52 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Pear—continued. ; Pear—continued. 
Grosse Calebasse. Fruit of immense size, pyriform ; eye small, Nouveau Poiteau, Fruit large, obovate; eye almost closed ; 
in a deep basin ; skin pale grey-russet, slightly flushed. A good skin greenish-yellow, freckled with russet; flesh white, melting, 
stewing Pear, recommended for its size. . Juicy, 1 5 gt flavour. November. A very good Pear, 
Hacon’s Incomparable. Fruit medium, roundish ; eye small wie Pg A Dei À 
and open; skin greenish-yellow, with numerous spots of russet ; Nouvelle Fulvie. Fruit medium, pyriform, very much bossed ; 
flesh white, sweet, melting, and rich. December. An excellent eye almost closed, in a pretty deep basin ; skin yellow, thickly 
dessert Pear. Tree hardy, good for a wall or an espalier. covered betas 85 aye eee cee: 1 hls 
's Bergamot, Fruit large, oval; eye small and open; juicy, melting, with a rich perfume. ovem er an ecember, 
skin pale yellow, ‘covered „ flesh melting, A first-rate Pear. The tree is hardy, and grows well. 
uicy, with a sweet and fine flavour. November. A very delicious Olivier de Serres, Fruit medium, bossed, roundish ; eye large, 
ear. and closed, in a deep basin; skin dark orange-russety ; flesh 
Jargonelle, Fruit medium, pyriform; eye large and open, in noes uicy, very melting, deliciously flavoured. January. A 
a slight depression; skin smooth, greenish-yellow, flushed ; ear of great merit. : : ‘ 
flesh while, juicy, melting, and pleasant. August. One of the Passe Colmar. Fruit medium, short-pyriform ; eye open, in a 
earliest dessert Pears, but it only keeps good a few days. The wide basin; skin green, with numerous points of russet, changing 
tree is vigorous, with a rather straggling, pendulous habit. to ee ee e 13 170 it Tipong H = 9 
Gratioli. Frui 9 š i melting, most richly flavoured. ovember an ecember. 
ee depression ; 9 ee ie, 8 good and well-known dessert Pear. The tree succeeds admirably 
of russet, brightly flushed; flesh very melting, sugary, and pleasant. 9 en as a bush or pyramid; it requires a wall in 
October. A fine-looking and first-rate Pear, keeping but a 90 bite 
short time. 
Joséphine de Malines. Fruit medium, short-pyriform ; eye 
open, in a shallow basin; skin greenish-yellow with russet, 
flushed ; flesh yellowish, with a tinge of red, very melting, juicy, 
and highly perfumed. January to March. A late Pear, of the 
highest merit. It succeeds well on the Quince, and is very 
prolific as an espalier or a bush. 
Monarch, Fruit medium, roundish ; eye small and 
open, in a bossed basin ; skin greenish-yellow, with numerous 
ints of russet; flesh very juicy, buttery, melting, and finely 
voured. December and January. A most delicious late Pear. 
Bonne of J „Fruit medium, pyriform; eye 
, in a deep basin; skin smooth, yellow-russet, brightly 
flushed ; flesh white, buttery, melting, and rich. October and 
November. A very 1 and pretty Pear. The tree is a good 
1 .— and succeeds as a standard, It grows well on the 
uince. 
Madame André Leroy. Fruit very large, long-pyriform ; eye 
large and open, in an uneven basin; skin greenish-yellow, with k 
tches of grey-russet ; flesh very melting, juicy, and highly : 
avoured. October and November. A very delicious and fine Fig. 53. PEAR PASSE CRASSANE. 
Pear, one of the best new sorts. 
Baptiste Desportes. Fruit large, slightly bossed, Passe Crassane. Fruit medium, roundish-obovate ; eye large 
roundish ; eye small and open, in a deep basin ; skin yellow, with and open, in a pretty deep basin; skin greenish-yellow, with 
numerous dots and patches of russet; flesh very juicy, melting, numerous dots of brown-russet; flesh rather gritty, half- 
with a fine perfume. October. A very excellent Pear. melting, but prot ta were January to March, One of the 
ie Treyve, Fruit large, bossed, obovate; eye small and finest late Pears known. See Fig. 53. 
