Descriptive List and Index Pears. 



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Holland Bergamot. Rather large, roundish, 

 greenish yellow, partly russeted ; crisp, 

 very juicy, sprightly, agreeable. Keeps 

 till Spring. 



Hooper's Bilboa. See Golden Beurre of 

 Bilboa. 



Hovey. Medium, pyriform, yellow ; melt- 

 ing, juicy, rich, vinous. French. 



Howell, p. 276. 



Huguenot. Medium, roundish, pale yellow, 

 dotted red ; breaking, sweet, rather dry. 

 October. Mass. 



Hull, p. 276. 



Huntington, p. 284. 



Hunt's Connecticut. Medium, oblate, yel- 

 lowish green; coarse, sweet, dry culi- 

 nary. 



Imperatrice de France. See Flemish 

 Beauty. 



Inconnue Van Mons, p. 288 



Ives' Bergamot Rather small, roundish, 

 greenish yellow ; juicy, melting, aromatic. 

 Early September. Conn. 



Ives' Pear. Small, turbinate, irregular, 

 greenish and brownish red : juicy, melting, 

 good. Early September. Conn. 



Ives' Seedling. Rather small, round, green- 

 ish yellow and crimson ; granular, juicy, 

 melting, perfumed. Early September. 

 Conn. 



Ives' Virgalieu. Small, pyriform, greenish 

 and dull crimson ; granular, melting, 

 vinous, refreshing. October. Conn. 



Ives' Winter. Medium, short pyriform, 

 yellowish, russeted ; coarse. December. 

 Conn. 



Jackman's Melting. See King Edwards. 



Jackson. Medium, oblate approaching 

 turbinate, greenish ye:low and rus- 

 set; juicy, brisk, vinous. September. 

 N. H. 



Jalousie. Rather large, roundish obovate, 

 slightly pyriform, russeted ; coarse, sweet, 

 deficient in flavor. Handsome and worth- 

 less. September. 



Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee, p. 276. 



Jaminette, p. 288. 



Jargonelle, English ; or. Epargne. Rather 

 large, long pyriform, acute, greenish yel- 

 low and dull brown ; flesh rather coarse, 

 juicy, pleasant, refreshing, sub-acid. 

 Three weeks earlier than Bartlett. French 

 origin. 



Jargonelle, French. Medium, obovate 

 greenish yellow with a red cheek ; break 

 ing, sweet, rots at core. Handsome, bu-. 

 poor. Early August. 



Jean de Witte, p. 292. 



Jersey Gracioli. Medium, conic oblate, 

 greenish, rough, partly russeted; juicy, 

 brisk, vinous. September. 



Joanette. See Anie're Joannet 



Johannot, p. 276. 



Jones' Seedling, p. 292. 



Josephine. See Jaminette. 



Josephine de Malines, p. 295. 



Jules Bivort, p. 277. 



Julienne, p. 252. 



July Pear. See Sugar Top. 



King Edwards. Large, pyriform, yellow 

 with a red cheek ; buttery, sometimes 

 good. October. 



King's Seedling. Medium, oblate, yellow- 

 ish green, rough ; granular, juicy, aroma- 

 tic, perfumed. October. 



Kirtland ; or, Kirtland's Seckel, p. 277. 



Kingsessing. p. 277. 



Knight's Monarch. Large, obovate, yellow- 

 ish brown ; does not ripen in the Northern 

 States. Winter. English. 



Knight's Seedling. Medium, oblate, turbi- 

 nate, rough, yellowish green ; juicy, sweet. 

 October. R. I. 



La Herard. Rather large, pyriform, pale 

 yellow and brown ; melting, juicy, sub- 

 acid, pleasant, very good. October. 

 Belgian. 



La Juive. Medium, turbinate, green and 

 brown : melting, juicy, rich, perfumed. 

 November. Belgian. 



Las Canas, p. 288 



Laure de Glymes, p. 277. 



Lawrence, p. 288. 



Lebanon. See Pinneo. 



Leatch. See Philadelphia. 



Le Curd See Vicar of Winkfield. 



Leech's Kingsessing. See Kingses- 

 sing. 



Lee's Seckel. Medium or rather large, ob- 

 ovate, rich russet : buttery, rich, per 

 fumed, excellent. September. 



Leon le Clerc. Rather large, obovate, 

 greenish yellow and russet at end; flesh 

 crisp, firm, of moderate quality cooking. 

 Winter. 



Leopold Fi;st. Large, turbinate, pyriform, 



