WINTER PEARS. 



443 



yellowish- white, melting, juicy, with a very rich and sugary 

 flavour. 



221. MOCCAS. Thomp. 



The Moccas is 

 one of the many 

 seedling fruits, 

 originated by Mr. 

 Knight. It has 

 just begun to pro- 

 duce fruit in this 

 country, and 



proves to be a win- 

 ter pear of high 

 quality. 



Fruit of medium 

 size, obovate. 

 Skin pale green, 

 or a little yellow- 

 ish, with a brown 

 cheek, and pretty 

 thickly sprinkled 

 with small brown 

 russet dots and 

 streaks. Stalk 

 long, curved, and 

 inserted without 

 depression. Calyx 

 short, partially 

 closed, set in a 

 narrow, rather 

 shallow basin. 

 Flesh whitish-yel- 

 low, juicy, melt- 

 ing, with a rich 

 and excellent flavour. 



December. 



Fig. 204. Moeoat. 



222. MESSIRE JEAN. O. Duh. Mill. Thomp. 



Monsieur Jean. 

 Messire Jean Gris. 

 Messire Jean Blanc. 



Mesnire Jean Dor& 

 Mr. John. 

 John. 



The Messire Jean is a rich, sugary, old French pear, but 

 rather coarse grained and gritty, and therefore only of second 

 quality, and not worthy of general culture. Shoots dark gray. 



Fruit of medium size, turbinate, but narrowed a little to 

 wards the eye also. Skin somewhat rough, yellow, nearly 



