Pears. 



553 



Paul Ambre. Medium, obovate, 

 sometimes pyriform, greenish yel- 

 low and gray russet ; buttery, melt- 

 ing, aromatic. October. 



Paul Thielens. Large, conic obo- 

 vate, yellowish; melting, slightly 

 coarse, pleasant. November. Bel- 

 gian. 



Peach Pear. Medium, conic, turbi- 

 nate, yellow; melting, rich, vinous. 

 Late August. Belgian. 



Pendleton's Early York. Rather 

 small, obovate, slightly pyriform, 

 yellow ; melting, sweet. Late 

 July. Conn. 



Pengethly. Medium, oval, light 

 green, thickly dotted ; coarse; juicy, 

 sweet ; good. February. Eng- 

 lish. 



Pennsylvania. Medium, obovate, 

 brown russet on dull yellow ; rather 

 coarse ; half melting ; moderately 

 good. Late September. Phila. 



Petit Marguerite. Rather small, 

 short obovate^ pale yellow ; juicy, 

 melting, perfumed; good. August. 

 French. 



Petit Rousselet. See Rousselet de 

 Rheims. 



Petre, p. 278. 



Philadelphia, p. 278. 



Philippe Goes. Medium, turbinate 

 pyriform, rough, russeted ; juicy, 

 sweet, perfumed ; very good. No- 

 vember. Belgian. 



Pinneo, p. 256. 



Pitmaston Duchesse. Large, obtuse 

 pyriform, uneven, yellow, with 

 some red arid russet ; half melting, 

 vinous ; good. October. English. 

 New. 



Pius IX. Large, conic oblate, some- 

 what pyriform, yellow ; granular ; 

 rich ; good. Late September. A 



good market pear, of moderate 

 flavor. 



Pitt's Prolific. Medium, oblong pyri- 

 form, yellow ; coarse ; sweet ; 

 rather poor. September. 



Plombgastel. See St. Michael Arch- 

 angel. 



Pocahontas. Medium, obovate, or 

 turbinate pyriform, yellow; melt- 

 ing, sweet, musky. Early Octo- 

 ber. Mass. 



Poire d'Abondance. Rather large, 

 oblong pyriform, pale yellow ; 

 melting, juicy, sweet, excellent. 

 October. 



Poire d'AIbret or Beurre d'Albret. 

 Medium, pyramidal, rough, brown 

 russet ; coarse ; juicy, vinous, rich, 

 perfumed. October. 



Poire d'Avril. Large, roundish 

 conic, greenish yellow; granular; 

 juicy, sweet, agreeable baking. 

 November to February. 



Poire de Chasseurs. Medium, short 



. pyriform, greenish yellow; juicy, 

 buttery, perfumed, vinous. Octo- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Poire de Lepine. Small, oblate, yel- 

 lowish and red ; granular ; melting, 

 vinous, perfumed. November. 



Poire Guillaume. See Bartlett. 



Poire Neige. See White Doyenne. 



Pope's Quaker. Medium, oblong 

 pyriform with yellow russet ; juicy, 

 pleasant. October. L. I. 



Pound, p. 290. 



Pratt, p. 266. 



Prevost. Medium, rich yellow with 

 a red cheek ; sweet, perfumed. 

 Winter. Belgian. 



Primitive. See Little Musk. 



Prince Albert. Medium, pyriform, 

 yellowish ; melting, rich. Febru- 

 ary. Belgian. 



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