PERRY PEARS, 221 



YELLOW HUFFCAP. 



The history and origin of this Pear is lost. It is figured in the 

 Pomona Herefordensis by Mr. Knight, PI. xxiv. 



Description. — Fruit : turbinate. Skin : entirely covered with 

 rough, brown russet, but not so much so as to obscure altogether 

 the green ground colour, which is shown through the specks. 

 Eye : open, small, with short horny segments, set even with the 

 surface. Stalk : three quarters of an inch long, inserted without 

 depression. Flesh : yellowish, with a tinge of green. 



The chemical analysis of the juice of the Yellow Huffcap 

 (season 1879), by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., F.C.S., Trinity 

 College, Dublin, gave the following results : — 



Density of fresh juice ... ... 1*046 



Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air ... i"o49 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... 1 1 '244 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 2-290 



Water ... ... ... ... 86-466 



The Perry of the Yellow Huffcap Pear is excellent. It is 



