2 20 PERRY PEARS. 



slight depression. Stalk : slender, nearly an inch long, often 

 inserted obliquely. Flesh : soft, juicy and sweet, with a slightly 

 bitter after taste, and without astringency. Juice : straw colour, 

 very sweet, with a slight Jargonelle flavour. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the WinnalVs Longland 

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

 College, Dublin, gave the following results : — 



The perry is more luscious than that from the ordinary Longland 

 pear, and very strong. It is rough in flavour, and not fit for bottling, 

 but it is very saleable for ordinary purposes. With a little colouring 

 from burnt sugar, it cannot readily be distinguished from cider, for 

 which it is not unfrequently sold. It is difficult to make well, and 

 in some districts is apt to get a smoky flavour. 



The tree is very handsome in shape and park-like, of great size, 

 and very vigorous. It bears profusely. Mr. Chas. Blandford, of 

 Merrables, Dymock, said in 1880, "There are seven trees on my 

 farm, with fruit enough on them to make 14 hogsheads of perry. 

 Durmg the five years I have been here, these seven trees have 

 averaged 12 hogsheads of perry annually." It is also widely grown 

 around Ledbury, and in Worcestershire, about Eldeisfield, Birts- 

 morton, and other parishes in the valley of the lower Severn. It is 

 still propagated extensively in these districts. 



