434 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



The tree is only a moderate grower, makes rather long 

 slender shoots, arfd has a dark reddish wood : foliage rather 

 small. It is, however, a good bearer, and succeeds both upon 

 the quince and pear. 



Size, medium, about two and a half inches long, and two 

 in diameter ; Form, pyramidal, full at the crown, tapering 

 to the stem, with a somewhat elongated neck ; Ski7i, fair, 

 smooth, yellowish green, becoming pale yellow when mature, 

 somewhat striped and mottled with brilliant red on the sunny 



Fig. 30. Beurri Giffart. 



side, and dotted with pale russet specks ; Stem, long, about 

 one and a half inches in length, slender, curved, and obliquely 

 attached to the fruit by a swollen and fleshy junction ; Eye, 

 medium size, open, and very slightly depressed in a small 

 basin ; segments of the calyx, short, stiff, projecting ; Flesh, 

 white, fine, melting and very juicy ; Flavor, rich, vinous and 

 refreshing, with a spicy aroma ; Core, small ; Seeds, obovate. 

 Ripe the last of August. 



