THE PEAR. 531 



ing, buttery, moderately rich, aromatic, somewhat variable in 

 quality. Tree a strong grower, fruit remarkably fair, mid- 

 autumn. Shoots brown, strong, erect, and ascending. New 

 Haven, Conn. Fig. 716. 



Hull. Medium size, obovate, rounded at base ; skin y^llowish- 

 green, some russeted ; stalk an inch and a half long, rather 

 slender, not sunk ; basin shallow ; flesh melting, juicy, slightly 

 gritty at core, sweet, often fine, sometimes poor. Shoots yellow, 

 diverging, somewhat irregular. Origin, Swansea, Mass. Agreat 

 bearer. 



Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee. (Fontenay Jalousie.) Size me- 

 dium, conic-turbinate, approaching thick-pynform ; surface a pale 

 dull yellowish-green, more or less russeted, often a faint red 

 cheek ; stalk an inch long, often oblique, not sunk ; calyx closed, 

 stiff; basin small, round; flesh buttery, melting, mild, rich, fine 

 flavored. Ripens at mid-autumn. Shoots greenish, rather erect, 

 leaves long. French. 



Johonnot. Rather small, roundish-obovate, sometimes nearly round, 

 irregular; skin pale greenish-yellow and yellowish-brown, faintly 

 russeted ; stalk about an inch long, thick, oblique, fleshy at inser- 

 tion, not sunk ; basin round ; flesh rather coarse, melting, buttery, 

 rich, of fine flavor. Early mid-autumn. Origin, Salem, Mass. 

 The value of this fine little pear is lessened by the slow growth 

 of the tree. Shoots reddish, short, diverging. 



Jules Bivort. Rather large, obovate, or nearly Doyenne form ; skin 

 yellow, thickly dotted, and with much cinnamon russet; stalk 

 long, inclined ; cavity broad ; basin small ; flesh firm, buttery, 

 juicy, very rich, excellent, perfumed. November. Belgian. 



Kingsessing.* Large, broad, obovate, or Doyenne 1 form, approach- 

 ing pyriform ; greenish-yellow, thickly dotted ; stalk medium or 

 long, curved; cavity broad, uneven; calyx closed; basin shallow. 

 irregular; flesh granular, buttery, melting, with a sweet, very 

 good flavor. September. Shoots rather erect, greenish ; leaves 

 recurved. Pennsylvania. A tardy bearer. Fig. 663. 



Kirtland. Rather small, roundish-obovate; covered with a rich 

 russet, often reddened in the sun ; stalk short, stout, often fleshy 

 at insertion ; calyx partly open, basin shallow ; flesh buttery, very 

 rich, perfumed, somewhat resembling its parent, the Seckel. 

 Often rots at core, and does not always soften well ; requires early 

 gathering. First of September. Ohio. 



Laure de Glymes. Medium or large, turbinate, or nearly Blood- 

 good-shaped ; whole surface nearly covered with russet, becoming 

 rich orange-yellow at maturity ; stalk nearly an inch long, fleshy 

 at base, not sunk; basin shallow, smooth; flesh buttery, high 

 flavored, perfumed, very good. Middle of autumn, sometimes 

 continuing quite late. Belgian. 



Lyon. Size medium, Doyenne-shaped ; skin yellow, thick, smooth, 

 with a blush, finely dotted, russeted about the stalk ; stalk scarcely 



