PERRY PEARS. 



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STONY WAY PEAR. 



" Stony Ways " are not uncommon. This pear however is 

 said to have originated at the Stony Way, near " The Winnings," 

 at Colwall. It has only been brought into notice during the last 

 twenty years. 



Description. — Fruit : below medium size, of an irregular oval 

 shape elongated towards the stalk, and usually bulging out on one 

 side. Skin : greenish yellow, slightly tinted with brownish red 

 towards the sun, and covered freely with minute spots of russet. 

 Eye : small and open, in a small and shallow cavity. Stalk : 

 slender, an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh : firm 

 and juicy, with a rather vapid taste, very slightly bitter, but without 

 astringency. Juice : plentiful, of a pale straw colour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Sto?iy Way Pear 

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



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