INTERMEDIATE NATIVE FRUIT REPORT. 



description of the variety. The Ontario is a seedling of the Canandaigua. It 

 originated at Geneva, Western New York, and, in its general appearance, bears 

 a considerable resemblance to the Washington. 



Size, 2| inches by 2 and l-16th. Form, long, obovate, inclining to pyriform. 

 Skin, greenish-yellow, with numerous pale green dots, which become russet on 

 the shaded side, and sometimes carmine on the side exposed to the solar rays. 

 Stem, three-fourths of an inch long by one-tenth thick, inserted, by a fleshy termi- 

 nation, in a slight depression. Calyx, medium, open, set in a wide, shallow, fur- 

 rowed basin. Core, medium. Seed, light brown, long-ol)ovate, three-eighths of an 

 inch long, three-sixteenths wide, and one-eighth thick. Flesh, line texture, buttery. 

 Flavor, sugary and rich. Quality, "very good." Maturity, last of September. 



Huntington Pear. — Specimens of this and the two succeeding varieties, were 

 exhibited at the late meeting of the Society at Rochester, by Mr. S. P. Carpenter, 

 of New Rochelle, New York, and were noticed in the Report of the Native Fruit 

 Committee, but not minutely described. Since the adjournment of the Society, other 

 specimens, through the kindness of Mr. Carpenter, have been received, and exam- 

 ined, and a visit to the original trees has been made by a member of the Committee. 



The Huntington was found growing in the woods, and, while small, was taken 

 up by the late James Huntington, Esq., of New Rochelle, and planted in front of 

 his residence. The tree is now twenty or thirty years old, and pyramidal in its 

 growth. Having been planted in a shallow, stony piece of ground, it does not 

 appear to thrive well, although it produces fruit of an excellent quality. 



Size, rather under medium, 2 inches long by 2 and 5-16ths broad. Form, 

 roundish-obovate, broad at the crown, tapering to the base, sometimes resembling 

 in appearance the 

 Vesouziere. Skin, 

 yellow, with a num- 

 ber of russet dots, 

 andnotunfrequent- 

 lyared cheek. Steyn, 

 from five-eighths to 

 one inch long by 

 one-eighth thick, 

 inserted in a mode- 

 rately open cavity, 

 which occasionally 

 is quite wide and 

 shallow. Calyx, 

 rather large, set in 

 a wide, not very 

 deep basin. Core, 

 medium. Seed, dark 

 brown, obovate, 

 five-sixteenths of 

 an inch long, three- 

 sixteenths broad, 

 one-eighth thick. 

 Flesh, fine texture, 

 and buttery. Fla- 

 vor, slightly vinous, 

 with a peculiar, 

 delicate aroma. Quality, 



Huntincrton Pear. 



Church Pear. 



very good." Maturity, middle of September. 



