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and much esteemed in the markets of the P^Tenees. Fruit above medium, irregular in 

 form, usually pyramidal or long-ovate, sides unequal; skin rough to the touch, orange- 

 yellow, shaded with green, whitish on the cheek opposed to the sun, stained with fawn 

 around the stalk and covered, particularly on the lower part, with russet and large gray 

 dots; flesh whitish, coarse, semi-breaking; juice rather deficient, slightly acidulous, some- 

 what saccharine; second for the table, first for the kitchen; Mar. 

 Ravenswood. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 196. 1858. 



Ravenswood was a seedling found in the woods of Astoria, L. I., and transplanted 

 to the grounds of Charles Ehrard. Fruit small, obovate-pyriform, pale yellow, with 

 sometimes a tinge of red in the sun and thickly sprinkled with green dots; flesh whitish, 

 slightly coarse, extremely full of vinous, carbonated juice, with a rich aromatic flavor; 

 good to very good, superior to most pears of its period; mid- July to mid- Aug. 

 Ravut. I. Guide Prat. 71. 1876. 



Ravu. 2. Mag. Hort. 25:256. 1859. 



Described by M. Baltet, Troyes, Fr., as a new fruit, in 1859. Tree moderately vigorous 

 and very productive. Fruit medium, turbinate, pale yellow, dotted with russet; flesh fine, 

 melting, sugary, remaining sound when ripe; Aug. and Sept. 

 Raymond, i. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1832. 



Raised by Joseph Wight, Ra>-mond, Me. Fruit medium, obovate-p^Tiform, yellow, 

 marked with russet near the stalk and tinged with a little red toward the sun, thickly 

 sprinkled with russet dots; flesh white, buttery, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; good to 

 very good; Sept. 

 Raymond de Montlaur. i. Guide Prat. 103. 1876. 



On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1876, and in 1895 placed 

 in their list of pears of little value. Fruit very large, beautiful in form and color; flesh 

 very white, fine, melting and very juicy, saccharine, and agreeably aromatic; Oct. 

 Raymould. i. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 8. 1895. 



Mentioned in a report of the Committee on New Fruits of the Ohio State Horticultural 

 Society in 1895. Fruit fair but not of sufficient size or quality to be recommended for 

 cultivation. 

 Re Umberto prime, i. Rev. Hort. 224. 1896. 



Published in France in 1896 as a new Italian variety. Fruit ovate, lemon-yellow, 

 dotted with small rough points; flesh rather breaking, slightly acidulous, very saccharine 

 and highly perfimied. 

 Reading, i. Mag. Hort. 19:173. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 841. 1869. 



A native variety, new about 1853. Introduced by Charles Kessler. Originated in 

 Oley Township, Reading, Pa. Fruit mediimi to large, obovate-pyriform, tapering to the 

 crown, yellow, thickly dotted with brown points and sprinkled with russet; flesh greenish- 

 white, abounding in juice of a mild and agreeable flavor, melting, vinous; good; Jan. to 

 Mar. ■ 

 Recq de Pambroye. i. Guide Prat. 104. 1895. 



Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1895 classed this among " new varieties " 

 and stated that they had received it from M. Daras de Naghin. Antwerp, Bel. Tree 



