VARIETIES OF PEARS 305 



matic, with a rich vinous flavor; quality very good to best; core large, 

 closed, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube short, wide, conical; seeds large, 

 wide, long, plump, acute. 



471. Buerre d'Anjou (Fig. 128). Anjou. — Buerre d'Angou is 

 a standard market pear for late fall and 

 early winter, its season lasting until well 

 into January. The pear is of a distinct type, 

 — large, very uniform, the sides slightly un- 

 equal, smooth of skin, yellow, marked and 

 dotted with russet, with a faint blush^ and 

 borne on a very short thick stem. The yel- 

 lowish-white flesh is firm but tender, slightly 

 granular, very juicy, sweet and spicy, with 



a rich vinous flavor. The trees are vigorous, 



IT .-n J . T . Fig. 128. Buerre 



hardy, grow rapidly and come m bearmg d'Anjou. 



early, but have the serious fault of being un- 

 certain croppers. It is an old French pear, the origin of 

 which is obscure. 



Tree large, vigorous, spreading, hardy, an uncertain bearer. Fruit ripe 

 November-December; large, 3i/4 inches long, 3 inches wide, oblong-obovate- 

 pyriform, with surface irregular in outline, sides slightly unequal; stem 

 1/4 inch long, short, very thick and woody; cavity obtuse, shallow, slightly 

 russeted and furrowed, usually lipped; calyx open; lobes separated at the 

 base, long, narrow, acuminate; basin shallow, narrow, obtuse, smooth, sym- 

 metrical and regular; skin thin, tender, smooth, dull; color greenish be- 

 coming quite yellow, clouded with russet around the basin and occasionally 

 with very fine russet lines and markings; dots many, small, russet, con- 

 spicuous; flesh white, firm but granular, tender, very juicy, sweet and 

 spicy, with a rich aromatic flavor; quality very good; core large, closed; 

 core-lines clasping; calyx-tube short, wide, conical; seeds large, wide, long, 

 j)lump, acuminate, tufted at the tips. 



472. Lincoln Coreless. — This variety receives attention only 

 because it is a curiosity. The fruits are enormous in size, out- 

 weighing all other pears unless it be those of the Pound. They 

 are unique in having a very small core and few or sometimes 

 no seeds. They are further characterized by very late maturity ; 

 they ripen later than any other pear and keep until April. 

 While usually rather dull greenish-yellow in color, the cheek 

 is often enlivened by a bright blush which makes the fruits at- 



