THE PEAR. 539 



Glout Morceau.* (Gloux Morceaux, Beurre d flardenpont, Colmar 

 d'Hiver, Hardenpont d'Hiver, Linden d'Automne.) Large, 

 short, pyriform, approaching obtuse-oval, neck very short and 

 obtuse, body large, and tapering somewhat toward the crown ; 

 often considerably ribbed ; surface green, becoming pale greenish- 

 yellow ; stalk an inch and a fourth long, stout, moderately sunk ; 

 calyx large, basin distinct, rather irregular: flesh white, fine- 

 grained, buttery, melting, rich, sweet, and of fine flavor. Early 

 winter. Succeeds best on the quince. Shoots spreading, green- 

 ish ; leaves wavy or wrinkled. Variable, sometimes poor, best on 

 trees of several years' bearing ; excellent when fully grown and 

 well ripened. Fig. 726. Belgium. 



Goubalt. Rather large, roundish-pyriform, approaching roundish- 

 obovate, pale dull yellow, russeted at stalk and calyx ; stalk short, 

 thick, calyx small, deeply sunk; melting, juicy, rich, aromatic. 

 December to February. Shoots greenish yellow, slightly purple, 

 a slow grower. Fig. 682. 



Inconnue Van Mons. Small, conic-pyriform (Madeleine-shaped), 

 approaching obovate ; skin rough, green, becoming yellowish, 

 sprinkled with russet ; stalk rather long, curved, slightly sunk ; 

 basin small ; flesh granular, juicy, melting, rich. Early winter. 

 Fig. 668. 



Jaminette. (Josephine.) Medium or rather large, obovate-pyriform, 

 approaching obovate. small specimens roundish-turbinate, varying ; 

 crown broad; skin yellowish-green, with some brownish-russet, 

 dots numerous, often confluent; stalk three-fourths to an inch 

 long, thick; cavity little or none; calyx small, erect, stiff; basin 

 round, even, flesh juicy, melting, buttery, sweet, of good flavor. 

 Late autumn and early winter. Shoots somewhat reddish-green, 

 erect, diverging. Origin, Metz, in France. A very strong grower 

 on the quince. 



Langelier.* Size full medium, pyriform or Urbaniste-shaped ; pale 

 yellow, slightly russeted; stalk short, cavity small; basin some- 

 what irregular; flesh juicy, buttery, melting, with a sweet, rich, 

 slightly vinous flavor. Early winter. Tree a good grower on 

 pear and quince. Alight bearer on young trees. Shoots greenish, 

 often upright, irregular ; leaves broad. Fig. 665. England. 



Las Canas. Size medium, regular pyriform, somewhat conic 

 (Tyson-shaped) ; neck tapering into the stalk; skin yellow, some- 

 times sprinkled with thin russet, rarely with russet blotches, dots 

 small and numerous ; stalk an inch long ; calyx slightly sunk ; flesh 

 juicy, often good. Fig. 657. 



Lawrence.* Size medium, pyriform, approaching obovate. some- 

 what uneven; lemon-yellow with numerous small dots; stalk an 

 inch long, set in a small basin, ribbed ; flesh whitish, butter)', with 

 a rich, aromatic, very good flavor. December. Growth moderate, 

 spreading. Shoots yellowish-green. An early and good bearer, 

 and unexcelled as a valuable early winter sort. It ripens easily, 

 and is of uniform excellence. Fig. 736. New York. 



Lycurgus. Small, pyriform, approaching obovate, narrowing off to 

 the crown ; dark, dull green, rough, russeted ; stalk short, slender, 



