PEAKS. 



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P. Barry. Long pyriform, pale 

 greenish-yellow, juicy, melting, 

 rich. December. Origin, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Peach Pear. Medium, conic, tur- 

 binate, yellow; melting, rich, 

 vinous. Late August. Belgian. 



Pendleton's Early York. Rather 

 small, obovate, slightly pyri- 

 form, yellow; melting, sweet. 

 Late July. Conn. 



Pengethly. Medium, oval, light 

 green, thickly dotted ; coarse ; 

 juicy, sweet; good. February. 

 English. 



Pennsylvania. Medium, obo- 

 vate, brown russet on dull yel- 

 low; rather coarse; half melt- 

 ing; moderately good. Late 

 September. Phila. 



Perpetual (Beurre" Perpetual.) 

 Medium, yellow, juicy. Bears 

 two crops a year. 



Petit Marguerite. Rather small, 

 short obovate, pale yellow; 

 juicy, melting, perfumed ; good. 

 August. French. 



Petit Roussekt. See Rousselet 

 de Rheims. 



Petre-, p. 532. 



Philadelphia, p. 532. 



Philippe Delfosse. Medium or 

 large, varying from oblate to 

 pyriform, rich yellow, shaded 

 light red; buttery, melting, 

 very juicy, rich, perfumed. De- 

 cember, January. Belgian. 



Philippe Goes. Medium, tur- 

 binate pyriform, rough, rus- 

 seted ; juicy, sweet, perfumed ; 

 very good. November. Bel- 

 gian. 



Pinneo, p. 514. 



Piquery. See Urbaniste. 



Pitmaston Duchesse. Large, 

 obtuse pyriform, uneven, yel- 

 low, with some red and russet ; 

 half melting, vinous; good. 

 October. English. New. 



Pitt's Prolific. Medium, oblong 

 pyriform, yellow; coarse; 

 sweet; rather poor. Septem- 

 ber. 



Pius IX. Large, conic oblate, 

 somewhat pyriform, yellow ; 

 granular; rich; good. Late 

 September. A good market 

 pear, of moderate flavor. 



Plombgastel. See St. Michel 

 Archange. 



Pocahontas. Medium, obovate, 

 or turbinate pyriform, yellow ; 

 melting, sweet, musky. Early 

 October. Mass. 



Poire d'Abondance. Rather 

 large, oblong pyriform. pale 

 yellow; melting, juicy, sweet, 

 good. October. 



Poire d'Albret or Beurr d'Al- 

 bret. Medium, pyramidal, 

 rough, brown russet; coarse; 

 juicy, vinous, rich, perfumed. 

 October. 



Poire d'Avril. Large, roundish- 

 conic, greenish-yellow; granu- 

 lar; juicy, sweet, agreeable 

 baking. November to Feb- 

 ruary. 



Poire de Cadet. See Bergamotte 

 Cadette. 



Poire de Chasseurs. Medium, 

 short pyriform, greenish-yel- 

 low; juicy, buttery, perfumed, 

 vinous. October. Belgian. 



Poire de Lepine. Small, oblate, 

 yellowish and red; granular; 

 melting, vinous, perfumed. 

 November. 



