PERRY PEARS. 



CHEAT BOY. 



The history of this pear is not known. Its name indicates 

 that its beauty is sometimes deceptive, and that the boys who 

 purchase it are not to be congratulated on their bargain. 



Description. — Fruit : pyriform, of medium size, tapering 

 towards the stalk. Skin : greenish yellow, with a bright rosy colour 

 on the sunny side, it has thin patches of russet round the stalk and 

 eye, and spots of the same over the whole surface. Eye ; small and 

 open, level with the surface, calyx segments upright, anthers pro- 

 jecting. Stalk : slender, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted 

 obliquely. Flesh : firm, juicy, sweet, with a slightly bitter after 

 taste, with but little astringency. Juice: plentiful, of a pale amber 

 colour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Cheat Boy Fear 

 (season 1882), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity 



