28 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



to a point at the upper end. Their length is two and a half inches, their 

 width not over two inches, or rarely more. Their color on one side is 

 yellow, but on the other, where they have felt the sun, purple. Their 

 pulp is juicy, their taste pleasantly astringent. They ripen with those 

 before mentioned, lasting into the winter. There is an abundant crop of 

 them in the country about Eisleben. 



" Weybersterbenbirn, that is, Women's Death pear, would be round, 

 except that toward the stalk they end in a short, blunt point. They 

 generally exceed two inches in breadth as well as in length. They have a 

 yellow color, saffron towards the base, speckled with purple dots. Their 

 pulp is hard and rather stony, with juice slightly sour to the taste and 

 very astringent, like the Church pear, with which also they ripen. They 

 last into the winter. They are cultivated in the country about Eisleben. 



" Kolbirn, that is, Cabbage pear, are large, almost round, tapering 

 to a cone, three inches in length and one-half to one-third of an inch less 

 in breadth. They have a pale green color, one side slightly reddish and 

 speckled with dots. Their pulp is rather hard, juicy, somewhat sour 

 and very astringent to the taste, like the Women's Death pear, with 

 which also they ripen, and they last as long. They are cultivated at 

 Eisleben. 



" Holpenerbirn, that is, Hollow pear, are large, big-bellied, uneven, and 

 conical; in length they sometimes exceed two and a half inches, in width 

 almost equal their length. Their color is green; they have a juicy pulp, 

 winey in taste, slightly acid, and more astringent than the Brassicana. 

 They ripen at the beginning of autumn, and last long into the winter. 

 There is a large crop of them in the country about Eisleben. 



" Safftbirn, that is, Sap pear, are like the Hollow pear but a little 

 smaller and less uneven, of a greenish-yellow color; their pulp is solid and 

 when cut sheds a copious juice, when chewed passes almost wholly into 

 juice and very little dry substance remains; when the juice is swallowed, 

 it is cool to the taste, somewhat acid, winey, and astringent. They ripen 

 at the beginning of autumn and last for a long time. They are found at 

 Wittemberg. 



" Eierlingebirn, that is, Little-egg pear, have received their name from 

 their oval shape; in shape and size they are midway between the Drink 

 and the Egg pear; their color is yellow, speckled with reddish dots on a 

 dark background. They have hard, juicy pulp, acid to the taste, winey, 

 and astringent. They ripen at the beginning of autumn and last for a 

 long time. They grow at Wittemberg. 



Kruselbirn, that is, Curling pear, in shape resemble a top which boys 

 throw upon the ground wound up with a string to make it spin. In length 

 they reach three inches, in width two and a half. Their color is pale green, 

 speckled with many green dots or spots; their pulp is solid, juicy, very 



