Tb'l THE PEAR. 



HOLLANDE BeRGAMOTTE. 



Holland Bergamot. Hollandische Bergamotte. 



Beurre d'Alen^on. Bergamotte d'HoUand. 



Begamotte d'AIencon. Sarah. 



Jardin de Jougers. Bergamotte d'Hiver d'Holland. 



Bergamotte de Fougere. Beurre Extra. 



Amoselle. Lord ChAiey. 



Lord Cheeney's. Musquine de Bretagne. 



An old vax-iety, the origin unknown. An excellent kitchen fruit 

 which vnll keep sound till May or June. Shoots stout, diverging 

 olive brown. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, green, much marbled and covered with 

 thin brown inisset, but becoming yellowish at maturity. Flesh wliite. 

 crisp, with an abundant, sjirightly , agreeable j uice. 



Holland Green. 



An old variety, described by Coxe, and sometimes called Holland 

 Table Pear. 



Fruit large, irregular, green, with spots of russet. Flesh juicy, 

 melting, delicate, delicious. September. (Coxe.) 



Honey. 

 European Honey. 



This Pear is considerably grown in many parts of the country, and 

 although au old sort, its origin seems unknown, and to oiir knowledge 

 is not noted by any American author. The tree is an upright, good 

 grower, and a great bearer. 



Fruit medium or below, i-oundish, sometimes roundish pyriform, 

 pale yellow, shaded and mottled with red in the sun, with many light 

 russet dots, and sometimes patches of russet. Stalk short, rather stoTit. 

 Calyx open. Basin broad, shallow. Flesh whitish, coarse, breaking, 

 moderately juicy, sweet, pleasant. Good. August. 



HOSENSCHENCK. 



Hosenslienck. Queen of August. 



Shenk's. Moore's Pound. 



Watermelon. Eshleman. 



Smokehouse. Moore's Pear. 

 Butter Pear. 



This Pear originated on the farm of John Schenck, Weaver Town- 

 ship, Pa. Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood grayish ohvo. 

 brown. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish oblate. Skin light yellowish^reen, 

 rarely with a blush. Stalk about an inch long, rather stout, inserted 

 without much depression, sometimes by a lip. Calyx small. Basin deep. 

 Flesh rather coarse, tender, juicy, slightly vinous, melting, with a 

 pleasant flavor. Good to very good. Ripens the last of Aiigust. 



HOVEY. 



Doyenne Hovey. 

 Kaisod by Andre Leroy, and dedicated to C. M. Hovey, of Boston, 



