246 AUTUMN PEARS. 



calyx closed, basin shallow, faintly plaited ; flesh melting, 

 juicy, sub-acid. Very productive. Late summer. New 

 Haven, Conn. 



Henry IV. (Syn. Henri Quatre.) Rather small, round- 

 obovate, somewhat turbinate ; surface greenish yellow, 

 often somewhat russeted, sometimes a dark reddish brown 

 cheek ; stalk an inch and a fourth long, slender, usually 

 fleshy at insertion, not sunk ; basin shallow, abrupt, calyx 

 closed; flesh juicy, melting, rich, perfumed, mostly first- 

 rate flavor. Needs house-ripening. Early in autumn. 

 Shoots diverging or spreading, yellowish brown. Very 

 productive. 



Johonnot. Rather small, roundish-obovate, sometimes near- 

 ly round, irregular ; skin pale greenish^ellow and yel- 

 lowish-brown, faintly russeted ; stalk about an inch long, 

 thick, oblique, fleshy at insertion, not sunk; basin round; 

 flesh rather coarse, melting, buttery, rich, of fine flavor. 

 Early mid-autumn. Origin, Salem, Mass. The value 

 of this fine little pear is lessened by the slow growth of 

 the tree. 



Manning's Elizabeth. Small, obovate, obscurely pyriform, 

 smooth, yellow, with a lively blush ; stalk an inch long, 

 cavity round, shallow; flesh very melting, saccharine, 

 sprightly, high-flavored, first-rate. Ripens the first of 

 autumn. Belgian. 



Rousselet de Rheims. Rather small, obovate-turbinate, 

 obscurely pyriform ; skin greenish-yellow in the shade, a 

 rich brownish- red in the sun, partly russeted; stalk an 

 inch long, not sunk ; basin little or none ; flesh of fine 

 texture, sweet, rich, perfumed, half buttery ; rots at the 

 core. Early autumn. 



SECKEL. Small, obovate, sometimes obscurely obconic- 

 pyriform, regular ; skin brownish-green, becoming rich 

 yellowish-brown, with a deep brownish-red cheek ; stalk 

 one-half to three-fourths of an inch long, cavity and basin 

 small ; flesh very fine-grained, sweet, very juicy, melting, 

 buttery, the richest and highest flavored pear known. 

 Although of slow growth, and small size, like the Green 



