DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEARS. 115 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEARS. 



SUMMER FRUIT. 



AH ' MOM DIEU. A beautiful Pear, introduced by J. B. Mantel, of 

 Bloomingdale, New-York. It is depicted in ' Hoffy's Orchardists' Com- 

 panion, by a handsome coloured plate, accompanied by the following de- 

 scription : Size medium ; form handsome ; colour rich yellow, with bright 

 red cheek; flesh juicy; flavour sweet and perfumed. Tree vigorous and 

 productive, the fruit growing in clusters of four or five together. 



AMIRE JOANNET, Early Sugar. This fruit is described by Mr. Man- 

 ning as small, of oblong form ; light yellow skin, with a small portion of 

 red ; flesh white, and when not overripe juicy and good. It ripens in July, 

 about ten days before the Petit Muscat, to which it is superior in flavour. 



BELLE DE BRUXELLES, Beauty of Brussels, Cours Complet. A large 

 early Pear of pyramidal form; skin a beautiful clear yellow, with red 

 cheek ; flesh white, fine, and of an agreeable flavour ; ripe early in August. 



BEURRK D'AMANLIS. A fine early Pear, imported from France by J. B. 

 Mantel, of Bloomingdale, New-York ; and described as follows, in ' Hoffy's 

 Orchardists' Companion:' Size large; form large bellied; colour green, 

 changing to yellow, with a fine blush when fully ripe, and russet spots ; 

 flesh melting, juicy, sweet and excellent ; ripe in August and September. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. 



BLOODGOOD PEAR, Early B'urre. Fruit large ; form nearly oval; skin 

 n dull yellow, covered with dark russet spots ; flesh tender, melting, and 

 pleasant. Mr. Manning says, " It comes early into bearing and produces 

 abundant crops every year ; in August." 



CRAWFORD, Early Crawford- A fine early Scotch Pear, of medium 

 size, round, at the eye, diminishing at the stem ; the skin is entirely of a 

 light yellow ; the flesh juicy, tender, and good. Mr. Manning says that 

 the tree comes into bearing young, and ripens its fruit in August. 



DEARBORN'S SEEDLING. This variety originated in the garden of the 

 Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn, of Roxbury. The tree is of vigorous growth; 

 fruit of medium size, rounded at the crown, and regularly diminishes in a 

 parabolic manner to the stalk ; the skin is smooth, thin, green, with russet 

 spots ; at maturity it turns to a delicate yellow ; flesh very melting, and 

 of the finest flavour ; in August. 



EART.Y ROUSSELET, Rousselet hatif, Early Catharine. This is a small 

 Pear, with a long curved neck ; skin yellow, with brownish russet ; flesh 

 very fine, rich, and high flavoured ; in August and September. The tree 

 yields immense crops. 



HONEY PEAR, American Honey. This Pear in size and shape resem- 

 bles the Seckle ; the skin is yellow, with a large portion of dull red ; the 

 flesh sweet, juicy and good. Mr. Manning says the tree bears young, and 

 bids fair to be very prolific. 



JARGONKLLE, ENGLISH, Beau Present, Saint Sampson, Grosse Cuisse 

 Madame, Saint Lambert, Poire des Tables des Princes. Fruit rather 

 large, oblong, of a pale green colour, a little marked with red ; flesh melt- 

 ing, juicy, with a slightly acid, rich and agreeable flavour. It ripens earl/ 



