484 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



80. JoHONNOT. Book of Fruits, 1st Ed. p. 74, No. 27. 



Franklin, (so named by the Mass. Hort. Soc. in 1831.) 

 iV. E. Farm., Vol. X. p. 103. 



The Johonnot pear, {fig. 40,) does not appear to be prop- 

 erly appreciated. It is one of the four varieties which the 

 late Hon. John Lowell stated were the only good native sorts 

 which we possessed in 1828 ; yet it is by no means common in 

 collections, and rarely to be found in the market : this, how- 



Fig. 40. Johonnot. 



ever, cannot be on account of its excellence, for it is a pecu- 

 liarly rich and spirited pear, and highly esteemed by pomol- 

 ogists. It has the name of being a rather shy grower, which 

 has induced cultivators to neglect it, substituting other and 

 inferior sorts, even before they have given this a fair trial. 

 Around Salem, it is grown to a fine size, and we apprehend 

 that, in a good rich soil, it will prove a productive and profit- 

 able pear. 

 The Johonnot was raised by the late George S. Johonnot, 



