2IO PERRY PEARS. 



College, Dublin, gave the following results 



Density of fresh juice 

 Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 

 Sugar 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. 

 Water ... 



I "040 

 I "042 



8-360 



3-890 



... 87-750 



The Perry is strong and of good quality, though wanting in 

 sweetness. It is therefore seldom to be met with unmixed, and 

 indeed, it may be said, that it is never made of this pear alone. 



The trees are of round or spreading growth, but not large, 

 and are said to be uncertain in bearing. 



TAYNTON SQUASH. 



"About Taynton (5 miles beyond Gloucester) Pears most 

 abound, of which the best sort is that they name the Squash Pear, 

 which makes the best Perry in those parts. These trees grow 

 to be very large and exceedingly fruitful, bearing a fair round 

 pear, red on one side and yellow on the other, when fully ripe, 

 of a nature so harsh that Hogs will hardly eat them." 



Evelyn, Pomona. 



