old pear in Loudon's select list of 1834. recently
introduced under a new name, and grown on quince. It is found of
the highest excellence. It succeeds equally well on pear or quince,
but largest on quince. Fruit, large, oblong, obovate pyriform, ob-
tuse at stem ; color, pale yellow, dull blush, and numerous small
specks of faint russet ; calyx, open, segments thick, reflexed ; basin,
round, not deep, russeted ; stem, short, curved, and obliquely inserted
in a shallow cavity ; core, small ; seeds, long, pointed ; Jlesh, yellowish
white, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly, delicious to the core. Sea^
ton, October and November.
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317
Beurre Easter.
Beurre Gris d'Hiver Nouveau,
Doyenne d'Hiver,
Doyenne du Printemps,
Bergamotte de la Pentecote,
Beurre de la Pentecote,
Beurre d'Hiver de Bruzelles, |
Beurre Roupe, | Seigneur d'Hiver,
" Pater Noster.
Du Patre,
Beurre de Paques,
Philippe de Paques,
Bezi Chaumontelle tres grew,
Chaumontel treB gros,
Canning-,
Foreign. Requires rich,- warm soil, and some care m ripening,
v\ hen it is one of the very finest of pears. It is best on quince.
Fruit, large, globular, obtuse pyriform ; color, yellowish green
with russet spots, and occasional specimens grown in sun have a
brownish russet cheek ; stem, medium to short ; cavity, rather deej*;
calyx, generally small ; feas'w, narrow rather deep; core, medium;
318
THE PEAR.
seeds, long, ovate, acute pyriform ; Jlesh, white, buttery, juicy, sweet.
Season, January to May.
BUFFUM.
American. Native of
Rhode Island. It is
very successful wherever
grown, admirably adapt-
ed to standard orchard-
ing, an upright, strong
grower, reddish brown
shoots, always product-
ive of fair, even-sized
fruit ; not, however, of
more than second-rate
quality.
Fruit, medium, ob-
long, o b o V a t e ; color,
brownish green, becom-
ing yellow, bright red,
suffused in sun ; brown
dots and a little russet ;
stem, half to inch long,
slight depression ; calyx,
with short recurved seg-
ments ; bast?!, round ;
core, rather small ; seeds, dark brown ; Jlesh, white, buttery, sweet.
Season, September.
Black Worcester.
Black Pear of Worcester, | Parkinson's Warden,
Iron Pear.
A valuable and profitable variety for marketing and cooking pur-
poses ; shoots dark olive, diverging ; tree, hard}", vigorous.
Fruit, large, obovate, oblong ; color, dull green, with numerous
marblings and specks of dark iron russet ; stem, stout, in a slight de-
pression ; calyx, rather small ; Jlesh, firm, coarse, austere. Season,
November to February.
BoussoucK.
Doyenne Boussouck,
Doyenne Boussouck Nouvelle,
Providence,
Plymouth.
Foreign. A variety, we believe, first introduced to this country
in 1841, by Wrn. Kenrick ; tree, vigorous ; wood, reddish brown,
WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION.
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sprinkled with large round grayish specks; a good and regular bearer;
fine on quince.
Fruit, large, globular, obtuse, obovate pyriform ; color^ yellow,
with tracings of russet, and large russet specks ; stem, short, stout,
fleshy at base ; cavity, shallow ; calyx, medium, open ; core, medium ;
seeds, small, almost black, abortive ; Jlesh, yellowish white, rather
coarse, melting, juicy, vinous, sweet perfume. Season, October.
Columbia.
Columbian Virgalieu,
Columbian Virgalouse.
Native of Westches-
ter county, N. Y. With-
out being ot more than
second quality, its har-
dihood of tree, product-
ive habit, and fruit uni-
formly smooth and fair,
make it a valuable as
well as profitable varie-
ty. Tree, thrifty ; young
shoots, yellowish brown.
Fruit, large or above
medium, oblong, obo-
vate pyriform ; color, at
first pale green, becom-
ing, when ripe, fine gold-
en yellow, dotted with
small gray dots ; stem,
medium size, slightly
curved ; calyx, rather
small, partially open, or
half closed ; basin, shal-
low ; core, m e d i u m ;
seeds, oblong pyriform ;
Jlesh, white, moderately
juicy, sweet. Season,
December to January.
CoiT.
Beurre Coit.
A new variety, raised by Col. Coit, of Euclid, O. We first ate
of it in 1846, -^hen we made our notes in its favor. Since that we
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THE PEAR.
have seen it several
times, and as we write
this, September 25,1853,
have the fruit before us.
It is worthy a place in
all collections. The tree
is hardy, vigorous, up-
right, spreading in form,
dark brown shoots, and
early good bearer on the
pear root. Our draw-
ing was made from a
specimen pulled in Au-
gust, and is below an
average size.
