342 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



son, to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and to our- 

 selves; and, by the liberality of Mr. Gushing, we also 

 received a few scions from his tree, all of which are now 

 growing finely. Its productiveness, as well as early bearing, 

 are qualities which render it very valuable. 



The tree is a good grower, somewhat open in its habit, and 

 it drops its leaves earlier than most other pears ; the wood is 

 stout, rather short-jointed, and of a light yellow, or reddish 

 yellow, shade. 



Size, medium, about two and a half inches long, and two 

 and three quarters in diameter : Form, round, slightly de- 

 pressed at each end, with an uneven surface, occasionally 

 slightly furrowed from the stem to the crown : Skin, fair, 

 smooth, pale lemon yellow when mature, nearly covered with 

 large irregular patches of smooth russet, and sparsely dotted 

 with small russet specks : Stem, short, about half an inch 

 long, very stout, swollen, knobby, fleshy at the base, and in- 

 serted with scarcely any cavity : Eye, small, open, and deeply 

 sunk in a rather large, open, and furrowed basin ; segments 

 of the calyx long, slender, projecting : Flesh, yellowish white, 

 rather coarse, buttery, melting and juicy : Flavor, very sug- 

 ary and luscious, with a rich spicy aroma : Co)^e, medium 

 size : Seeds, medium size, obovate. Ripe in September. 



110. Locke. Magazine of Horticulture, Vol. Ill, 1837. 

 Locke's Beurre, of some. 



A full account of this pear {fg. 30,) will be found in one 

 of our earliest volumes, (III, p. 52,) a brief abstract of which 

 we republish for the benefit of those who have not those voU 

 umes in hand. Twelve years have passed by since we first 

 introduced it to notice, and, during that long period, from the 

 number of new sorts which have attracted attention, the 

 Locke, like many other native sorts, has been forgotten, and 

 its place usurped by foreign varieties not possessing a tithe of 

 its merits. 



This pear was produced from seed by Mr. Isaac Locke, of 

 West Cambridge, a very successful orchardist, and who, for 

 many years, gathered a surprising large quantity of fruit from 

 a moderate extent of ground. In the fall of 1827, Mr. Locke 



