THE PEAR. 885 



Winter Nelis. 



Winter Seckel. 



Origin, near Fredericksburg, Ya. Inti-oduced by H. R. Roby. 



Fruit small, obovate, yellow, with a brownish clieek in sun, patches 

 and nettings of russet, and many large gi-een and brown dots. Stalk 

 slender. Calyx large, open. Flesh wliite, a little coarse at core, juicy, 

 half melting, sweet. Good. January to March. 



Winter Thorn. 

 £pine d'Hiver. Epine Rose d'Hiver. 



Frviit medium, roundish obovate, yellowish gi*een, with grayish 

 brown dots. Calyx small, open. Flesh whitish, tender, buttery, sweet, 

 musky. November, January. (Hogg.) 



Woodbridge's Seckel. 



Originated at Detroit, Mich. Tree moderately vigorous. 



Fruit small, ovate pyriform. Skin pale yellow, shaded and marbled 

 with crimson in the sun, and thickly sprinkled with brown and cx'imson 

 dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx 0})en. Flesh yellowish, jiiicy, melt- 

 ing, sweet, vinous. Very good, but rapidly decays at the core. Sep- 

 tember. 



