LAMY 



LAWSON 



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greenish-yellow with a dull reddish-brown blush spread- 

 ing over the exposed cheek ; dots numerous, very small, 

 greenish-russet, conspicuous ; flesh whitish, granular es- 

 pecially at the center, medium tender, juicy, aromatic, 

 sweet but vinous ; quality good ; core small, closed, with 

 clasping core-lines ; calyx-tube short, wide, conical ; 

 seeds small, narrow, short, plump, acute. 



LAMY. This is an old European pear which 

 had its probationary period in America many 

 years ago, and which never got out of the 

 limbo of nurserymen's catalogs and collections. 

 On the grounds of the New York Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, however, the pears are 

 so handsome and so delectable in quality that 

 the variety seems quite worth growing. It is 

 a good sort for the home orchard, but the 

 tree is not large enough nor robust enough 

 for a commercial plantation. A few nursery- 

 men still list it. This variety was raised from 

 seed about 1828 by M. Bouvier, Jodoigne, 

 Belgium. 



Tree inferior in size, spreading, open-topped, hardy, 

 productive ; trunk slender, shaggy ; branches slender, 

 shaggy, dull brown, sprinkled with numerous lenticels. 



October and early November ; 2 % inches long, 2 inches 



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lipped ; calyx open ; lobes broad, acute ; basin deep, 

 obtuse, gently furrowed, compressed ; skin thin, smooth 

 except for the russet dots, dull ; color pale yellow, with 

 a dark red blush on the cheek ; dots numerous, large, 

 brownish-russet, very conspicuous ; flesh tinged with 



wide, conical ; seeds large, wide, plump, acute, 



LAWRENCE. Fig. 87. There is a great 

 diversity of opinion as to the value of Law- 

 rence for a market pear, but no one denies it 



87. Lawrence. 



a place as one of the very best early winter 

 pears for the home orchard. The tree is hardy, 

 moderately vigorous and fruitful, an early, 

 annual, and uniform bearer, and has the repu- 



tation of being one of the longest lived of all 

 pear-trees. The fruits are of but medium 

 size, but are trim in contour and distinctive in 

 shape because of the rounded, truncate stem, 

 end; and in color are a bright clean lemon- 

 yellow, marked with patches of russet and 

 faintly blushed on the side to the sun. No 

 yellow pear is more attractive. The fruits come 

 in season in early winter and have the excel- 

 lent character of keeping well under ordinary 

 care for a full month or longer. The melting 

 flesh abounds with a rich, sugary, perfumed 

 juice, by virtue of which it is justly esteemed 

 as the best flavored pear of its season. Law- 

 rence is a chance seedling, a native of Flush- 

 ing, Long Island, and was introduced in 1843. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, with drooping branches, very 

 hardy, productive ; trunk shaggy ; branches smooth, 

 zigzag, reddish-brown, with numerous large lenticels. 

 Leaves 2 % inches long, 1 % inches wide, oval, leathery ; 

 margin finely serrate; petiole 1% inches long, slender; 

 stipules rudimentary. Flowers open early, 1% inches 

 across, in rather dense clusters, from 8 to 12 buds in 

 a cluster. Fruit ripe November-December ; 2 % inches 

 long, 2% inches wide, uniform in size and shape, 

 obpvate-obtuse-pyriform, often with sides unequal ; stem 

 1 inch long, thick, curved ; cavity small, obtuse, shallow, 

 narrow, russeted, furrowed and irregular, often lipped ; 

 calyx large, partly open ; lobes separated at the base, 

 long, broad, acute ; basin wide, obtuse, furrowed and 

 sometimes corrugated ; skin thick and granular, tough, 

 roughish ; color lemon-yellow, marked with occasional 

 patches of russet and with a faint russet-red blush on 

 the exposed cheek ; dots numerous, small, russet, incon- 

 spicuous ; flesh yellowish-white, firm, granular, tender 

 and melting when fully mature, juicy, rich, sweet ; 

 quality very good; core large, closed, with clasping- 

 core-lines ; calyx-tube short, wide, conical ; seeds large, 

 long, plump, acute. 



LAWSON. Comet. Of all early pears, the 

 fruits of Lawson best satisfy the eye for bright 

 colors. They are as brightly colored as the 

 brilliant Vermont Beauty or as Mount Vernon. 

 Another outstanding character is the small core, 

 which, though the pears ripen early and quick- 

 ly, seldom soften unduly. The pears are often 

 nearly or quite seedless. Unfortunately, the 

 fruits are often irregular in shape, and in quality 

 are mediocre. The tree is fairly healthy, vigor- 

 ous, hardy, and free from blight, and is charac- 

 terized by its tall, upright growth. Although 

 grown for more than a hundred years in the 

 East, the variety has never made headway 

 here, but seems to be attracting much attention 

 on the Pacific slope. This pear originated on 

 the farm of a Mr. Lawson, Ulster County, New 

 York, about 1800. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, upright, dense-topped, 

 not always hardy, very productive ; branches slender, 

 zigzag, reddish-brown, marked with numerous raised 

 large lenticels. Leaves 314 inches long, 1% inches wide; 

 apex abruptly pointed ; margin glandless, serrate ; 

 petiole 2 inches long. Flowers early, showy, 1% inches 

 across, in dense clusters, 6 or 8 buds in a cluster. Fruit 

 ripens in August ; large, 2 % inches long, 3 % inches 

 wide, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, with unequal sides ; stem 

 % inch long, thick, curved, woody ; cavity very small 

 and narrow, often with a lip drawn up around one 

 side of the stem ; calyx partly open ; lobes narrow, often 

 reflexed ; basin narrow, obtuse, gently furrowed ; skin 

 thin, tender, smooth ; color pale yellow overspread on 

 the exposed cheek with a bright, pinkish-red blush ; 

 dots numerous, small, greenish or russet, obscure ; flesh 

 whitish or often salmon-color, firm, tough, medium 

 juicy, lacking sweetness ; quality poor ; core unusually 

 small, closed, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube short, 

 wide ; seeds short, wide, plump, obtuse, few in number. 



