408 THE PEAR. 



ROSABIRNE. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, obovate acute pyriforra, angular, surface, un 

 even, russet on dull greenish yellow ; stem, fleshy at base ; flesh, white, 

 melting, juicy, brisk, sub-acid ; " very good," may be " best." October. 

 (Wilder, in Hort.) 



Ross. 



Foreign, Tree, vigorous. Fruit, medium, obovate, yellowish green and 

 russet; stem, short; calyx, open; flesh, yellowish, rather gritty, sweet, 

 juicy; '-good." January. 



ROUSSELET d'EsPERIN. 



Foreign. Fruit, above medium, obovate acute pyriform, dull greenish 

 yellow, covered with cinnamon russet : stem, long, stout, fleshy at base ; 

 calyx, open ; basin, deep, furrowed ; flesh, white, melting, sprightly ; '• very 

 good." October. Promises valuable. 



RoUSSELET VaNDERWECKEN. 



A pyramidal tree, of medium vigor, but very productive. Fruit, small, 

 varying in form from Doyenne to Bergamotte ; skin, yellow at time of ma- 

 turity ; flesh, white, fine, melting ; juice, abundant, sugary, and strongly 

 aromatic, like that of the Rousselet ; fruit, quite of first quality, and ripe 

 first of November. (An. Pom.) 



Salisbury Seedling. 

 A native of Western New York. Tree, vigorous. Fruit, depressed pyri- 

 form ; skin, rough, somewhat covered with russet, and thickly sprinkled 

 with russet dots ; stalk, short and thick, inserted by a fleshy ring ; calyx, 

 closed, in a deep, uneven basin : flesh, coarse, and of not much claim to 

 excellence so far as proved. Ripe October. 



Selleck. 

 The origin uncertain. Tree, 30 years old. Mr. Selleck, Columbus, Vt. 

 Tree, healthy, productive ; leaves, small; a free, thrifty grower. Fruit, 

 large, ovate obovate obtuse pyriform, angular ribbed, fine yellow, and 

 crimson cheek, russet dots ; stem, medium, curved, fleshy at insertion, where 

 it is slightly russeted ; calyx, nearly closed ; basin, small, uneven ; flesh, 

 juicy, melting, aromatic; core, small; -'very good;" promises valuable 

 for market. October. 



Sheppard. 



Raised by James Sheppard of Dorchester, Mass. Tree, a free grower 

 and very productive. 



Fruit, large, obovate pyriform, sometimes pyramidal (greatly varying in 

 form) ; skin, rough, yellow, sometimes wath a brownish red cheek, slightly 

 sprinkled with rus.set dots, and with some patches of russet ; stalk, short and 

 stout, in a depression, often inclined, surrounded by russet; calyx, partially 

 closed, set in a very shallow, furrowed basin : flesh, whitish, coarse, and 

 granular, buttery, melting, very juicy, with a vinous, perfumed.banana fla- 

 vor. Ripens last of Sentember, and first of October. (Downing.; 



Shurtleff. 

 Shurtleff's Seedling. 

 American. Native of Boston. Tree, vigorous, good bearer. Fruit, 

 medium, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, russeted at stem, dotted with 



