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 PRINCIPAL FORMS OF PEARS. 



Pyriform. Long Pyriform. Obtuse Pyriform. 



Oval. 



Obovate. 



Round. 



Turbinate. 



Ova!. When the fruit is largest in the middle and tapers more or Jess 

 at both ends. 



Sound. When the outline is round or nearly so. 



There are numerous modifications of all these forms to be found among 

 Pears, and sometimes in order to describe fruit correctly it is necessary 

 to combine two terms, such as roundish-oval, roundish-obovate, &c. 



VARIETIES. 



The following list embraces many of the leading varieties. The 

 descriptions given are the normal ones, but it must be understood that 

 Pears often vary considerably in form. Climate also materially influences 

 the colour and quality of the fruit, and the same variety will often differ 

 considerably from its normal type owing to local conditions. Variations 

 in size, form, and quality may be also brought about by the influence of 

 the stocks the trees are worked upon. 



Alexandre Bivort. An excellent Belgian variety with medium-sized 

 obtuse- pyriform fruit, which ripens late. Skin pale yellow, dotted and 

 patched with russet. Flesh white, with a slight reddish tinge, juicy, 