Fruity above medium,
obtuse pyriform, slight-
ly angular; color, rich
brown russet, mostly
overspreading a yellow
ground, with a brownish
red cheek in sun ; stem,
rather short; cavity^ shal-
low, with unequal pro-
jections ; calyx ^ with seg-
ments nearly erect, sur-
rounded by depressed
crescent-shaped furrows in a shallow basin ; core, small ; seeds^ black-
ish ; fiesh, yellowish white, melting, buttery, juicy, sweet, vinous.
Season, last September and October.
Dearborn's Seedling.
Wheeler's New St. Michael.
Raised by Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, about 1819, at Roxbury,
I^fass. Tree, vigorous, erect, yet spreadmg ; requires little pruning;
productive on the pear root.
Fruit, rather small, roundish, inclining to obovate, narrowing a
little to the stem ; co'or, pale yellow, little russet at base of stem,
and surface dotted with small russet dots ; calyx, with short thick
segments; stem, long, slender, curved; core, medium; seeds, dark
brown, long, pointed ; flesh, yellowish white, fine-grained, melting,
juicy, sweet delicately perfumed. Season, August.
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321
Dean's Summer.
Poyenne d'Ete, { Summer Doyenne,
Summer Virgalieu.
Foreign. Trees, moderately vigorous, dull brownish red wood,
early and abundant bearers, unsuccessful on quince.
Frziii, rather small, roundish, obtuse pyriforni ; color, yellowish
green, nearly yellow when fully mature, side exposed to sun with a
bright marbled red cheek ; stem, rather long, fleshy at base, inserted
•without depression ; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow ; core, me-
dium ; seeds, small, dark brown ; Jlesh, yellowish white, rather coarse,
buttery, juicy, sugary, sprightly. Season, last of July.
Doyenne Gris d'Hiver Nouveau-
DOYENNE.
-New Winter Gray
Foreign. Re-
cently imported :
proves valuable
on the quince.
Fruit, medium
or above, obovate,
obtuse pyriform,
slightly angular,
or one side long-
e s t ; color, pale
dull yellow, with
many small brown
russet specks;
stem, short, stout ;
calyx, medium ;
basin, irregular,
abrupt ; core, me-
dium ; seeds, dark
brown, long.pcint-
ed ; fiesh, whitish^
rather coarse-
grained, melting,
juicy, vinous, a
little astringent
unless well ripen-
ed. Season, Jan-
uary ;o May.
14*
Doyenne d'Alencon.
822
THE PEAR.
Doyenne Gray.
Gr; / Butter Pear,
Gray Doyenne,
Doyenne Rouge,
Doyenne Roux,
Doyenne d'Automne,
Gray Dean's,
Doyenne Gris,
Red Doyenne ,
Si. Michel Dore,
Doyenne Galeux.
This has been confounded with " Boussouck" and with " Surpass^
Virgalieu," but is distinct. It is a good bearer on pear or quince,
a hardy tree, with upright grayish brown shoots.
Fruity medium, roundish, obovate or obtuse pyriform ; skin^ cov-
ered with smooth cinnamon rnsset ; stem, curved ; cavity, rather
deep; calyx, small, closed; basin, shallow; Jiesh^ white, fine-grained,
buttery, melting. Season, October.
Doyenne White.
White Dean,
Virgalieu,
Butter Pear,
St. Michael,
Virs:aloo,
Bergaloo,
YeKow Butter,
White Beurre,
White Autumn Beurre,
Dean's,
Warwick Bergamotte,
Snow Pear,
Pine Pear,
St. :Michael,
Doyenne ,
Doyenne Blanc,
Beurre Blanc,
And twelve others of French and Dutch
An old variety, every where esteemed when well grown ; trees,
hardy, productive either on pear or quince.
WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION.
82;
Fruity medium, obovate pyriform ; color, clear pale yellow, regu-
larly sprinkled with small dots, often a fine red cheek ; stem, medium,
brownish; cavity, small, round; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow,
slightly plaited ; flesh, white, fine-grained, melting, juicy, buttery,
delicious. Season, September to November.
The Doyenne Panachee is a sub-variety, differing from this in its
more pyriform shape, and its color being yellow, green, and red,
striped. It is juicy, not high flavor, treason, October.
Dix.
American. Origin, Boston, Mass. Tree, hardy, vigorous young
shoots, pale yellow, upright, slender, unproductive while young,
well suited to extensive orcharding. Fruit, large, oblong pyriform ;
skin, little rough, yellow, with russet dots, and around the stem ;
stem, set obliquely, raised one side, short, stout, thickest at each end ;
calyx, small ; basi7i, shallow ; co?'e, marked with a dark gritty circle,
extending toward the stem ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, a little
harsh, juicy, sweet. Season, October and November.
Fulton.
