PEAR. 



young birds are good eating, but the 

 full-grown cocks are extremely troub- 

 lesome in the poultry-yard, iVoin tlieir 

 voracity and tyrannical habits to- 

 wards chickens. 



P E A R. Pijrus communis. The 

 varieties are very numerous : they 

 may be classified into summer, au- 

 tumn, winter, and perry kinds. 



The following is from several lists : 



SUMMER KINDS. 



"Ah! Mox Dieu. — Size medium ; 

 form handsome ; colour rich yellow, 

 with bright red cheek ; flesh juicy ; 

 flavour sweet and perfumed. Tree 

 vigorous and productive, the fruit 

 growing in clusters of four or five 

 together. 



" Beurre d'Am.\nlis. — A fine early 

 pear. Size large ; form obovate ; 

 colour green, changing to yellow, with 

 a fine blush when fully ripe, and rus- 

 set spots ; flesh melting, sweet, and 

 excellent : ripe in August and Sep- 

 tember. Tree vigorous and produc- 

 tive. 



"DE.iRBORs's Seedling — The tree 

 is of vigorous growth ; fruit of me- 

 dium size, rounded at the crown, and 

 regularly diminishes to the stalk ; the 

 skin is smooth, thin, green, with rus- 

 set spots ; at maturity it turns to a 

 delicate yellow ; flesh very melting. 

 and of the finest flavour ; ripe in Au- 

 gust. 



" Honey Pe.^r, American Hoyicy. — 

 This pear in size and shape resem- 

 bles the Seckle ; the skin is yellow, 

 with a large portion of dull red ; the 

 flesh sweet, juicy, and good. 



" Jargonelle. Epargne, Beau Pres- 

 ent, Sairit Sam^oyt, Grosse Cuisse Ma- 

 dame, Saint Lambert, Poire des Ta- ■ 

 bles dcs Princes. — Fruit rather large, 1 

 oblong, of a pale green colour, a little 

 marked with red ; flesh melting, juicy, [ 

 with a slightly acid, rich, and agreea- i 

 ble flavour. It ripens early in August, ! 

 is one of the most productive of all i 

 pears, and the very best in its season. | 



" M.kdeleine, Magdalene, Citron des ' 

 Carmcs, Early Chaumontellc. — This ; 

 pear is of medium size, pale yellow, i 

 with an occasional blush next the 

 sun ; flesh white, melting, perfumed, i 



" RoussELET de Rheims, Musk or 

 Spice Pear. — Fruit small, pyramidal, 

 greenish yellow at maturity, but 

 brown red next the sun, with rus- 

 sety spots ; flesh half beurre, juicy, 

 very perfumed. 



" Stevens's Genesee Pe.^r. — A 

 beautiful pear, of medium size, and 

 of rather an oblong form ; its col- 

 our is mellow green, with russet 

 blotches ; its flesh is represented as 

 white, juicy, and melting ; flavour 

 sprightly, rich, and very delicious : 

 ripens towards the end of August. 



" Summer Fr.\ncreal, Francreal 

 d'Ete, Fondante, France Cannel, Gros 

 Micet d'Ele, Milan Blanc, Prcbles Beur- 

 re. — Fruit above medium size ; shape 

 oblong ; thickest about one third from 

 the eye ; skin yellowish green ; flesh 

 melting, rich, and excellent : ripe ear- 

 ly in September. 



" Summer .Melting, Summer Beur- 

 re, Fondant d'Ele — An excellent sum- 

 mer pear, of pyritorm shape ; colour 

 yellow, tinged with brownish red ; 

 flesh soft, melting, and sweet. The 

 tree bears young, and ripens its fruit 

 in August. 



" Williams's BoNCHRETiEN, Bartlet, 

 Williains Early, Autumn Superb of 

 Prince. — The fruit is large, oblong ; 

 the stalk thick and fleshy, an inch 

 long ; the colour at maturity yellow, 

 tinged with red; flesh whitish, very 

 melting, and delicate; juice perfumed, 

 sweet, and abundant. Tree very pro- 

 ductive, and fruit ripe early in Sep- 

 tember. 



autumn kinds. 



" Bklle et Bonne, Belledc Flanders, 

 Gracieuse. — Fruit very large, globu- 

 lar, depressed ; the stalk long ; skin 

 greenish yellow, but next the sun yel- 

 low, with spots of russet ; flesh white, 

 sweet, exceeding rich, and agreeably 

 perfumed. The tree is very produc- 

 tive, and the fruit ripens in September. 

 " Belle Lucrative. — .\ beautiful 

 Flemish pear ; middle sized, rounds 

 ish, tapering at the stalk ; skin yel- 

 low, slightly russeted, and tinged 

 with pale red ; flesh melting, sweet, 

 and juicy, with a slight musky per- 

 fume : ripe early in October. 



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