REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. 8HARPE 423 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



De Geai. — Fruit medium to small, roundish, oblate. Stem shOTt, cavity narrow 

 and shallow. Calyx large, closed. Basin large. Skin greenish, with a few streaks of 

 dull red and a whitish bloom. Flesh firm, white, juicy, mildly sub-acid, with a pleasant 

 flavour, but too small. Season November and December. 



Bout'on d'Or. — Fruit small, round. Stem short, cavity small. Calyx large, open. 

 Basin deep and wide. Skin golden yellow, with a small red cheek and a few white dots. 

 Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season November and 

 December. 



Ferdinand Gaillard. — Fruit below medium size, conical. Stem short, cavity deep. 

 Calyx large, open. Basin deep and wide. Skin russet, golden yellow, with small dots 

 and patches of red on the sunny side. Flesh white, flrm, crisp, juicy, sprightly and 

 pleasantly acid. Season November and December. 



Forest No. 1. — Fruit medium to large, globular, flattened. Stem short, cavity wide 

 and deep. Calyx large, closed. Basin wide deep and ribbed. Skin greenish yellow, 

 with a small red ch'eek and a few white dots. Flesh white, firm, juicy, mildly sub-acid. 

 Season November to Janjiary. 



Josephine Kreuter. — Fruit of medium size, oblong, conical. Stem short, cavity 

 shallow and wide. Calyx small, closed. Basin narrow and deep. Skin greenish yellow, 

 splashed and streaked with red and sprinkled v^ih. golden dots. Flesh yellowish, crisp, 

 flne grained, juicy, sub-acid, with a fine pleasant flavour. Season November and 

 December. 



Isherwood. — Fruit below medium size, oblong, conical. Stem short, cavity small. 

 Calyx small, closed. Basin deep and wide. Skin clear golden yellow, with a bright red 

 cheek. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, firm, juicy, mildly sub-acid, core large and open. 

 Season November and December. ^ 



Beinette doree de Versailles. — Fruit of medium size, roundish. Stem short, cavity 

 small. Calyx small, closed. Basin narrow and deep. Skin russet golden, with manj' 

 gray dots. Flesh white, fine grained, tender, juicy, sub-acid, with a rich aromatic 

 flavour. Season November and December. 



Beinette Wadhiirst. — Fruit above medium size, roundish, conical. Stem short, 

 cavity small. Calyx small, closed. Basin small. Skin yellow, splashed with red on 

 the sunny side. Flesh yellowish, crisp, moderately juicy and acid. Season November 

 and December. 



Forest. — Fruit small, roundish, flattened. Stem long, cavity deep and narrow. 

 Calyx small, closed. Basin shallow. Skin yellow with a few gray dots and a dull red 

 cheek. Flesh yellowish, crisp, moderately juicy and pleasantly sub-acid. Season Nov- 

 ember and December. 



Boyal Late. — Fruit medium to large, oblong, conical, slightly ribbed. Stem short, 

 cavity narrow and deep. Calyx large, closed. Basin deep and wide. Skin dull yel- 

 lowish green, with many whitish dots. Flesh whitish, firm, a little coarse, juicy, plea- 

 santly sub-acid. Season November and December. 



Beinette Musque. — Fruit below medium size, flat, globular. Stem of medium 

 length, cavity narrow and deep. Calyx small, closed. Basin small. Skin yellowish 

 green, with a red cheek and russet about the stem and calyx. Flesh white, juicy,, fine 

 grained, with a rich aromatic flavour, but withers and becomes leathery before the end 

 of December. Season November and early in December. 



