PERRY PEARS. 



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WINNALL'S LONGLAND. 



This pear was raised by the late Mr, Winnnall, of Woodfield, 

 in the parish of Weston-under-Penyard, near Ross, towards the 

 close of the last century (c. 1790), The first orchard planted with 

 it, was the one called " Noaks Style " on that estate, from whence 

 his friends in Herefordshire, and Worcestershire, were supplied with 

 grafts. 



Description. — Fruit : handsome, rather above medium size, of 

 long pyriform shape, tapering very much towards the stalk, but 

 often fuller on one side than the other. Skin : greenish yellow, 

 with a beautiful red tint, softened with bloom on the side exposed 

 to the sun, the whole surface sprinkled with small spots, which 

 become larger towards the stalk. Eye : small and open, set in a 



