Autumn Obovate, etc. 277 



tion, 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. Shoots reddish, short, diverging. 



Jiiles Bivort. Rather large, obovate, or nearly Doyennd form ; 

 skin yellow, thickly dotted, and with much cinnamon russet ; stalk 

 long, inclined, cavity broad ; basin small ; flesh firm, buttery, 

 juicy, very rich, excellent, perfumed. November. Belgian. 



KINGSESSING. Large, broad, obovate, or Doyenne form, approach- 

 ing pyriform', greenish yellow, thickly dotted; stalk medium or 

 long, curved, cavity broad, uneven ; calyx closed, basin shallow, 

 irregular; flesh granular, buttery, melting, with a sweet, very 

 good flavor. Sept. Shoots rather erecl:, greenish, leaves re- 

 curved. Penn. A tardy bearer. Fig. 286. 



Kirtland. Rather small, roundish-obovate, covered with a rich rus- 

 set, often reddened in the sun ; stalk short, stout, often fleshy 

 at insertion ; calyx partly open, basin shallow ; flesh buttery, very 

 rich, perfumed, somewhat resembling its parent, the Seckel. 

 Often rots at core, and does not always soften well, requires early 

 gathering. First of Sept. Ohio. 



Fig. 324. Laitre de Glymes. 



Laure de Glymes. Medium or large, turbinate, or nearly Bloodgood- 

 shaped, whole surface nearly covered with russet, becoming rich 



