336 DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEARS, 



in afield called Bare Lands, in Herefordshire, England. The fruit ia 

 smallish, of ovate form: skin dull green, russetted with gray. It M 

 deemed excellent for perry. Specific gravity of its juice 1070. 



HOLMORK. Fruit small, globular: skin of a dingy yellowish greeni 

 tinged with red. Excellent perry is made of this variety in Hereford- 

 shire, England. Specific gravity of its juice 1066. 



HUFFCAP. There are several varieties of pears bear this name, but 

 the best perry is made of the true Herefordshire Huffcap. The fruit 

 is middle sized, of pale green colour, marked with gray russet. Spe- 

 cific gravity of its juice 1070. 



MONARCH. A new pear, considered by Mr. Knight as without a rival. 

 The tree is of rapid growth, and an abundant bearer: fruit large, of an 

 extraordinary musky flavour, and deemed excellent for perry: good 

 also for the table : from October to December and January. 



OLDFIELD. Fruit below the medium size, of pale green colour, with 

 russetty spots. An excellent perry fruit. Specific gravity of itsjuice 

 1067. From this variety is made the celebrated Ledbury Perry. 



LONGLAND. Fruit very handsome, much like the swan's egg in shape : 

 skin bright gold colour, tinged and mottled with fc russetty lively orange: 

 specific gravity of its juice 1063. The tree is handsome and upright, 

 and much cultivated in Herefordshire for perry. 



TEINTON SQUASH. Fruit middle sized, of angular shape : skin a 

 muddy russetty green, marbled with dull -orange, interspersed with 

 ash-coloured specks. It originated in Teinton, Gloucestershire, and the 

 perry made from this fruit is of the very highest quality, something 

 approaching in colour and briskness to champaigne, for which fine 

 samples of it have sometimes been sold. 



PLUM. 



PRUNIER. Prunus. 



THE Plum tree rises fifteen feet in height, branching into 

 a moderately spreading head; the leaves are ovate, serrated, 

 and on short petioles ; petals white. The natural colour of 

 the fruit is generally considered to be black ; but the varie- 

 ties in cultivation are of yellow, red, blue, and green colours, 

 and of different forms and flavours. There are several 

 good sorts grow wild in the hedges of Britain, and also in 

 America, but its original country is supposed to be Asia ; 

 and according to Pliny, it was taken from Syria into 

 Greece, and from thence into Italy* There are many 



