

NEW PEARS. - CLASS II. - WINTER. 165 



in 1735, and has been in full bearing seventy years, and 

 has probably yielded four hundred bushels of fruit, which 

 has frequently sold for $5 a bushel." 

 184. POIRE DE BOULOGNE. [J.] 



New, large, and valuable ; flesh breaking; a winter fruit. 



2*2. PRINCESS ROYAL, (GROOM'S.) [E.] 

 New ; of medium size ; roundish form ; color greenish 



yellow ; brown next the sun ; beurree, of excellent quality ; 



valuable as keeping till March. Thus proved by Thompson. 



214. RAMILIES. 



Large ; obovate ; color yellow, obscured with russet ; 



red next the sun, and beautiful ; flesh crisp ; fine for cook- 



ing. It keeps well in winter. The tree is extraordinarily 



productive. Thus proved by Mr. Thompson. 



228. ROSS. Thompson. 



Size large; form obovate; color green, changing to 



yellow, obscured by russet ; flesh beurree, rich, and sugary, 



but rather gritty at the core. A new winter fruit. 



186. *ROUSELENCH. Thompson. [E.] 



Large, oblong, swollen in the middle or truncated ; of a 

 pale green color ; beurree and excellent. January and 

 February. The tree is very extraordinary for productive- 

 ness. Raised by Mr. Knight, and sent hither by him to 

 Mr. Lowell. Proved by Mr. Thompson as above, to the 

 date of 1840-1. 



187. SAGERET. Bon Jard. " [J.] 



The tree grows pyramidal, and is of a fine vigorous 

 growth ; the fruit of medium size, turbinate ; green, 

 punctured with brown ; flesh melting : flavor pleasant, 

 sugary, little perfumed. It keeps till spring. M. Vil- 

 morin pronounces it very fine. There are two pears of 

 this name ; this, being raised by Van Mons, is fine. That 

 raised by M. Sageret, of France, is inferior. 



134. *SHOBDEN COURT. Thompson. [E.] 



New, very superior, and raised by Mr. Knight. Of 

 medium size ; form obovate ; yellow, obscured by russet ; 

 flesh beurree ; flavor rich, sugary, and excellent. It keeps 

 well, or till February. The tree is very productive. 



188. SOUVERAIN D'HIVER. [J.] 



New and excellent ; of medium size ; a very superior 

 melting winter fruit. Thus proved by Jarnin. 



