UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 375 



COTER. 



Foreign. Tree, healthy ; young wood, short-jointed, light yellow. Fruit, 

 medium, regular obovate, pale green ; flesh, fine-grained, tender, melting, 

 juicy ; " very good." November. 



CROSS. 



Winter Cross. 



American. From Massachusetts. Tree, hardy, slender, grayish yellow 

 wood. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, deep yellow, with russet dots and 

 patches ; stem, stout : calyx, small ; flesh, white, melting, juicy * " very 

 good." November, January. 



GUSHING. 



American. Native of Hingham. Mass. Tree, hardy, of slender, diverg- 

 ing growth. Fruit, medium, ovate obovate, light greenish yellow, small 

 gray dots, dull red cheek calyx, small ; stem, one inch long ; flesh, white, 

 fine-grained, melting, sweet ; " very good." September. 



DALLAS. 



American. From New Haven, Conn. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, 

 dull yellow, mostly covered with red russet ; stem, medium ; calyx, large, 

 open ; core, rather small ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, vinous ; 

 " very good." November. 



DANA'S No. 19. 



Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxtrury, Mass. Fruit, large, obovate, swel- 

 ling out at the base ; stalk of moderate length, inserted in a rather slight 

 depression ; skin, yellow and thick flesh, white, tender, juicy, half melt- 

 ing, with a pleasant perfumed flavor. November. (Hov. in Mag.) 



DANA'S No. 16. 



Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxbury Mass. Fruit, under medium, obo- 

 vate ; skin, yellow russet, with dark russet specks stem in a very slight 

 depression : calyx, open, in a deep cavity ; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, 

 tender, sweet, high flavored. November. (Hov. in Mag.) 



DE LOUVAIN. 



Poire de Louvain. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, obovate acute pyriform, dull greenish yellow, 

 rough russet dots and patches ; stem, long, medium size, curved ; calyx, 

 large ; basin, shallow ; core, medium ; seeds, blackish ; flesh, greenish white, 

 crisp, juicy, astringent, valuable only for baking. January, March. 



DESIRES CORNELIS. 



Cornelia. 



Foreign: Tree, vigorous, productive, thorny. Fruit, large, roundish 

 ovate ; skin, rough, pale green, yellowish, and tinged red in sun ; calyx, 

 open ; flesh, white, buttery, melting, sugary. Early September. (Hov. 

 Mag.) 



