372 THE PEAR. 



Henry the Fourth. 



Henri Quatre, | Jacquin. 



Foreign. Tree hardy, good bearer, young shoots diverging, yellowish 

 brown. Fruit small, roundish pyriform, greenish yellow, with small gray 

 dots ; stem long, slender, swollen at base ; calyx small ; flesh whitish, 

 rather coarse, juicy, " good. Early September. 



Hericart. 



Foreign. Fruit large, obtuse pyriform, light pale greenish 5''ellow, 

 russet dots and patches; stem long, slender; calyx small; segments re- 

 flexed ; core small ; seeds long ; flesh rather coarse, breaking, juicy, very 

 sweet, '• very good." Early September. Some specimens we have had 

 ol" this proved almost best ; we think it improves witli age of trees. 



HOSEN-SCHENCK. 



Schenck's Pear, I Schenck's August Watermelon, 

 Smokenouse. 



American. From Pennsylvania. New. Fruit large, obovate, yellow, 

 melting, not high flavor. Last of August. 



^ Howell. 



American. Native of New Haven, Conn., recently introduced to no- 

 tice. Fruit, large, obtuse pyriform, pale yellow, small russet dots, faint 

 red blush in sun ; stem, often curved, without depression; calyx, open; 

 basin, irregular ; flesh, melting, juicy, slightly acidulous, dehcate aroma. 



October. (Wilder, in Hort.) 



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Hull 



American. Native of Somerset, Mass. Tree, vigorous, upright ; wood, 

 reddish brown. Fruit, medium, obovate, yellowish green, dull red, and 

 russet ; stem, long ; calyx, half open ; core, large ; flesh, white, rathei 

 coarse, gritty at core, juicy, "good." October. 



Inconnue Van Mons. 



Foreign. Best on quince. Fruit, medium, oblong pyriform, dull, pal© 

 green, traces and dots of russet; stem, long, slender; calyx, open ; basin, 

 deep ; flesh, melting, buttery, " very good." December to February. 

 (Wilder, in Hort.) 



Jaminette. 



Josephine, I Sabine, 



Colmar Jaminette, | D'Austrasie, 

 Beurre d'Austrasie. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, not an early bearer. Fruit, above medium 

 obovate, obtuse pyriform, green, with russety brown dots and patches ; 

 stem, stout : calyx, open ; flesh, white, rather gritty at core, juicy, sweety 

 " crood." November, December. 



