58 Descriptions nf Select Varieties of Pears. 



about the middle, and tapering into the stom : Skin, fair, 

 nearly smooth, at first pale green, but, when mature, becom- 

 ing of an orange yellow, much russeted at the base of the 

 stem, and thickly traced and dotted with russet around the 

 eye, the dots diminishing in size and number as they ap- 

 proach the middle: Stem, medium length, about an inch long. 



Fig. 5. Paijency. 



rather stout, wrinkled, brown, curved, and twisted, and ob- 

 liquely attached by a slightly fleshy base : Eye, small, and 

 deeply sunk in a very regular, rather open, round, smooth, 

 basin; segments of the calyx generally wanting : Fleshy yel- 

 lowish white, coarse, melting, and juicy : Flavor, saccharine, 

 vinous, and good : Core, medium size : Seeds, large, very long, 

 and pointed. Ripe in October. 



86. Bonchre'tien Fondante. Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 



This very fine pear {Jig. 0,) has not been justly estimated 

 by the generality of cultivators; of rather unprepossessing 



