PEA 



439 



PEA 



Fig. 117.— (P. 435.) 



narrower, and in several particulars , 

 very closely resembles that famous 

 pear ; alas ! now in its decadence. It 

 is of medium size, uniformly oval. Skin 

 smooth, yellow, and not unfrequcntly 

 with a ruddy cheek. Stalk an inch or 

 more in length, usually placed on a 

 full crown. Eye, quite small, seated 

 in a slight indentation ; texture that of 

 the Beurre, and exquisitely delicious. 

 Ripe in August (or two or three weeks 

 before the Butter), and continues in 

 season until September." — Rural Reg. 

 CoMPTE De Lamy — (Fig. 121) — Is a 

 Flemish Seedling of late introduction, 

 and thus far promises to be entitled to our 

 regard ; mudVi more so than a majority of 

 recent importations. There appears to 

 be an unusual diversity in the form or 



outline of this fruit. Some specimens 

 are roundish, with the stem inserted 

 obliquely; in others, as in the drawing, 

 on an elevated, irregularly tapering 

 crown. We have seen them so diverse 

 in appearance, as to be scarcely recog- 

 nized as the same variety. Skin yellow, 

 marked on the sunny side by brownish 

 or russet specks. Stalk an inch or 

 more in length, in some nearly st.-aight, 

 in others curved. Eye of medium size, 

 very slightly indented. Flesh white, 

 buttery, sweet and aromatic. In season 

 September and October. 



Bf.urre d'Aremherg, of French and 

 English works. (Fig. 122.)— This Pear, 

 though comparatively little known 

 in the United States, has reached us 

 with a high European reputation, and 



