120 DESCRIPTIVE LIST OP PEARS. 



lowish white, a little gritty, but tender and mellow, juice saccharine, ft 

 little perfumed. This is a hardy Scotch variety ; ripe in September, and 

 good in October 



NAPOLEON, Medaille, Sauvageon Liart. Roide Rome, nnd W urttmburg 

 of Prince. Fruit large, form of the Colmar; skin smooth; colour bright 

 green, but at maturity pale green; flesh very melting, with an unusual 

 abundance of rich agreeable juice. At perfection in October and November 



PKINCESSE OF ORANGE. Princess d' 'Orange, Princes C mquette. The 

 fruit is roundish ; the skin bright reddish orange russet r flesh j efhrwrsh 

 white, sugary and rich, in some seasons perfectly melting, but occasionally 

 a little gritty. A beautiful Pear, and of good quality ; in October. 



SECKLE, New-York Red C/ttek, Red Cheek Seckle, Sycle. An excellent 

 native fruit, in size rather small j colour varying from yellowish to brown- 

 ish russet, but bright red next the s-un ; flesh melting, spicy, and of a most 

 extraordinary rich flavour. This fruit grows in clusters, in great abun- 

 dance, and is at perfection in September and October. 



SWAN'S EGG, Mi/or Fowl Egg if Boston. Fruit small, of an oval, tur- 

 binate figure ; colour yellowish green, and dull russetty brown ; flesh tender 

 and melting, with a rich, saccharine, musky flavour. An excellent fruit; 

 ripe in October. The tree is remarkably tall, upright, vigorous, and pro- 

 ductive. 



URBANISTK, Beurre du Roi. The fruft is of medium size, pyramidally 

 ovate ; skin pale green, inclining to yellow, with green streaks ; flesh 

 white, but reddish yellow next the core ; it is quite melting, juicy, and very 

 sweet, with a little perfume; it ripens from the middle of September to 

 November. 



WASHINGTON. A native fruit from New Jersey, of medium size and 

 oval form ; the skin is light yellow, covered with small brown spots, with 

 a tinge of red; the flesh melting, and of excellent flavour. Mr. Manning 

 says the tree bears well, and is worthy of general cultivation ; fruit ripens 

 in September. 



WHITE DOYENNE, Doyenne Blanc, Beurre Blanc, Bonne ante, St. Mi- 

 chael, Carlisle, Citron tie Septembre, Jfaixerbirne, Poire a cmtrte q>ieue t 

 Poire de Limon, Poire de Seigneur, Poire Monsieur, Valencia, White 

 Beurre, Virgalieu of some collections. Fruit pretty large ; roundish ob- 

 long; skin pale citron yellow, with cinnamon russet, speckled; flesh 

 white, juicy, very buttery, and delicious ; ripe in September and October. 

 An old, and once celebrated variety, still admired by many, although 

 excluded from some nurseries, or cultivated under new names. 



WILKINSON. A native Pear from Cumberland, H. I. The tree bears 

 young, and is very fruitful ; size above medium; form oblong; skin yel- 

 low, with a brownish blush near the sun ; flesh white, juicy, and melting ; 

 at perfection in October and November. 



WINTER FRUIT. 



D'AREMBERO, Beurre d'Arembert, Due d'Aremberg, Poire 

 tfAremberg, Beurre Deschamps, Beurre des Orphelins of Peschamps, 

 Colmar Deschamps. The English and French writers speak of this Peai 



