842 THE PEAR. 



Reixe des Poires. 



A French Pear, of poor quality. 



Fruit medium or above, obovate pyriform. Skin pale yellow, shaded 

 and mottled with crimsou in the sun. Flesh white, coarse, breaking, 

 not juicy. Scarcely good except for cooking. October. 



Reixe Yictoria. 



Supposed a seedling of Van Mons'. 



f^-uit medium, obovate acute pyriform, greenish yellow, with shadea 

 and patches of fawn. Flesh white, tinted with rose, tine^ melting, juicy, 

 sweet. December. (A.lb. Pom.) 



Retour de Rome. 



One of "Van Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous. Young wood reddish 

 brown, with oblong white specks. 



Frviit medium, roundish obovate acute pyrifonn. Skin yellowish, 

 blotched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russ'^t dots. Stalk 

 short, and stout at its insertion in a small inclined cavity. Calyx 

 partially closed, in a round narrow basin. Flesh whitish, coarse, 

 granular, melting, juicy, with a rich vinous &a\OY, slightly astringent. 

 Good. September. 



Reynaer Beernaeet, 



One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous. 



Fruit medium, roundish pyriform. Skin golden yellow, dotted with 

 red. Flesh melting, juicy, sweet. December. (Soc. V. M.) 



Richards. 



Origin, Wilmington, Del. Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood 

 olive brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate acute pyriform. Skin j'ellow, with nu- 

 merous small rus.set dots, and traces and patches of russet. Stalk of 

 medium length, curved, inserted by a fleshy ring in a slight depression. 

 Calyx partially closed. Basin very small. Flesh buttery, melting, 

 gi-anulated, with a sweet, pleasant, vinous flavor. Good. Ripens first 

 of October. 



Ridelle's. 

 Poire Eitelle. 



Tree of moderate vigor, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate turbinate, remotely j)yriform. Skin yellow, 

 covered nearly all over with bright red. Stalk short. Calyx open. 

 Flesh not very fine, rather juicy, not melting or delicate in flavor. 

 Scarcely good. September. 



