PEARS. , 191 



size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, juicy, melting, buttery ; qual- 

 ity, 1 ; season, September to I^ovember. 



Eemarks. — One of the very best. White Doyenne of 

 France. Almost as good as the Seckel. Should be gath- 

 ered before fully Y\])e^ and kept some time in the house. 

 It is an abundant bearer, and produces early. 



STEVEN'S GENESSEE. Color, greenish yellow; form, 

 round obovate ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, juicy, sugary, 

 aromatic; quality, 2: season, August and September. 



Eemarks. — Xot equal to the above (St. Michael). Apt 

 to rot at core. Native of Eoch ester, iSTevv^ York. Good 

 on pear and quince, but the West does not seem to suit it 

 very well, though it has done well in some parts of the 

 country. Grows to a good size ; of a beautiful gold color 

 when ripe. It needs to be eaten as soon as ripe, as it soon 

 gets mushy. The tree is a fine, upright grower; the 

 fruit large and fine. The trees spread in their habits, 

 and are only moderately productive. 



Slone Pear. Color, greenish white, with large red blush ; 

 form, top-shaped, or turbinated ; size, 1 (larger than Bart- 

 lett) ; use, baking; quality, 3; season, 10th September to 

 10th October. 



Eemarks. — For market and baking only. Its fine ap- 

 pearance renders its merits deceptive. In passing this 

 judgment on this fruit, that it is merely fit for sale, we 

 advance a ver^^ poor encomium on the popular knowledge 

 of pomology. Indeed it is rather low, and a very few 

 years back was much lower. But ought not this fact to be 

 a strong inducement to the philanthropist, and to horti- 

 culturists, to spur them on to still unceasing efi'orts for 

 the improvement and establishment of fruits, not only in 

 quality but in quantity^ so that the}^ be within the reach of 

 all, at a reasonable price. 



