406 THE PEAR. 



flesh, white, half melting, half buttery, sweet, and strongly perfumed. 

 Ripens in December, but may be kept until April. (Al. Pom.) 



Prince Albert. 

 Foreign. Tree, vigorous, succeeds on Pear and Quince. Fruit, medium, 

 pyriform ; skin, very thick and smooth ; color, yellowish, sometimes with 

 a slightly sunny cheek ; stalk, an inch long ; eye, small, open, in a shal- 

 low even cavity ; flesh, yellowish white, fine, melting, sugary and rich. 

 February, March. (Gard. Ch.) 



Princess Royal. 



Groom's Princess Koyal. 

 Foreign. Tree, hardy and vigorous ; not an early bearer. Fruit, 

 medium, obovate, dull pale green, dotted with russet; stem, set in shallow 

 cavity ; calyx, open ; segments, short : core, large ; flesh, yellowish, rather 

 coarse, melting, juicy; "good." January, February. 



PULSIFER. 



American. Native of Illinois. Tree, upright, vigorous ; shoots, dark 

 olive ; early and productive bearer. Fruit, below medium, pyriform ob- 

 tuse, dull yellow, with traces of russet ; stem, short ; calyx, small, open , 

 flesh, white, melting, juicy, sweet ; '• very good." Early August. 



Queen of the Low Countries. 



Eeine des Pays Bas. 

 Foreign, We have often examined this sort, but have been unable as yet 

 to fruit it in ten years that we have had the variety. We condense our 

 description from Downing. Fruit, large, obovate acute pyriform, dull yel- 

 low, dotted and russeted, dark red in sun ; stem, one and a half inch long, 

 curved ; calyx, small ; basin, deep ; flesh, white, buttery, melting, juicy, 

 vinous, sub-acid. Early October. 



Rallay. 

 We received specimens (from which we take our description) of this pear 

 from Messrs. EUwanger and Barry. It is. we believe, an old variety, but 

 wc had never before seen it. Fruit, small to medium, globular acute 

 pyriform : skin, rough, dull yellow, dull reddish cheek, over the whole 

 spots of russet; stem, slender, obliquely set without depression; calyx, 

 with crumpled segments; core, large; flesh, yellowish white, breaking, 

 juicy, gritty at core ; "good." November, December. 



Rapalje. 

 Eapalje Seedling. 

 American. Fruit, medium, brownish yellow or russet, oblong pyriform, 

 stem, long ; calyx, in a slight hollow ; flesh, buttery : variable quality. 

 Early September. 



Ravenswood. 



Fruit, obtuse pyramidal, tending to obovate, small to medium in size, 

 with a very short, thick stem ; ripening from the middle of July to middle 

 of August; rich aromatic flavor, and great abundancce of vinous carbo- 

 nated juice. It is a great bearer. It is a seedling found in the woods cf 

 Astoria, and planted on the grounds of Mr. Charl«s Ehrard. 



