PEA 



433 



PEA 



Fig. 111.— (P. 432.) 



standing nearly erect, planted on a full 

 crown ; in some specimens one shoulder 

 more elevated than the other. Calyx i 

 small, in a shallow basin. Flesh yel- , 

 lowish white, rather coarse grained, 

 and somewhat gritty; flavour notunlike 

 tlie butter. Ripe, 10th August to mid- 

 dle September. It is a fine bearer, never 

 cracks, and may be classed among the 

 good American pears. 



MoYAME.NSiNG. {Smith's Early But- 

 ter.) (Fig. 112.) This is supposed to 

 be a native. It stands in the garden 

 of Mr. J. B. Smith, Philadelphia, is 

 28 



thirty feet high, open in growth, and 

 uniformly sheds its leaves early in 

 August. The fruit vary in shape — some 

 are roundish, others obovate : colour, a 

 uniform light yellow. Stem an inch 

 long, in some specimens set in a shal- 

 low basin, in others rising from the 

 crown with a fleshy and enlarged base. 

 Calyx rather prominent, in a shallow 

 plaited cup. Ripe from middle July to 

 close of August. The texture is but- 

 tery, so much like a Beurre as to have 

 received the above synonym. It is a 

 desirable variety. 



