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well either on the pear or quince. De la Quintinye recommends it to 

 be grown on the pear in dry soils, and on the quince where they are 

 less so. Bretonnerie says it is of little merit, unless grown on the 

 quince in a dry soil. 



WINTER WINDSOR (Petwurth). Fruit, large and handsome ; 

 obovate-turbinate. Skin, smooth and shining, greenish yellow in the 

 shade, and orange, faintly streaked with brownish red, next the sun, 

 covered all over with minute dots. Eye, large and open, with long, 

 narrow, incurved segments, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, half an 

 inch long, slender, inserted without depression. Flesh, crisp, juicy, 

 and pleasantly flavoured. 



A showy pear of little merit, which rots at the core in November. 



This is a very old English variety, being mentioned by Parkinson and by almost 

 all the authors of the seventeenth century. 



YAT (Yutte). Fruit, below medium size ; obtuse pyriform. Skin, 

 thickly covered with brown russet, and sprinkled with numerous grey 

 specks, sometimes with brownish red, when fully exposed to the sun. 

 Eye, small and open, with short segments, set in a shallow basin. 

 Stalk, an inch long, slender, obliquely inserted without depression. 

 Flesh, white, tender, juicy, and melting, with a rich, sugary, and highly 

 perfumed flavour. 



An excellent early pear ; ripe in September. The tree is hardy, 

 and a great bearer. 



YELLOW HUFF-CAP. Fruit, quite small ; obovate or turbinate. 

 Skin, entirely covered with rough brown russet, and only portions of 

 the ground colour showing through in specks. Eye, small, and open, 

 with short horny segments, set even with the surface. Stalk, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh, yellowish, 

 with a greenish tinge. 



A Herefordshire perry pear. 



Huff-cap signifies anything strong or good in the way of liquor, as mumming 

 ale or good punch, an<i may be derived from huff, to swagger, raat, or vapour, 

 which is likely to be the result of indulgence in that kind of liquor. 



York Bergamot. See Autumn Beryamot. 

 Yutte. See Yat. 



ZEPHIRIN GREGOIRE. Fruit, about medium size ; roundish. 

 Skin, pale greenish yellow, sometimes becoming of a uniform pale 

 waxen yellow, covered with russet dots and markings. Eye, very 

 small, slightly depressed. Stalk, an inch long, inserted without 

 depression. Flesh, yellow, buttery, melting, and very juicy, very 

 rich, sugary, and vinous, with a powerful and peculiar aroma. 



A most delicious pear ; ripe in December and January. The tree 

 forms a handsome pyramid, succeeds best on the pear stock, and is an 

 excellent bearer. Mr. Blackmore says it is not good at Teddington. 



