PEARS. 601 



King Pear. See Caillot Eosat. 



KING EDWARD'S (Jackman's Mel tiny). Fruit, very large, some- 

 times five inches and a half long, and three inches and a half wide ; 

 pyriform, rather uneven in its outline, and inclined to be bossed. Skin, 

 smooth, shining, of a beautiful grass-green, which becomes yellowish 

 green, dotted with dark green dots on the shaded side, and on the 

 exposed side it is entirely covered with a deep but bright brownish red, 

 and thickly covered with grey russet dots. Eye, open, with large erect 

 segments, rather deeply set in an uneven basin, which is ridged round 

 the margin. Stalk, an inch to an inch and three-quarters long, stout 

 and woody, inserted without depression on the apex of the fruit. 

 Flesh, white, or slightly tinged with yellow, slightly gritty at the core, 

 but half-melting, very juicy, sweet, and acidulous, with a slight rose- 

 water perfume. 



This is the largest melting pear, and, though not of the highest 

 merit, it is well worthy of cultivation for its size and quality combined. 

 In the north it seems to succeed very well, my friend, the Rev. Wm. 

 Kingsley, of South Kilvington, near Thirsk, having grown it of excel- 

 lent quality. It ripens in September in the south, and during October 

 and November in the north. It is so like Uvedale's St. Germain as to 

 be at first sight taken for that variety. 



King William Pear. See Ananas d'Ete. 



Kiss Madame. See Cuisse Madame. 



Kleine Engelsbirne. See Ange. 



Kleine Wasserbirne. See Ange. 



Knevett's Pear. See Figue. 



Knevett's New Swan's Egg. See Muir fowl's Egg. 



Knight's Monarch. See Monarch. 



Knoop's Ananasbirne. See Ananas. 



Konge. See Windsor. 



Kornbirn. See Amire Joannet. 



Kronbirne. See De Livre. 



Kiimmelbirne. See Best d'Hery. 



Lady's Buttock. See Cuisse Madame. 



Lady's Thigh. See Cuisse Madame. 



Lafare. See St. Germain. 



LAMMAS (Huntingdon). Fruit, below medium size ; pyramidal, 

 regular, and handsome. Skin, pale yellow, streaked with red, and 

 covered with red on the side next the sun. Eye, open, ve r y slightly 