American. Native of
Maine ; tree very hardy,
yearly and abundant
bearer, well suited for
standard orcharding at
the West ; young shoots
slender, reddish brown.
Fruit, small, obovate ;
color, at first gray rus-
set, becoming dark cin-
namon russet ; calyx,
open, segments nearly
erect ; basin, round, reg-
ular ; st€?n, one to two
inches long ; cavity, nar-
row ; core, encircled by
a coarse line, but of it-
self small, compact ;
seeds, blackish ; flesh,
half buttery, moderately
juicy, sprightly. Seaso?i,
October, November.
824
THE PEAR.
Flemish Beauty.
Belle de Flanders ,
Bouche Nouvelle,
Bosch,
Bosc Sire,
Iir.perairice de France,
Beaune Spence .
Foreign. This vai'iety is deserving of far more general cultivation
than it has yet recsived. It succeeds most admirably on the quince,
and on the rich soils of Illinois we have seen it far surpass even the
most highly nursed specimens of Boston amateur gardens. The tree
is vigorous, with upright dark brown shoots.
Fruit, large^ oblong, obtuse obovate ; color, pale yellow, mostly
covered with marblings and patches of light russet, and in sun rich
reddish brown ; stem, one to one and a half inch long ; cavity, narrow,
deep ; calyx, short, open ; hasin, round, small ; core, medium, with
oblong capsules ; seeds^ oblong pyrifofm ; Jlesh, yellowish white, not
very fine-grained, juicy, melting, sugary. Season, last of September.
Does not keep long.
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325
Glout Morceau.
Goulu Morceau,
Gloux Morceau,
Beurre d'Hardenpont,
Hardenpont d'Hiver^
Colmar d'Hjver.
Beurre d'Hiver Nouvelle,
Linden d'Automne,
Roi de Wurtemberg^,
And five more of German.
Beurre d'Aremberg, of the French.
This variety is regarded as among the most delicious of Flemish
â– pears. The rendering of its name to sugared or honeyed pear is only
expressive of its quality, and equally so of many more ; and as this
cannot claim the title par excellence, we see not but it must retain
its original, and those who grow it must speak the name as best they
may. ^
It is an unproductive variety while young, either on pear or
quince ; trees on the latter stock even requiring ten years to bring
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JHE PEAR.
them well into bearing ; once at maturity, it is an abundant bearer.
It is a beautiful grower, making a perfect pyramidal head with little
pruning. It is also easily distinguished by its dark olive-green or
blue- green wood and its wavy leaves.
Fruit, large, obovate, obtuse pyriform, often angular, and surface
rough ; color, pale greenish yellow, russeted around the stem, and
traces of russet and greenish gray russet specks over the whole sur-
face ; stem, one to one and a half inch long, often without cavity,
but flesh raised one side ; calyx^ medium, segments half reflexed ;
basin, rather deep, often furrowed or uneven, like the general surface
of the fruit, which is frequently apparently scolloped ; core, large ;
seeds, large, ovate, pointed ; Jlesh, white, fine-grained, buttery, juicy,
sugary, perfumed. Season, December to February.
Golden Beurre of Bilboa.
Hooper's Bilboa.
Foreign. From
Spam ; tree, hardy,
requires rich, strong,
heavy soil, when it is
an abundant bearer
of fair, regular, me-
dium-sized fruit of
second-rate quality.
Fruit, medium, ob-
ovate ; colm', rich
yellow, with russet
around the stem, and
many russet dots
and patches over
the entire surface ;
stem, slender ; cavity,
slight ; calyx, small,
mostly open, short
stiff segments ; basin,
shallow; Jiesh, fine-
grained, melting, jui-
cy, sometimes a little
ueid and harsh. Season, September.
Heathcot.
Gore's Heathcot
Native of Waltham, Mass. This varietv has not recei-ved as
WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 827
much attention as it has deserved ; tree, hardy, a moderate grower,
branches slender, when grown makes a compact head unless well
thinned out, young shoots reddish brown.
Fruity medium or above, obovate, rounded ; skin, rough ; color^
greenish yellow, yellow increasing at maturity, some russet around
stem and eye ; stem^ medium ; cavity, shallow ; calyx, partly closed ;
hasin^ narrow ; core, above medium ; seeds, dark brown, pointed ;
Jlesh, white, buttery, juicy, vinous and sprightly. Season, October.
Honey.
This is a delicious little pear, received some years since by Prof.
Kirkland, and which we have been unable to recognize with any
description published, if we except a slight note in Prince's Pom.
Man. The tree is moderately vigorous ; wood, yellowish brown,
an early and productive bearer of fruit, uniform in size and regular
shape. Our drawing is too small.
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THE PEAR.
