53 2 THE PEAR. 



Moore. (Moore's Pound, Hosenshenck.) Large, obovate 01 

 nearly round ; skin smooth, green, becoming rich yellow, with a 

 slight blush, thinly and minutely dotted; stalk short, not sunk; 

 basin small, wrinkled; flesh juicy, melting, rich, vinous. Ripens 

 in September, and keeps well. Tree vigorous, productive. 



Mount Vernon.* (Walker's Seedling. ) Medium, obovate, irregular , 

 dull brownish russet, with a red cheek ; stalk very short, oblique, 

 scarcely sunk ; basin shallow, smooth ; flesh greenish-white, a 

 little coarse, rich, vinous, aromatic. October, November. Rox- 

 bury, Mass. 



Omer Pacha. Medium, turbinate, smaller specimens roundish- 

 turbinate ; skin green, partly russeted around the stalk ; juicy, 

 buttery, vinous. First of September. 



Oswego Beurre. Size medium, obtuse oval-obovate, regular; sur- 

 face yellowish-green, with some thin russet ; stalk three-fourths 

 of an inch long, stout, deep set; calyx small, erect, or closed; 

 basin smooth ; flesh melting, juicy, with a fine, sprightly vinous 

 flavor at first, becoming nearly sweet. Ripens from mid-autumn 

 till winter, often cracks badly. Tree vigorous, hardy, very pro- 

 ductive. Origin, Oswego, N. Y. 



Petre". Medium size, obovate, sometimes slightly obovate-pyriform 

 or truncate-conic, base or stalk end wide or obtuse ; surface pale 

 yellow, often slightly russeted, with a reddish-brown cheek ; stalk 

 about an inch long, rather stout, cavity obtuse at bottom ; basin 

 small, smooth ; flesh fine-grained, sometimes slightly gritty, but- 

 tery, melting, rich, sweet, perfumed, often excellent variable in 

 quality from first to second rate. Ripens at mid-autumn. Growth 

 moderate, shoots rather slender, yellowish. 



Philadelphia. Large, roundish-obovate, broad, remotely approach- 

 ing Diel form ; skin yellow, thickly dotted, sometimes partly rus- 

 seted ; stalk stout, cavity abrupt ; basin broad, uneven ; flesh 

 coarse, buttery, melting, with a very good flavor, slightly per- 

 fumed. September. 



Preble. Large, oblong, obovate ; greenish-yellow, somewhat rus- 

 seted ; stalk an inch long, stout, a little sunk ; flesh buttery, melt- 

 ing, with a rich, high flavor. October, November. Maine. 



Raymond. Medium, obovate or Doyenne-shaped ; skin yellow ; stalk 

 an inch long, scarcely sunk ; basin shallow ; flesh buttery, melting, 

 excellent. September. Maine. 



Seckel.* Small, obovate, sometimes obscurely conic-pyriform, reg- 

 ular; skin brownish green, becoming rich yellowish brown, with 

 a deep brownish-red cheek ; stalk one-half to three-fourths of an 

 inch long, cavity and basin small ; flesh very fine-grained, sweet, 

 very juicy, melting, buttery, the richest and highest flavored pear 

 known. Although of slow growth and small size, like the Green 

 Gage among plums, it is regarded as the standard of excellence. 

 Its high musky perfume is not, however, agreeable to all. Early 

 mid-autumn. Shoots stout, short, ascending; tree very hardy. 

 Needs rich cultivation. Origin, near Philadelphia, Pa., and suc- 

 ceeds well throughout the Northern, Middle, and Western States 

 and is remarkably free from the blight. 



