234 AUTUMN PEARS. 



long; calyx small, closed ; melting, juicy, rich. Early 

 mid-auturnn, Good and handsome. Providence, R. I. 



Alpha. Medium, obovate, slightly oblong ; greenish yellow, 

 with red dots to the sun ; stalk an inch long, slightly 

 sunk ; basin round ; flesh juicy, buttery, sweet, fine. Mid- 

 autumn. Belgian. 



Ananas. Medium or large, obovate-obconic, dull o_ green- 

 ish yellow, stalk stout, short, fleshy at insertion, calyx 

 closed, basin narrow, angular ; melting, juicy, rich. Mid- 

 autumn. France. New. The Ananas d'Ete is distinct, 

 and requires further investigation. 



Ambrosia. Size medium, round-obovate, slightly flattened 

 at ends ; skin greenish-yellow, thickly dotted ; stalk 

 about an inch and a half long, cavity rather broad and 

 shallow ; calyx erect or closed, basin wide, plaited ; flesh 

 slightly breaking, buttery, good second-rate, often only 

 third-rate. Early in autumn. French. 



BELLE LUCRATIVE, or FONDANTE D'AUTOMNE. Size medi- 

 um, obconic-obovate, sometimes remotely pyriforrn ; sur- 

 face pale yellowish-green, slightly russeted ; stalk an 

 inch and a quarter long, often fleshy, oblique ; cavity very 

 small and narrow ; calyx short ; basin smooth, sometimes 

 furrowed ; flesh very juicy, with a fine texture, melting, 

 rich, excellent. Very variable when well grown and 

 fully ripened, it has no superior and few equals, in its ex- 

 ceedingly rich, delicate, perfumed flavor but often of 

 poor quality. Early mid-autumn. Belgian. Growth 

 moderate, upright, shoots yellowish-gray. Fig. 192. 



Belmont. Size medium ; roundish-obovate ; skin yellowish- 

 green, a faint reddish-brown cheek to the sun ; stalk twc 

 inches long, slender curved ; flesh rather coarse, juicy, 

 sweet, second-rate first-rate for cooking. Mid-autumn. 

 English. 



Bergamotte Gadette. (Syn. Beauchamps, Beurre Beau- 

 champs, Poire de Cadet. ) Size medium ; round-obovate, 

 or round-oval ; surface greenish-yellow, often russeted^ 

 frequently tinged with reddish-brown to the sun ; stalk att 

 inch and a fourth long, scarcely sunk on the rounded base 



