386 THE PEAR. 



Grand Soleil. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, erect, well-formed, productive. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish, orange yellow, with a russety red blush, few russet specks ; stem, 

 medium, swollen at base ; calyx, small, closed ; core, large ] seeds, obovate ; 

 flesh, yellowish white, little coarse, buttery, melting, sugary, aromatic; 

 "very good," nearly "'best." November. 



Graslin. 



Large, oval pyriform, green, sprinkled with russet, stem, thick at junc- 

 tion : calyx, open ; segments stiff; basin, abrupt, furrowed ; flesh, whitish, 

 granular, juicy, rich, vinous ; core, large ; " very good." October, November. 



Green Mountain Boy. 



American. Fruit, medium or above, roundish obovate, sometimes angu* 

 lar pyriform ] stem, varying ; calyx, open, reflexed segments ; golden yel- 

 low or russety yellow, with numerous russety brown specks ; core, rather 

 large; seeds, long, flattened; flesh, yellowish, melting, juicy, sweet; "very 

 good." October. 



Groom's Princess Royal. 



Foreign. Fruit, of medium size, roundish ; skin, greenish brown, with 

 tinge of brownish red, and some russet tracings ; stalk, short and thick, set 

 in a very trifling depression ; calyx, small, open, set in a shallow basin ; 

 flesh, buttery, melting, a little gritty near the core, but sweet and high- 

 flavored. January and February. 



Grosse Marie. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, oblate pyriform ; skin, yellow, covered with 

 cinnamon russet; stalk, insert^ without depression; calyx, partially 

 closed ; flesh, juicy, tender, with a rich, perfumed flavor resembling Brown 

 Beurre. October. 



Gros Rousselet d'Aout. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, of pyramidal form, very productive. Fruit, 

 medium pyriform ; skin, green, becoming golden yellow at maturity, shaded 

 with russet and spotted with fawn ; flesh, whitish, fine, melting, very juicy, 

 sugary, vinous, deliciously perfumed. Ripens in August. (Al. Pom.) 



Hacon's Incomparable. 



Downham Seedling. 

 Foreign. A hardy, productive variety ; spreading, rather drooping 

 branches : deserves more attention than yet received, young shoots slender, 

 olive color, diverging ; fruit, rather large, roundish obtuse pyriform, dull 

 yellowish green and pale brown, with many russet streaks and dots; stem, 

 rather long, straight ; calyx, with small divisions; basin, shallow; flesh, 

 white, buttery, melting, sugary, juicy, nearly if not quite "best." October, 

 November. 



Hagerman. 



Hampton. 

 American. FromFlushing. L. I. Fruit, small, roundish yellow, overspread 

 with thin golden russet, red cheek in sun ; stem, short, stout ; calyx, open, 

 segments, reflexed ; basin, shallow ; core, small : seeds, broad ovate ; flesh, 

 juicy, sprightly, pleasant ; " very good." September. 



