514 THE PEAR. 



slightly perfumed. Late summer. Shoots long, slender, reddish- 

 brown. Belgian. 



Manning's Elizabeth.* Small, obovate, Seckel-form. smooth; sur- 

 face yellow, with a lively blush ; stalk one inch long, cavity round, 

 shallow ; flesh very melting, saccharine, sprightly, perfumed, ex- 

 cellent. Earl) r . Shoots diverging, dark reddish-brown. Does 

 best on dwarf stock. Belgian. 



Moyamensing. Medium or large, sometimes quite large, variable ; 

 round- obovate, rather irregular ; skin lemon yellow, sometimes 

 marked with russet ; stalk nearly an inch long, fleshy ; basin fur- 

 rowed ; flesh buttery, melting, good, but not first-rate. Ripens 

 from midsummer till autumn, quickly decays. Productive. 

 Origin, Philadelphia. 



Muscadine. Size medium ; short obovate, regular, sometimes 

 silghtly oblique; surface a little rough, yellowish-green, thickly 

 dotted ; stalk an inch and a fourth long, rather stout ; cavity very 

 small, even ; basin rather wide, shallow ; flesh buttery, melting, a 

 little coarse, rather rich, slightly musky, faintly astringent, mod- 

 erately good. Late summer, and early in autumn. Shoots rather 

 thick. 



Osband.* (Summer Virgalieu, erroneously.} Medium in size, 

 often rather small, obovate, regular, smooth and even (Doyenne- 

 shaped) ; sometimes remotely pyriform ; greenish-yellow becom- 

 ing yellow, with a reddish-brown cheek, often faintly russeted ; 

 stalk three-fourths to one inch long, slightly sunk in a nearly 

 even cavity ; calyx erect, in a round, nearly even, or slightly 

 wrinkled basin ; flesh white, granular, with a sweet, mild, and 

 fine flavor ; soon loses its flavor when mature. Ripens very 

 early. Shoots yellowish-olive, thick. Origin, Wayne County, 

 N. Y. Fig. 692. 



Ott.* Small, roundish-obovate, or short Seckel-form ; greenish- 

 yellow, russeted in part, rarely a mottled red cheek ; stalk an 

 inch and a fourth long, cavity small ; calyx rather large, basin 

 shallow ; flesh melting, rich, perfumed, aromatic, closely resem- 

 bling that of its parent the Seckel. Ripens quite early, or by the 

 first or middle of August. Shoots rather erect, brownish-green, 

 leaves like Seckel. Origin, Montgomery County, Pa. Fig. 694. 



Pinneo, or Boston. Size medium, obovate, slightly oblong, smooth ; 

 yellow when ripe, russeted around the stalk, which is long, 

 straight, slightly sunk ; basin moderate, wrinkled ; flesh juicy, 

 melting, pleasant, sweet, somewhat aromatic. Flesh dry, unless 

 picked early. Late August. Shoots rather erect, light reddish- 

 brown. 



Summer Doyenne*.* (Doyenne d'Ete.) Small; round obovate, or 

 short Buffum-shaped ; stalk an inch or an inch and a fourth long, 

 rather stout, slightly oblique, not sunk ; basin very shallow ; skin 

 a fine yellow, with a warm cheek brightly reddened at the crown, 

 and with radiating stripes of greenish-yellow from the calyx; 

 flesh melting, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, very good flavor. 

 Skin thin ; core small ; seeds smal:, white. Ripens very early. 

 Tree bears very young. Shoots slender, reddish-brown. Belgium. 



