342 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



English collections. It first fruited in 1844 or '45, and our 

 drawing is from a specimen produced in the collection of Col. 

 Wilder last autumn. 



The tree is a very vigorous grower, making stout and 

 strong annual shoots, of a rather light olive shade, with very- 

 large grayish specks. It thrives well upon the quince, pro- 

 ducing abundant crops. 



This is not the Ananas d'Ete of the Hort. Soc. Catalogue, 

 but an entirely distinct variety, ripening later, and a much 

 richer pear. It is well worthy a place in every select collec- 

 tion. 



Size^ large, two and a half inches broad, and three inches 

 long : Form, pyramidal, slightly angular, large at the crown, 

 and regularly tapering to the stem : Skin, fair, smooth, thin, 

 orange yellow when mature, little russeted on the shaded 

 side, slightly tinged with red next the sun, little clouded with 

 green, and covered with russet specks: Stem, rather short, 

 about half an inch, stout, rough, brown, wrinkled, and fleshy 

 where it adjoins the fruit, which is slightly on one side : Eye, 

 small, closed, and rather deeply sunk in a narrow, angular 

 basin ; segments of the calyx narrow, long and pointed : Flesh, 

 yellowish, rather coarse, melting, and very juicy : Flavor, 

 rich, sprightly, vinous, and delicious, with a pleasant aroma : 

 Core, small : Seeds, large, plump, pale browQ. Ripe in Oc- 

 tober, and will keep some time. 



76. Bezi de la Motte. Hort. Trans., Yol. Y. p. 132. 



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Beurre Blanc de Jersey, ) 



This old pear, which was first described by Quintinye, in 

 1685, upwards of a century and a half ago, and pronounced 

 by him of such excellence as to be likely to take the place of 

 the White Doyenne, is yet very little known. As late as 

 1830, when it was figured in the Pomological Magazine, it 

 was quite new to English collections, and to the present day, 

 with us, it has been confined principally to the gardens of am- 

 ateur cultivators. It is, however, one of those pears which 

 belong rather more to the orchardist than the amateur, as it 

 is a hardy and vigorous tree, a regular and abundant bearer, 



