182 PEARS. 



smooth and glossy 5 of a yellowish green, with a red- 

 dish brown cheek next the sun it is very liable to 

 be blown off the tree. The tree is of vigorous growth, 

 the leaves of the common size, almost as wide as they 

 are long, and very little indented the time of ripen- 

 ing is the end of July. 



i2. JULIENNE, PR L'ARCHIDUC D ? ETE ? SOMETIMES 



CALLED THE SUMMER BEURREE\ 



Is a pear of about the common size in good ground, 

 but smaller in a less rich soil, or on old trees it is of 

 a round form, a little extended, and diminishing to- 

 wards the stalk, which is short and rather small the 

 skin is smooth, when fully ripe, of a bright yellow, 

 sometimes with a faint blush towards the sun the 

 flesh is sprightly, rich, and juicy if gathered before 

 fully ripe, and kept a few days in the house it bears 

 young, and most abundantly the appearance and 

 qualities of this pear, have obtained the name of the 

 Butter pear of summer: the tree^is of singular growth, 

 the branches long and bending, with large swellings 

 ut the extremities, the wood of a lively yellow brown ; 

 it continues several weeks in perfection, and is certain- 

 ly among our finest summer pears ; the time of ripening 

 the whole month of August according to age, aspect, 

 and soil. 



