400 THE PEAR. 



calyx, wjili reflexed segments ; basin, shallow ; flesh, "wIt^c, buttery, melt- 

 ing, musky ; shoots, stout, dark gray brown. Last August, first Sep- 

 tember. 



Muskingum. 



American. Supposed a native of Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish obo- 

 vate, greenish yellow, numerous russet specks ; stem, long, slender ; calyx, 

 open ; segments, short, connected ; flesh, white, coarse ', '' good.'^ Last 

 August. 



Marechal de la Cour. 



Consieller de la Cour, | Due d'Orleans. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, branches long, thorny at ends, early bearer. 

 Fruit, large, oblong pyriform, or ovate, yellowish green, vermilion in sun ; 

 stem, broken, inserted with a lip one side ; calyx, large, open • flesh, white, 

 fine, melting, juicy, vinous 3 " promises well." 



Napoleon. 



Mfedaille, | Eoi de Eome. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, upright grower, olive-colored shoots, fruit 

 largest and finest on Quince, very productive. Fruit, large, obtuse to obo- 

 vate, and rounded pyriform ; greenish yellow, smooth ; stem, varying, 

 usually stout ; calyx, medium, open; flesh, white, tender, juicy ; "good.'' 

 Valuable as a market sort on Quince. River says the Napoleon d'"Hiver is 

 not sufficiently distinct to be retained. October. 



Ne Plus Meuris. 



Belgian. An unprepossessing looking, uneven, dull russet fruit, of very 

 fine flavor. The tree grows upright, has short-jointed, olive-colored shoots 

 and bears in thick bunches or clusters. 



Fruit, medium, or rather small, roundish, usually very irregular, witi 

 swollen parts on the surface; skin, rough, dull yellowish brown, partially 

 covered with iron-colored russet ; stalk, quite short, set without depression, 

 in a small cavity ; flesh, yellowish white, buttery, melting, with a sugary 

 and very agreeable flavor. January to March. 



Nonpareil. 



American. A new variety from Western New York ; too small for any 

 but amateurs. Fruit, small, roundish flattened at apex, russety yellow, 

 with red specks ; stem, short ; calyx, large ; core, large ; flesh, fine, melt- 

 ing, juicy, sugary, vinous; nearly - best." November. 



Oakley Park. 



Oakley Park Bergamo tte. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, with rus- 

 set; calyx, partly open; stem, slender; flesh, buttery, melting ; "good." 

 October. 



Omar Pasha. 



From France. New. Productive. Fruit, medium, turbinate, roundish, 

 irregular, clear green, dotted and specked with russet about the stem j 

 flesh, fine, tender, juicy, sugary, vinous. Early September. 



