402 THE PEAR. 



' ONTARIO. 



Origin, Geneva, "Ontario County, N. Y. Tree vigorous and prod;/ctive, 

 said to be a valuable market variety. 



Fruit, medium, elongated obtuse pyriform, somewhat irregular, skin, 

 pale yellow, thickly covered with gray or green dots ; stalk, long, curved, 

 inserted by a fleshy ring in a rather large depression ; calyx, partially closed. 

 or open in a shallow, irregular, corrugated basin ; flesh, white, granular,' 

 juicy, almost melting, with a sweet pleasant flavor. Ripens last of Septem- 

 ber. (Downing ) 



ORANGE BERGAMOTTE. 



Orange Pear. 



Foreign. An old variety, great bearer, valuable only for cooking. Fruit, 

 above medium, pyriform ; yellow, russet in sun ; flesh, yellowish, sprightly 

 astringent. September and October. 



ORPHELINE COLMAR. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous, very fertile. Fruit, very large, pyriform ; skin, 

 bright green, becomes somewhat yellow at maturity, striped and dotted 

 with gray, brown, and black, and shaded with russet fawn on the sunny 

 side, and around the calyx and stem ; flesh, whitish yellow, fine, melting, a 

 little granular around the core, juicy, sweet, and perfumed. A beautiful 

 and excellent fruit, ripening about the middle of October. (An. Pom.) 



OSBAND'S SUMMER. 



Osband's Favorite, | Summer Vergalieu, of gome. 



American. Native of Wayne Co., N. Y. Fruit, below medium, ovate 

 obovate pyriform, clear yellow, small green dots, and rarely a slight red 

 cheek in sun ; skin, rather thick ; stem, medium, inserted in a shallow, un- 

 even cavity ; calyx, with open, long, straggling segments ; flesh, yellowish 

 white, rather coarse grained, juicy ; promises " valuable." Early Sep- 

 tember. 



OSBORN. 



American. From Economy, la., introduced first to notice by A. H. 

 Ernst, Esq., of Cincinnati. Fruit, small, ovate pyriform, greenish yel- 

 low ; stem, about one inch long, set with two or more fleshy ridges at base 

 flesh, white, tender, juicy, sweet, a little astringent ; " good. Early 

 August. 



OSWEGO. 



Oswego Beurre, | Eeed's Seedling. 



American. Native of Oswego, N. Y. Tree, vigorous, hardy, succeeds 

 well thus far, and an early bearer on Quince or Pear roots ; fruit, medium, 

 ovate obovate, or obovate rounded, dull yellowish green, with marblings 

 and patches of russet; stem, short, stout; cavity, rather deep; calyx, me- 

 dium, closed : core, small ; flesh, melting, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly " very 

 good " October. 



OUDINOT. 



Beurrfe Oudinot. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, yellowish green, with brownish cheek ; 

 stem, curved ; calyx, medium : basin, shallow ; flesh, fine, juicy ; " good." 

 September. 



