PEARS DESSERT VARIETIES. 



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EMILE D'HEYST. Fruit medium to large, oblong pyri- 

 form, bossed ; skin yellow, with patches and veins 

 of cinnamon russet ; llesh tender, buttery, melting, 

 juicy, sprightly, and richly flavoured, with a rose- 

 water aroma ; ripe at the end of October, but does 

 not keep long. Tree hardy, free bearing, succeeds 

 as a standard, and bears abundantly on the quince. 

 One of the best autumn pea'rs. 



EYETVOOD. Fruit small to medium, round or bergamot- 

 shaped ; skin greenish yellow, tinged with brown 

 on the sun side, green on the shaded side, covered 

 with russety dots ; flesh yellowish, tender, melting, 

 juicy, sprightly flavoured and highly perfumed ; 

 ripe in October and November. Tree hardy, vigor- 

 ous, and bears abundantly ; succeeds as a standard, 

 and forms a pretty garden tree when double-grafted. 



FERTILITY. Fruit medium, obovate ; greenish russet, 

 flushed with reddish brown ; flesh firm, moderately 

 juicy, not highly flavoured ; ripe in September and 

 October. Tree vigorous, a constant and free bearer, 

 succeeds as a standard, and is regarded as a good 

 market pear. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY. Fruit large, obovate ; skin pale 

 yellow, covered with yellowish brown russet, red- 

 dish brown on the sun side ; flesh yellowish white, 

 buttery, melting, and richly flavoured ; ripe in 

 September. Tree hardy, and a great bearer ; suc- 

 ceeds double-grafted. The fruit should be gathered 

 before it is fully ripe, otherwise it is dry and mealy. 



FONDANTE D' ATJTOMNE. Fruit medium, obovate ; skin 

 lemon tinged with green, marked with patches of 

 yellowish-brown russet; flesh white, tender, melting, 

 juicy, and delicious ; ripe in September and October. 

 Tree healthy, and a great bearer, succeeding as a stan- 

 dard ; forms a handsome tree on the quince, and is 

 worth a wall in cold localities. A good autumn pear. 



FORELLE (Trout). Fruit medium, oblong obovate, 

 sometimes pyriform ; skin smooth, shining, lemon, 

 bright crimson on the side next the sun, covered 

 with numerous crimson spots the markings re- 

 sembling those on a trout ; flesh white, buttery, 

 melting, vinous, and pleasantly flavoured ; ripe No- 

 vember to January. Tree hardy, and a good bearer ; 

 requires double-grafting for dwarfs, and to be grown 

 against a wall for producing highly coloured fruits. 



GANSEL'S BERGAMOT. Fruit medium to large, roundish 

 obovate, flattened ; skin greenish yellow, reddish 

 brown on the exposed side, speckled with russet ; 

 flesh white, buttery, gritty, melting, juicy, and rich, 

 with a musky flavour; ripe in October and 

 November. Tree healthy, shy bearing on the pear, 

 but produces freely when double-grafted, and needs 

 thinning to have handsome fruit. 



GENERAL TODLEBEN. Fruit very large, irregular 

 pyriform ; skin yellow, with patches of brown 

 russet and numerous dots ; flesh tinged with rose, 

 melting, somewhat gritty, yet juicy, rich, and per- 

 fumed ; ripe in October and November. Tree hardy, 

 and a free bearer, succeeding on the quince. 



GLOU MOR9EAU. Fruit large, obovate, irregular ; skin 

 greenish yellow, covered with grey russety dots ; 

 flesh white, tender, buttery, richly flavoured ; ripe 

 December to January. Tree hardy, and an excellent 

 bearer ; succeeds as a standard in favoured localities 

 only, also on the quince, and produces fine fruit 

 grown against a wall. One of the best winter pears. 



HACON'S INCOMPARABLE. Fruit large, roundish ob- 

 ovate ; skin greenish yellow, with numerous russety 

 spots and markings ; flesh white, buttery, melting, 

 vinous, and musky ; ripe in November and 

 December. Tree hardy, vigorous, prolific on the 

 quince, and does well in the north. 



HESSLE. Fruit small to medium, pyriform ; skin 

 greenish yellow, dotted and freckled with russet ; 

 flesh tender, juicy, sweet, and pleasantly per- 

 fumed ; ripe in late September and early October. 

 Tree hardy, healthy, and an abundant bearer ; 

 forms a fine standard, and is excellent in the north. 



HUYSHE'S PRINCE OP WALES (Huyshe's Bergamot). 

 Fruit large, roundish oval ; skin lemon, covered 

 with cinnamon-coloured russet ; flesh yellowish 

 white, tender, melting, juicy, richly flavoured, 

 and perfumed ; ripe in November and December. 

 Tree healthy, but a shy bearer unless double- 

 grafted. 



JARGONELLE. Fruit large, pyriform ; skin smooth, 

 greenish yellow, occasionally tinged with brownish 

 red ; flesh yellowish white, tender, melting, juicy, 

 with a pleasant aroma ; ripe in August and Sep- 

 tember. Tree vigorous, somewhat pendulous, and 

 a good bearer ; succeeds as a standard in favourable 

 localities, and produces fine fruit against a wall in 

 the north. 



JEAN DE WITTE. Fruit small to medium, obovate ; 

 skin green, changing to yellow when mature, 

 dotted and marked with cinnamon russet ; flesh 

 yellowish, buttery, melting, richly flavoured and 

 perfumed ; ripe in December and January. Tree 

 healthy, and an excellent bearer, especially when 

 double-grafted or on the quince. 



JERSEY GRATIOLI. Fruit medium to large, roundish 

 obovate ; skin greenish yellow, covered with large 

 russety spots, tinged with brown next the sun ; 

 flesh yellowish white, melting, vinous, and richly 

 flavoured ; ripe in October. Tree hardy, and a 

 good bearer as a standard. 



