332 THE PEAR. 



in a moderately deep basin. Flesh buttery and melting, with a 

 sweet, rich, perfumed flavour. Last of August and first of 

 September. 



3. BLOODGOOD. Man. 

 Early Beurr6, of some. 



The Bloodgood is the 

 highest flavored of all 

 early pears, and deserves 

 a place even in the 

 smallest garden. It was 

 named from the circum- 

 stance of its having been 

 brought into notice about 

 1835, by the late James 

 Bloodgood, nurseryman, 

 Flushing, L. I. The 

 sort was brought to that 

 nursery as a new varie- 

 ty, without a name how- 

 ever, by some person on 

 Long Island, unknown to 

 Mr. B., who was never 

 able afterward to trace 

 its history further. The 

 tree is rather short joint- 

 ed, with deep reddish 

 brown wood, grows mo- 

 derately fast, and bears 

 early and regularly. 

 The fruit, like that of all Fi g- 132 - Bloodgood. 



early pears, is better if ripened in the house. It surpasses every 

 European variety of the same season, and together with the 

 Dearborn's Seedling, another native sort, will supplant in all 

 our gardens the Jargonelle, and all inferiour early pears. 



Fruit of medium size, turbinate, inclining to obovate, thicken- 

 ing very abruptly into the stalk. Skin yellow, sprinkled with 

 russet dots, and net-work markings, giving it a russetty look 

 on one side. Calyx strong, open, set almost without depres- 

 sion. Stalk obliquely inserted, without depression, short, dark 

 brown, fleshy at its base. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery and 

 melting, with a rich, sugary, highly aromatic flavour. The 

 thin skin has a musky perfume. Core small. Ripe from the 

 25th of July to the 10th of August. 



