PEAUS. 151 



Fruit medium or above, ronudish, inclining to obtuse pyriform ; skin 

 )i:ile yellow at maturity, partially netted and blotched with russet, and 

 many russet dots ; stalk rather long, inclined, curved, set in a slight de- 

 • aession or small cavity ; calyx open ; basin medium, rather shallow, 

 and a little uneven ; flesh a little coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, rich and 

 eligiitly ruinous. Kipe last half of October., 



HOUSATONIC. 



Origin, in the garden of Dr. John J. Howe, of Birmingham, Conn. ; 

 tree healthy and vigorous, rather upright ; a good bearer, and a good late 

 variety. 



Fruit rather large, roundish pyriform; surface a little uneven ; skin 

 greenish yellow, many green and brown dots ; stalk rather long, curved ; 

 cavity small ; calyx small, closed ; basiia rather shallow, slightly plaited ; 

 flesh white, half fine, j uicy, melting, rich and vinous. Novembei'. 



LoNGUE Du Bosquet, 



Origin, in the nurseries of Andre Leroy, Angers, France ; tree moder- 

 ately vigorous ; an early and good bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish acute pyriform ; skin bright straw color, 

 shaded and mottled with pale red or carmine, a few traces of russet and 

 many small riisset dots ; stalk long, slendei-, curved, joined to the fruit 

 acutely ; cal} x closed or half open ; basin shallow, a little uneven ; tiesh 

 whitisli, fine, melting, juicy, sprightly, with a slight musky perfume. 

 September. 



Lucie Andusson. 



Raised by Alexis Andusson, Angers, France ; tree vigorous, Tipright, 

 somewhat spreading, moderately jiroductive. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish ])yriform, obtuse; skin pale yellow, 

 much netted and patched with russet, and many small russet dots, 

 stalk medium, inclined ; cavity small ; calyx open; basin rather shal- 

 low, slightly coirugated ; fle.sh white, fine, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, 

 slightly aromatic. Ripens the last of October and first of November. 



Lucy Grieve. 



A new pear raised from seed by Lucy Grieve, Guilford, England. 



Fruit medium, oblong obtuse pyriform ; skin clear, deep lemon-yel- 

 low, thinly marked with russet dots, and sliglit russet around the stem 

 and calyx ; stalk of medium length and thickness, set at an inclination 

 in a shallow, uneven cavity ; calyx closed ; ba.sin shallow, regular ; flesh 

 moderately firm, tine grained, tender, melting, very juicy, rich, slightly 

 vinous. October. [I^'lorist and Pomologist.) 



Madame Appert. 



Raised by Andi-e Leroy, and dedicated to his oldest daughter ; tree 

 vigorous, upright, pyramidal ; a good bearer. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish acute pyriform ; skin pale green. 



