190 PEARS. 



feet russet, without any blush tjie flesh is melting, 

 juicy, and most exquisitely and delicately flavoured ; 

 the time of ripening is from the end of August, to the 

 middle of Octoher. The tree is singularly vigorous 

 and beautiful, of great regularity of growth and rich- 

 ness of foliage very hardy, and possessing all the 

 characteristicks of a pew variety neither L'abbe' 

 Rozier or de La Quintinye among the French, nor Mil- 

 ler or Forsyth among the English writers, describe 

 such a pear as the Seckle nor have I found one a- 

 mong the intelligent French gentlemen in our country, 

 who has any knowledge of the pear in his own coun- 

 try. 



36. HOLLAND GREEN, SOMETIMES CALLED THE 

 HOLLAND TABLE PEAR. 



This is rather a large pear, of very irregular form, 

 the skin is green, with a number of indistinct spots, and 

 small russet clouds the flesh is remarkably juicy, 

 delicate and luscious, melting and sprightly, of a green- 

 ish white cast it is very wide at the blossom end, 

 lessens suddenly to an obtuse point at the stem, with 

 an uneven though smooth skin the stalk is very long; 

 Few pears are more admired at a season when fine 

 pears are common it ripens in September and Octo- 

 ber the tree is of strong and vigorous growth, with 



