800 THE PEAR. 



Lenawee. 



Origin unkno^vn. Received from Dr. D. K. Underwood, of Adrian, 

 Michigan. Tree at first upright, becoming straggling, and twisting 

 irregular. 



Fruit medium, oblong pyriform. Surface uneven, light yellow, with a 

 crimson cheek in sun, dotted with small russet specks. Flesh buttery, 

 not very juicy, slightly aromatic. Good. September. 



Lent Saint Germain. 



Easter Saint Geitnain. 



Fruit pi'etty large, oblong oval obovate, pale green, full of small 

 white specks. Flesh firm, breaking, with a very good flavored juice. 

 March, April. (Lind.) 



Leochine de Printemps. 



This is one of the new foreign varieties, which we haA'e fruited but 

 once. 



Fruit medium, obovate pyriform, yellow, netted and patched with 

 russet, and sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk short. Calyx open. 

 Flesh white, firm, not very juicy. Good. Late Winter. 



Leon Gregoire. 



This new Pear is described in the Annals of Pomology as : — 

 Fruit large, oblong, obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, marbled, 

 mottled, and shaded with reddish brown, and reddish gray dots. Flesh 

 yellowish white, melting, buttery, sweet, vinous, agreeable. December, 

 January. 



Leonie Pinchart. 



A new Belgian A^ariety. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, much cov- 

 ered, netted, and patched with yellow russet, and minute russet dots. 

 Stalk short, stout. Calyx open. Segments recurved. Basin rather 

 shallow, uneven. Flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, melting. Very good. Sep- 

 tember, October. 



Leon le Clerc Laval. 

 Blanc-per-ne. 



One of Van Mons' seedlings. A good cooking Pear, large size, and 

 very distinct from the celebrated " Van Mons Leon le Clerc." In fa- 

 vorable seasons it is of tolerable quality for the table. 



Fruit lai'ge, obovate pyriform, yellow, tinge of red in the sun, with 

 russety spots at either end,' and some large dots. Calyx large, with long, 

 straight, narrow divisions, and placed in a broad shallow basin. Stalk 

 an inch and a half long, pretty stout, swollen at its point of insertion. 

 Flesh yellowish white!^ juicy, crisp, and rather firm, sweet, pleasant 

 Good December to April. ^ 



