264 Pears. 



milion cheek, dots margined with crimson ; stalk an inch long, 

 slender, cavity moderate ; basin rather abrupt and narrow ; flesh 

 buttery and melting, but not rich. Late autumn. Shoots dark, 

 purplish ; leaves small, nearly flat. German. A pear of great 

 beauty, which has contributed to its reputation. 



Graslin. Large, pyramidal-pyriforrn, often tapering to the crown ; 

 skin thick, green, slightly russeted ; stalk long, slightly sunk ; 

 basin furrowed, flesh coarse, buttery, melting, rich, vinous. Oct., 

 Nov. 



Harvard. Medium or rather large, oblong-pyriform ; skin russety 

 olive yellow, and with a reddish cheek ; stalk rather stout, sunk 

 little or none, oblique ; basin narrow ; flesh }uicy, melting, tender ; 

 rots at the core if not house-ripened. First of autumn. Very 

 productive, growth vigorous, fruit handsome, rendering it profit- 

 able for market, although only second-rate in quality. Origin, 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



Lodge. Medium, pyriform, neck sma.ll, narrow, very acute, some- 

 times ribbed and irregular ; greenish brown, much russeted ; stalk 

 long, rather stout, curved ; basin varying from shallow to deep ; 

 flesh juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous, sub-acid, Brown Beurre^ 

 flavor. Early and mid-autumn. Phila., where it proves very 

 good, but further north does not stand so high. Shoots slender, 

 yellowish brown, erect, and diverging. 



Long Green. (Verte Longue.) Rather large, long-pyriform, the 

 ends rather acute, stem oblique ; surface wholly green ; flesh very 

 juicy, with a good and agreeable flavor. The Striped Long Green 

 is a sub-variety. 



The Long Green of Autumn (Verte Longue d'Automne, or Mouth- 

 water) is quite distinct, being smaller, much more rounded, stem 

 long, and with a brown cheek ; very juicy and pleasant ; ripens late 

 in autumn, a month after the preceding. Profusely productive, 

 and valuable. 



LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. (Louise Bonne de Jersey, Louise 

 Bonne d'Avranches.) Large, pyriform, tapering slightly to obtuse 

 or flattened crown ; slightly one-sided ; surface smooth, pale yel- 

 lowish green, with a brownish red cheek ; stalk an inch to an inch 

 and a half long, often fleshy at insertion, little sunk ; basin shal- 

 low ; flesh yellowish white, very juicy, buttery, melting, rich, faintly 

 sub-acid, fine. Ripens mid-autumn ; late autumn far north, early 

 autumn at Cincinnati. Very productive ; succeeds admirably and 

 grows with great vigor on quince stocks. Shoots dark brown or 

 purple ; serratures of the leaves rather coarse. This fine variety, 

 like the Bartlett, is hardly of the highest quality, but is eminently 

 valuable for its large, fair fruit, free upright growth, and great pro- 

 ductiveness. 



Madame Eliza. Large, pyriform, approaching pyramidal ; skin 



