406 THE PEAR. 



It is a Flemish variety, raised by the Count Coloma, in 1808 

 Young wood long, light olive. 



Fruit of medium size, or a little less, roundish. Skin cinna- 

 mon russet in the shade, but nearly covered with bright reddish 

 russet, mixed with a little orange, in the sun. Stalk an inch or 

 more long, planted in a very slight cavity. Calyx small, in a 

 shallow basin. Flesh pale yellowish-white, crisp, juicy, flavour 

 vinous sugary, relieved by acid, and when in perfection, ex- 

 cellent. October and November. 



154. POPE'S SCARLET MAJOR. 



We have discontinued the cultivation of this pear, as, though 

 very handsome, it is quite inferiour. Fruit rather large, obo- 

 vate, yellow, with a bright red cheek. Stalk long and thick, 

 eye rather small. Flesh white, breaking, and rather dry, 

 Last of August. 



POPE'S QUAKER is another variety, a little better in quality, 

 but not comparable to many other sorts of the same time. Fruit 

 very fair, middle sized, oblong-pyriform, smooth yellow-russet, 

 juicy, melting and pleasant. October. Both these pears are 

 natives of Long Island, N. Y. 



155. PAILLEAIT. Van Mons. Man. in H. M. 



A Belgian pear, of good quality, but rather coarse grained. 



Fruit medium size, turbinate, inclining to pyriform. Skin 

 rough, greenish-yellow, dotted with greenish gray dots, and 

 marked with patches of russet. Stalk about an inch long, very 

 stout, obliquely inserted with a fleshy base. Calyx in a. basin 

 slightly depressed. Flesh juicy, sweet and good. Early in 

 September. 



156. QUEEN OF THE Low COUNTRIES. Ken. Man. in H. M. 

 Reine des Pays Bas. Van Mons. 



This fine, large, and handsome fruit, was transmitted by Dr. 

 Van Mons to Mr. Manning, with the assurance that it was 

 " the most perfect of pears." Without, as yet, quite equalling 

 this high character here, it proves worthy of extensive trial. 



Fruit large, often very large, broad pyriform, tapering ab- 

 ruptly to the stalk. Skin in the shade, dull yellow, dotted and 

 russetted around the eye, and overspread with fine dark red on 

 the side next the sun. Stalk an inch and a half long, curved, 

 and planted without depression. Calyx very small, and with 

 few divisions, set in a pretty deep basin. Flesh white, buttery, 



