THE PEAR. 525 



fine-grained, melting, excellent. A seedling of Seckel, which it 

 surpasses in size, beauty, and keeping qualities. Ripe in Octo- 

 ber, but will keep till December. New York. Fig. 708. 



CLASS II. OBSCURE PYRIFORM, OBOVATE, OR TURBINATB. 



Abbott. Medium in size, oblong-obovate (like the Washington) ; 

 surface even, smooth, dark dull green, with a reddish-brown cheek 

 changing to scarlet ; stalk an. inch long ; calyx small, closed ; melt- 

 ing, juicy, rich. Early mid-autumn. Good and handsome, shoots 

 purplish. Providence, R. I. 



Amalis. (Beurre d'Amanlis.) Large, obovate, often irregular, 

 sometimes slightly pyriform. with a short and narrow neck ; dull 

 yellowish-green, with some russet, and a dull reddish cheek; 

 stalk an inch and a quarter long, very slightly sunk ; basin shal- 

 low ; flesh buttery, melting, and juicy, and rather rich, with a 

 moderate, often astringent and poor flavor. Early and mid- 

 autumn. A strong grower, great bearer, tree spreading, irregular ; 

 leaves sharp serrate. 



Anjou.* Rather large, obtuse Doyenne-form, regular; surface 

 greenish-yellow, a dull red cheek to the sun, clouded with russet; 

 stalk quite short, or half an inch long, lightly sunk ; cavity un- 

 even, basin shallow, round, smooth ; flesh yellowish-white, fine- 

 grained, buttery, melting, with a high, rich, vinous, excellent 

 flavor. Shoots light green, leaves recurved, wavy. Begins to 

 ripen in the middle of autumn, and keeps long, sometimes into 

 midwinter. The hardiness, uniformity, reliability, excellence, 

 and long-keeping qualities of the Anjou render it one of the most 

 valuable of all pears. French. Fig. 711. 



Augustus Dana. Medium or large, obovate ; skin dull green, 

 slightly rough, partly russeted, thickly dotted ; stalk long, curved, 

 scarcely sunk on the obtuse end ; eye large, slightly sunk ; flesh 

 juicy, melting, rich, aromatic. October and November. Growth 

 irregular, thorny, like Dix. Massachusetts. New. 



Auguste Rpyer. Medium, turbinate; skin russet-fawn, becoming 

 orange ; juicy, rich, perfumed. November. Vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. 



Belle Lucrative.* (Fondante d'Automne.) Size medium, conic- 

 obovate, sometimes remotely pyriform ; surface pale yellowish- 

 green, slightly russeted ; stalk and inch and a quarter long, often 

 fleshy, oblique ; cavity very small and narrow ; calyx short ; basin 

 smooth, sometimes furrowed ; flesh very juicy, with a fine tex- 

 ture, melting, rich, excellent. Variable when well grown and 

 fully ripened, it has no superior and few equals, in its exceedingly 

 rich, delicate, perfumed flavor but sometimes of poor quality. 

 Middle or last of September. Belgian. Growth moderate, upright, 

 shoots yellowish-gray. Fig. 709. 



Bergamotte Cadette. (Beauchamps, Beurre Beauchamps, Poire de 

 Cadet.) Size medium, round-obovate, or round-oval; surface 

 greenish-yellow, often russeted, frequently tinged with reddish- 

 brown to the sun ; stalk an inch and a fourth long, scarcely sunk 



