244 AUTUMN PEARS. 



inch long, cavity obtuse, small ; calyx short, stiff, scarcely 

 cut ; basin shallow ; flesh slightly coarse, buttery, melt- 

 ing, with a rich, somewhat aromatic, fine flavor. Middle 

 and late autumn. Leaves with very wavy margins. 



Trescott. Medium in size, round-obovate, light orange yel- 

 low, sometimes partly russeted ; stalk one and a half to 

 two inches long, slender, slightly sunk by a fleshy knob; 

 basin slightly plaited ; flesh white, fine-grained, melting, 

 juicy, pleasant. Early mid-autumn. A native of Crans- 

 ton, R. I. 



WASHINGTON. Medium in size, oblong-obovate, obtuse, 

 sometimes slightly obtuse-pyriform ; surface smooth, clear 

 yellow, handsomely marked with conspicuous red dots on 

 "the sunny side, slightly russeted round the stalk, which is 

 an inch and a fourth long, and slightly sunk ; calyx small, 

 partly closed, basin shallow; flesh very juicy, melting, 

 slightly breaking, with a rich, unusually sweet, perfumed, 

 first-rate flavor. Early in autumn. Growth vigorous, 

 shoots very straight, erect, and diverging. Fruit always 

 fair, but varies in size and form esteemed most by those 

 who like a very sweet flavor. 



Westcott. Size medium, roundish-obovate ; green, becom- 

 ing yellow; flesh melting, juicy, rich, sweet, perfumed; 

 flavor fine. Early in autumn. Origin, Cranston, R. I. 



WHITE DOYENNE. (Syn. Butter Pear, of Pa., Virga- 

 lieu, of N. y., St. Michael, of Boston, Yellow Butter, 

 White Beurre, Doyenne, Doyenne Blanc.) Medium or 

 rather large, regular obovate, obtuse, sometimes remotely 

 pyriform ; surface pale yellow, often a faint blush ; stalk 

 about an inch long, scarcely sunk ; calyx small, basin 

 shallow-; flesh of very fine texture, white, buttery, melt- 

 ing, rich, and excellent. Middle to late autumn. Shoots 

 ascending, greyish yellow ; leaves folded, recurved. It 

 fails in many localities near Boston and elsewhere, but 

 through inland New- York and in most of the western 

 states, it is unsurpassed in its excellent qualities of hardy 

 growth, fair fruit, delicious flavor and great productive- 

 ness ; many trees, without receiving any care in cultiva- 



