PERRY PEARS. 205 



the body of the fruit. Eye : small, and open, with erect segments, 

 almost level with the surface. Stalk : three quarters of an inch 

 long, inserted on the tapering end of the fruit without depression, 

 but often with a fold of the fruit on one side of it. Flesh : white, 

 and very juicy. Juice : very pale in colour, subacid, with a sweet, 

 sharp, and rather astringent taste, though without any distinctive 

 flavour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Pint Pear (season 

 1880), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity College, Dublin, 

 gave the following results : — 



The Pint Pear from the abundance of its juice and the flavour 

 of its Perry, has gained considerable favour. " It runs a lot ot 

 hquor," " it fills the measure well," are the usual observations first 

 made about it. The Perry is apt to fret, and be troublesome in 

 making, partly due to its being early ripe. Its Perry is pale in 

 colour, and rough. It does not keep well, and should be drunk 

 from the cask from Christmas to March. In this way, it is a very 

 useful drink for home consumption, but its quality is not good 

 enough for bottling, and thus it cannot take rank in the first order. 



The tree is upright, very hardy, and tree in growth. It 

 blossoms the middle of May, seldom fails to bear well, and ripens 

 its fruit the middle of September. 



