UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 403 



PADDOCK 



From C. Goodrich. Burlington, Vt. Small, ovate conijal, light yellow ; 

 flesh, fine-grained, sweet ; " good." August. 



PARSONAGE. 



Medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, yellow, rough, shades of dull crim- 

 son, netted russet, russet dots ; stem, short, thick at junction ; calyx, half 

 open ; short, stiff segments : basin, shallow, russeted ; flesh, white, coarse, 

 granular ; core, small : " very good." September. 



PASSANS DU PORTUGAL. 



Poire Cheneille, | Miller's Early, | Bergamotte. 



Foreign. Tree, upright growth ; shoots, reddish brown, Fruit, below 

 medium, roundish obovate, pale yellow, brownish red in sun : stem, one inch ; 

 calyx, erect ; flesh, white, juicy, breaking ; " very good." Last of August. 



PASSE COLMAR. 



Passe Colmar Epineaux, 



Colmar Gris, 



Passe Colmar Gris, 



Beurre Colmar Gris, dit PreceL 



Precel, 



Fondante do Panisel, 



Fondante de MODS, 



Regintin, 



Chapman's, 

 Colmar de Sille, 

 Colmar Hardenpont, 

 Present de Malines, 

 Marrotte Sucree Jaune, 

 Souverain, 



Colmar Souverain, 

 Gambier, 

 Cellite, 



Colmar Preule, 

 Colmar Doree, 

 Colmar Van Hons, 

 Colmar d'Hiver. 



Beurre d'Argenson, 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, with long, stragling, half drooping shoots of a 

 lively brownish yellow; with high culture, severe thinning, and great care, 

 it is a first-class sort ; with common ordinary care it is worthless. Fruit, 

 medium to large, oblong obovate. obtuse pyriform, yellowish green, dull 

 yellow when fully mature, with some russet ; stem, a little more than 

 medium length, set with slight depression ; calyx, partly open ; basin, shal- 

 low ; flesh, yellowish white, buttery, sweet, aromatic. November. January. 



PATER NOSTER. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, oblong, obtuse at ends, surface uneven ; stem, 

 fleshy ; calyx, open ; segments, short, thick ; core, medium ; flesh, yellow- 

 ish, juicy, vinous, perfumed, acid. November, December. (Hov. Mag.) 



PAUL THIELEN. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, yellow, with dull red cheek ; 

 stem, long, obliquely set ; calyx, open ; segments, short, upright ; flesh, 

 rather coarse, juicy; "good." October. 



PEACH PEAR. 



Medium, turbinate pyriform, yellowish, dots of red russet ; calyx, open , 

 flesh, juicy; "good." August, September. 



PENDLETON. 

 Pendleton's Early York Pear 



American. From Connecticut. Young wood, dark olive. Fruit, rather 

 large, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale greenish yellow, russet specks ; stem, 

 curved ; calyx, open ; flesh, white, tender, sweet ; " good." Last July 

 (Hov. Mag ) 



PENGETHLEY. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous. Fruit, medium, obovate, yellowish brown, 

 russeted ; stem, medium ; calyx, small, partly open ; flesh, yellowish, juicy ; 

 " good." February, March. 



