AUTUMN PEARS. 355 



The fruit is described by Thompson as large, roundish-obo- 

 vate. Skin yellow, a good deal covered with russet. Flesh 

 buttery, quite melting, and of very excellent flavour. It ripens 

 in November. 



50. BLEEKEE'S MEADOW. Ken. Pom. Man. 

 Large Seckel. 



A native fruit, said to have been found in a meadow in Penn- 

 sylvania. It is a handsome, hardy fruit, and bears large crops, 

 but it has been sadly over-praised as to quality. The truth is, 

 it seems at first to give promise of high flavour, but it rarely 

 becomes mellow, but 

 retains its crisp, hard 

 state. We have raised 

 many fine crops, but 

 cannot recommend it 

 much. In a very dry, 

 warm soil, it is some- 

 times excellent. 



Fruit small, or of 

 medium size, round- 

 ish, very regular and 

 smooth. Skin bright 

 clear yellow, occasion- 

 ally sprinkled with 

 crimson dots on the 

 sunny side. Flesh very 

 white, firm, with a pe- 

 culiar musky or wasp- 

 like aroma, and spicy 

 taste, but mostly re- 

 mains crisp and hard. 

 Stalk straight and stiff. 

 Basin shallow. Calyx Fig. U9. BUckeS, Meadow. 



open and reflexed. October and November. 



51. BOUCQUIA. Hov. Mag. 



Beurr6 Boucquia. Ken 



A new Flemish pear, raised by Dr. Van Mons, and sent to 

 Mr. Manning in 1836. 



Fruit rather large, one-sided, oval-turbinate. Skin pale yel- 

 low, with a pale red cheek, thickly sprinkled with reddish, and 

 dark russety dots. Stalk an inch or more long, set a little ob- 

 liquely, and either fleshy at the point of junction, or set in a 