open, in a deep basin; skin enish-yellow, with numerous Pitmaston Duchess, Fruit very large, irregular-pyriform ; eye 
points of russet, brightly flushed; flesh white, melting, juicy, large and open, in a wide basin; skin greenish-yellow, with 
and very rich. September and October. A hardy and excellent patches of dull russet, semetimes fine lemon-yellow colour ; flesh 
sort, fruitful as a standard, and good for a wall. Succeeds as a white, melting, very juivy, and excellent. October and November. 
pyramid on either the Pear or Quince. A very handsome Pear, of first quality. The tree grows well 
(Rivers’). Fruit large, pyriform, even and symmetrical on the Pear, and also on the Quince, and succeeds as a standard, 
in outline; eye open, or nearly so, even with the surface ; skin on a wall, as an espalier, or in an orchard-house. 
covered with dark brown-russet, mottled yellow where shaded; | Red Doyenné. Fruit medium, obovate; eye small and closed ; 
fiesh yellow, melting, richly fia ed. October and November. skin greenish-yellow, entirely covered with reddish-russet, 
Tree robust, hardy, stronger than LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY, from slightly Aushed ; flesh white, buttery, melting, and richly 
which it is A seedling. flavoured. November. An excellent dessert Pear. 
Cour, Fruit large, irregular-pyriform ; eye large Rousselet de Rheims, Fruit sm iform ; eye small and 
and open ; skin pale yellow, thickly covered with patches of dull - open, almost even with the surface ; pe eine li low, freckled 
russet ; flesh white, buttery, melting, with a sweet, rich flavour. with russet, slightly flushed ; flesh white, half-melting, juicy, with 
October and November. A very fine and delicious Pear. a delicious, refreshing perfume. September. A fine, early Pear, 
Fruit large, roundish ; eye small, in a somewhat keeping but a short time. 
deep basin ; skin greenish-yellow, entirely covered with brown- 
e. Fruit medium, irregular- 
russet; flesh white, buttery, sweet, melting, and very juicy. obovate; eye large and open, in a somewhat deep and uneven 
January and February. A very good late Pear, large, and a good basin ; skin smooth, deep 88 with numerous das of russet; 
bearer. flesh not very melting, rather gritty, but juicy, and finely 
Marie Louise. Fruit large, regular-pyriform; eye small and flavoured. November. A very nice acidulous Pear. 
open, in a deep basin ; skin greenish-yellow, with brown-russet ; St. Germain. Fruit large, bossed, obovate; eye small, set ina 
flesh white, buttery, and most richly flavoured. October and bossed depression; skin mah line with fgmatons mark- 
November. One of the most delicious Pears in cultivation, On ings of dark russet; flesh very juicy, melting, slightly gritty, 
ce ap the fruit attains a large size, and is invariably of good richly flavoured. December and' January. A good winter Pear. 
ur. 
5 5 2 Seckel., Fruit small, short-pyriform : eye small and open, level 
Marie Louise d'Ucele. Fruit medium size, obovate ; eye large with the surface; skin reia ved: esh juicy, ions. with 
and open, in a pretty deep basin; skin Eon- yeno, with a rich aromatic flavour, October. A most delicious and much- 
e 3 goed r the N bee with 4 mo Girika fe little Pear. The tree bears well as a pyramid or 
stober. „though not to be compared wi standard on the Pear stock, or doubl , but does not 
ere i succeed on the Quince. s NWT 
Maui ogg. Fruit medium, obovate; eye open, in an irregular Soldat Laboureur. Fruit | irregular-pyrif : lar, 
basin ; skin covered with brown-russet, slightly flushed; flesh almost closed; skin pale pd rg coves wah suai as o 
juicy, sweet, buttery, and rich. December. russet ; flesh juicy, melting, buttery, and pleasant. November. 
Napoléon, Fruit large, obovate ; eye almost closed, in a small Souvenir du 
apa a 5 a Congrès. Fruit v iform ; eye 
basin 1 skin greenish-yellow, with numerous small points of large and i tag in a deep basin ; — „ reddish 
russet ; flesh white, tender, very juicy, melting, and sweetly russet; flesh tender, melting, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. 
flavoured. A most refreshing and good Pear, with fine aroma. September. A delicious Pear, highly esteemed; excellent on 
Ne Pins Mouris., Fruit medium size, very much bossed, a wall. 
roundish; eye -open, generally prominent; skin greenish- Suffolk Thorn. Fruit : — ee small and open, 
ae ae as oa dark apg i i me * 8 in à deep basin; skin , be. iad e ey russet ; 
X, med. are ite, jui i fine! 
excellent late Pear. n a 3 Peak’ very melting, and finely flavo October. 
