OLD PEARS. CLASS I. 127 



BROCA'S BERGAMOT. Gansefs Bergamot. 



A delicious, round fruit, but miserably unproductive ; an 

 outcast here on this account. (84) October. 

 CRASSANNE PANACHE. Rosier. 



Leaves variegated ; an ornamental variety. 

 ELTON. Hort. Trans. 



An old fruit, of medium size, oval form, russety orange 

 next the sun ; flesh breaking and excellent, but soon grow- 

 ing mealy. September. 



K. L. FORELLE. Pom. Mag. C. Hort. Trans. 



FoRELLEN-BiRNE. Die!. POIRE TRUITE of the French. 



A fruit celebrated by the English and German writers 

 for its superior beauty, excellence, and productiveness. 

 The size medium, form obovate, color at maturity lemon in 

 the shade, a rich sanguine or crimson next the sun ; spec- 

 kled and covered with broad, ocellate spots ; hence called by 

 the French trnite or trout pear; flesh white, juicy, buttery ; 

 flavor rich, subacid, vinous. Dr. Diel assigns its nativity 

 to Northern Saxony. In the vicinity of Boston it has dis- 

 appointed expectation, and is regarded as a decayed vari- 

 ety.. November. 

 11. GREEN PEAR OF YAIR. Hort. Trans. 



Middle-sized, regular form; green, slightly russeted ; 

 flesh yellow, melting, sweet. A very productive and pop- 

 ular Scotch variety, of great excellence. September. 

 HOLLAND GREEN. Coxe. Holland Table Pear. (M.|) 

 ORANGE BERGAMOTTE. Coxe. (M.|) 



PRINCE'S SUGAR. Lowre's Bergamotte. 



Middle-sized, not very rich, but good. With some it 

 has become an outcast. (84) Very productive. 



RED CHEEK. English Red Cheek. English Catharine. 



Sweet, but soon turns mealy. Not much esteemed. 

 Early in September. 

 RUSHMORE'S BON CHRETIEN. 



Esteemed by some in New York. With us only es- 

 teemed for baking. An outcast with some. (84) 

 SEPTEMBER ORANGE. (M..J.) 

 SUCRE VERT. Duh. Green Sugar, (q.) (Q.) 



Middle-sized, round, inclining to pyramidal ; the skin 

 smooth, always green ; melting, juicy, very sweet. I have 