F- 'iit, below medium,
roundish, tapering slightly
to the stem ; color^ rich
golden russet yellow, with
faint blush, many small red
russet dots, and occasional
patches of brown russet ;
ste7n, rather stout, uneven,
without depression ; calyx^
with open half-reflexed seg-
ments ; hasin^ shallow, little
russeted ; core, medium ;
seeds^ ovate, blackish ; Jlesh^
yellowish white, juicy, but-
tery, a little coarse-grained,
sweet, perfumed. Season^
a few days before Bartlett.
Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee.
Foreign. We have nev-
er fruited a pear that has
given us more satisfaction.
On the quince it is a fine
grower, and inclined to
over-bear. It must not be
confounded with the "Ja-
lousie," a third-rate varie-
ty. Young shoots upright,
brownish yellow.
Fruity medium or above,
ovate pyriform ; coloi^ dull
yellow, with brownish red
cheek, and patches and dots
of russet, often the russet co-
vering one half the surface ;
stem^ varying, often ob-
liquely set on, with a fleshy
ridge at side ; calyx^ with
segments long, half open ;
basiri^ shallow ; core, medi-
um or small ; seeds^ long,
ovate ; Jiesh^ white, buttery,
melting, juicy, sweet, aro-
matic. Season, last Sep-
tember, early October.
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329
Knight's Seedling.
Knight's R. I. Seedling.
KiRTLAND.
Peedlingf Seckel.
Kirtland's Seedling,
Kirtland's Beurre
Grown f r o m
seed of the Seckel
pear by H. T.
Kirtland, of Ma-
honing Co., Ohio.
Tree, vigorous,
hardy, early and
productive bearer
o n pear roots ;
shoots, yellowish
brown, upright,
stout.
Fruit, medium,
often above, obo-
vate, obtuse pyri-
Native of Cranston, R.
I. Tree, vigorous, har-
dy, and early productive;
wood, smooth, yellowish.
Fruit, medium, obo-
vate, tapering a little to
the stem ; color, yellow-
ish green, with a brown
red cheek in sun, brown-
ish specks, and dull rus-
set around the calyx ;
stem, medium or rather
long, curved; calyx, me-
dium, segments broad,
partially reflexed ; core
and Heeds, medium ; fiesh,
V. hite, not fme-grained,
11. ^'Itiiig, juicy, sugary.
biusoii, Scplcmbcr.
330
THE PEAR.
form; color, nch yellow, \;verspread with cinnamon russet; etem,
usuall)' stout, medium length, curved ; calyx^ short, reflexed, per-
sistent ; hasin^ shallow ; corf, small ; seeda^ short, ovate, blackish ;
Jitah^ white, meltmg, juicy, sweet, aromatic. Season^ September.
Louise Bonne of Jersey*
I.iiuise Eonne de Jersey,
Louise Bt)nne d'Avranches,
Bturre or Bonne Louise d' Araudoie,
\^ illiani the Fourth.
The '• Good Louise of Jer-
sev," from the Isle of Jer-
sey, proves one of the best
pears grown on the quince
stock in this country. Tree,
hardy, very productive,
shoots vigorous, upright.
Fruit, large, (our drawings
were made ere the fruit had
swollen its full sjze, and are
not more than half size,)
oblong pyriform ; skin^ glos-
sy, smooth, green in shade,
brownish red in sun, dotted
with gray dots ; stem, about
one inch long, moderately
stout, a little curved, fleshy
enlargement at base ; calyx ^
open, segments large, reflex-
ed ; haain, shallow ; core^
small ; seeds^ ^^^"g? ovate,
pointed ; Jlesh, white, juicy,
melting, delicious. Season,
October.
Lawrence.
Native of Flushing, L. L An abundant bearer on pear roots, ex-
ceedingly desirable for Western orcharding. Tree, hardy, moderate
growth, wood light yellowish brown, rather thorny. 6. B. Parsons
says, " Succeeds very finely on quince."
Fruit, above medium, long obovate, obtuse at stem; color, dull
pale yellow, marbled with dull green, small dark specks, and russet
at each end : calyx, large, closed ; basin, open, furrowed ; slem
medium length, stout, swolhm at junction with tree; cavity, round,
WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION.
331
deep ; coj'e^ medium ; seeds, small, dark brown ; Jlesh, yellowish white,
juicy, gritty at core, slightly sugary. Season, November to Febru-
ary.
Long Green.
Verte Longue, I New Autumn^
Mouth Water, | Muscat Fleure,
Mouille Bouche.
This is an old foreign variety, always excellent, and an abundant
bearer.
Fruit, medium, oblong, ovate pyriform ; color, green with dark
green specks; ste7n, medium length, slender; calyx, with long
reflexed segments ; basin, very shallow ; core, above medium ; seeds^
dark brown ; Jlesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, delicious. Season,
October.
The Striped Long Green, Verte Longue Panachee, resembles the
above, but is smaller, and of no great value, aside from its prettily
striped appearance.
Madeleine.