THE PEAR. 775 



Grand Soleil. 



Introduced by Major Esperen, of Malines. Tree vigorous and pi-o- 

 ductive. Young wood dull dark yellow brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish pyriform, pale yellow, mostly covered with 

 cinnamon russet and fawn, and a red clieek in sun, many russet dots. 

 Stalk medium, in a small cavity. Calyx small, nearly closed. Basin 

 abrupt, deep, a little furrowed. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, jviicy, 

 half melting, sugary, slightly vinous. Very good. October, November 



Graslin. 



Of French origin. Tree vigorous. Young wood olive yellow brown, 

 very productive. 



Fruit medium, obovate ovate obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, 

 sy^rinkled with brown dots and sometimes traces of russet. Stalk rather 

 long and stout, set in a slight cavity, sometimes by a lip. Calyx opeii. 

 Segments large, reflexed. Basin small, slightly furrow^ed. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, juicy, buttery, sweet, slightly vinous. Good. October, No- 

 vember. 



Great Blanquette. 



Blanquet de Florence. Musette d'Anjou. 



Grosse Blanquet. Grosse Blanquette. 



Roi Louis. Great Blanket. 



Grosse Roi Louis. Bagpipe of Anjou. 



An old French Pear, of little value. 



Fruit small, ovate acute pyriform, yellowish green. Flesh melting, 

 juicy, sweet. Good. August. 



Great Citron of Bohemia. 

 Citronenbime Bomische grosse, punctirte. 



Fruit small, oblong, yellow. Flesh sugai'y, juicy, a little coarse- 

 grained, and not much flavoi*. Ripens the last of September. 



Green Chisel. 



Madeleine Vert. Guenette. 



Hativeau. Petit muscat batard muscade. 



An old English Pear. The tree is very productive, erect, fruiting 

 in clusters. 



Fruit small, roundish ovate, gi-eenish. Flesh white, melting, juicy, 

 sprightly. Good. Middle August. 



Green Mountain Boy. 



An American variety. 



Fruit medium, roundish obovate or obovate pyiiform, golden yel- 

 low, with russety brown specks. Flesh yellowish, melting, juicy, sweet. 

 Very gooil. October. (Elliott.) 



