392 THE PEAE. 



deep ; flesh, melting, buttery , " very good." December to February, 

 fWilder, in Hort ) 



Island. 

 From Gowanus, L. L New. Said to be of medium size, p>Tamidal 

 form, audj "svhen ripe, a pale yellow, rich aromatic flavor, and very pro- 

 ductive. 



Ives' Bergamot. 



Raised by Dr. Eli Ives. New Haven, Conn. Tree closely resembles the 

 Seckel, and is very productive. Fruit, medium or small, Bergamot shape, 

 protuberant at calyx ; skin, greenish yellow, with slight traces of russet ; 

 stalk, short and thick, inserted by a ring or lip ; flesh, rather coarse, but- 

 tery, melting, juicy, with a GansePs Bergamot flavor. Ripens fii'st of 

 September. (Downing.) 



•^ Ives' Pear. 



Raised by Dr. Eli Ives, New Haven, Conn. Tree, vigorous and very 

 productive. Fruit, small, irregularly turbinate, inclined ; skin, greenish, 

 with a bro"\Miish red cheek ; stalk, long, inserted by a fleshy ring or lip ; 

 calyx, open ; basin, very small ; flesh, juicy, melting, sugary, and good. 

 R^ipens first of September. 



Ives' Seedling.^ 



Ptaised by Dr. Eli Ives, New Haven, Conn. Fruit, nearly medium, some- 

 what globular ; skin, greenish yellow, shaded with crimson ; stalk, short 

 and thick : calyx, small, nearly closed ; basin, shallow and irregular ; flesh, 

 whitish, coarse, and granular, juicy, melting, with a refreshing sugary 

 flavor, well perfumed. Ripe about the first of September. 



IVES' ViRGALIEU. 



American. Below medium, pyriform. greenish, shades dull crimson, 

 russet dots ; stem, fleshy at base, or with a lip ; calyx, small, open ; basin, 

 irregular ; flesh, whitish, granular, juicy, sweet, vinous; '• good," or '-very 

 good." October. 



Jacksox. 



Origin, New Hampshire. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, medium, 

 oblate, short pyriform, or turbinate ; skin, greenish yellow, somewhat rus- 

 seted ; stalk, long and curved, fleshy at its junction, inserted in a slight 

 cavity : calyx, sm.all and open, set in a rather deep, abrupt basin ; flesh, 

 white and juicy : flavor, brisk and vinous. Ripens the last of September. 

 (Downing.) 



Jackson's Seedling. 



Originated by S. S. Jackson, Cincinnati, from seed of the Seckel. Size, 



below medium, larger than Seckel ; color, similar, but less russety j flavor, 



very good, not as spicy as the Seckel. Tree, moderately vigorous, and does 



well on Quince. 



Jaminette. 



Josephine, | Sabine, | Beurre D'Austrasie, 



Colmar Jaminette, | D'Austrasie, i Wilhelmine. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, not an early bearer. Fruit, above medium, 



obovate obtuse pyriforin, green, with russety brown dots and patches : stem, 



stout ; calyx, open ; flesh, white, rather gritty at core, juicy, sweet ; '' good." 



November, December. This has proved with us, for two years past, a great 



bearer, and one of the best of Winter Pears. 



