214 t T HK PEAR TREE 



9. COSCIA. This is an Italian pear with good 

 market qualities. The tree is fairly large and vigorous, 

 and fairly productive. The fruit is top-shaped and 

 elongated, lemon-yellow, flushed with pink. Should be 

 picked in the first days of August, and ripens soon 

 after, but keeps fairly well. The flesh is white, half- 

 melting, with a fine flavour. Is more productive in full 

 sunshine, but thrives well in the shade. 



10. ALLORA. This is another good Italian sort, 

 ripening at the same time as Coscia, or immediately 

 after it. The tree is fairly productive and vigorous, 

 but remains dwarf and spreading. The fruit is top-shaped, 

 slightly larger than coscia, and its colour is golden 

 yellow with a fine red flush. Keeps well, provided that 

 it is picked from the tree before the colour begins to 

 show. The tree requires the full sunshine. The flesh is 

 melting, sweet and aromatic. 



11. DE L'ASSOMPTION. (M = Santa Maria). The 

 tree b vigorous and resistant to the tree borers, but 

 remains dwarf, with thick branches and small black 

 buds. The production is irregular. The fruit is large, 

 sometimes very large or enormous, pear-shaped, often 

 nearly cylindrical, with a thick short depressed stalk. 

 The rind is rough, white or yellowish white, thickly 

 dotted or blotched fawn. The flesh is rather firm and 

 meaty but very juicy, sometimes slightly pink coloured, 

 sweet, perfumed, with a delicate acidulous flavour. 

 Maturity is irregular, takes place generally about mid- 

 August, but sometimes early in August or towards the 

 close of September, and therefore the fruit is better 

 put in bags as a protection against the fruit fly. This 

 is a pear for amateurs, who will overlook its ugly 

 appearance on account of its delicious flavour. 



12. FONDANTE DES Bois. (TA.Ftur ta Auissu}. 

 The tree is large, broadly pyramidal, and is vigorous 

 and productive. The fruit, usually produced in pairs or 

 triplets, is large or very large, beautifully pear-shaped, 



