544 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



to large recalling in appearance the Duchc: deme; flesh yellow, vinous, of an 



i rfume and distinctive flavor; Nov. and Dec. 

 Seigneur Daras. i. Guide Prat. 99. 1895. 



Tree very fertile, not very vigorous and best cultivated on wild stock. Fruit medium, 

 of the form of the Doyenn6; flesh fine, juicy, saccharine, perfumed; Oct. 

 Seigneur d'lhe. I. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 348. 1831. 



An old Flemish pear sent to England by M. Stoffels of Mechlin and exhibited by 

 the Horticultural Society of London in 1819. Fruit above medium, obtuse-oval; skin 

 fine orange, with bright scarlet on the sunny side, sprinkled with small brown spots and 

 partially marked with larger ones of the same color; flesh melting, with an extremely small 



and a rich, highly flavored juice; beginning and middle of Sept. 

 Selleck. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 854. 1869. 



The origin of Selleck is unknown. Some thirty years ago the oldest known bearing 

 tree of the variety was standing on the grounds of Columbus Selleck, Sudbury, Vermont, 

 and was then still healthy and very productive. Fruit large, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, 

 surface uneven; skin a fine yellow, with a crimson cheek and thickly sprinkled with russet 

 dots; flesh white, a little coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic; good to very good; Sept. 

 and Oct. 

 Semis d'Echasserie. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:188, fig. 580. 1S81. 



Obtained by M. Pariset, Ain, Fr., from a seed bed made in 1S40. It was first pub- 

 lished in 1862. Fruit below medium, globular-ovate, symmetrical in contour; skin rather 

 thick and rough to the touch, yellow-green passing to bright yellow at maturity, tinged 

 with earthy-red on fruits well exposed to the sun; flesh a little coarse, semi-breaking, rather 

 full of saccharine juice, slightly gritty about the core, insufficiently perfumed; second; 

 Dec. and Jan. 

 Semis Leon Leclerc. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:173, fig. 279. 1879. 



Sent out by M. Bivort from Belgium about the year 1859. Fruit small or nearly 

 medium on a well-pruned tree, ovate, often ventriculous, symmetrical in its contour; skin 

 thin, smooth, green sprinkled with dots of darker green, changing at maturity to whitish- 

 yellow, rather deeper on the side next the sun, sometimes washed with light red on which 

 the dots are grayish or yellow; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, full of saccharine juice and 

 pleasantly perfumed; good for its season; beginning of Aug. 

 Senateur Prefet. 1. Guide Prat. in. 1876. 



Published in France by M. Boisbunel. Tree vigorous and very fertile. Fruit medium 

 or large, oval-pyriform; flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, saccharine, vinous; first; March 

 to May. 

 Senateur Vaisse. 1. Pom. France 4: No. 169, PI. 169. 1867. 



M. Lagrange, a nurseryman of Lyons, Fr., grew this pear from seed in 1861. Tree 

 pyramidal, rather vigorous, productive. Fruit rather large, obovate, pale yellow, with 

 a rosy tint on the sunny side; flesh crisp, juicy, very sweet, slightly gritty; good; Sept. 

 Seneca. 1. Guide Prat. 104. 1895. 



A wildling found by James Payne and nurtured by A. C. Clark, both of Tyre, N. Y., 



