27S PEARS* 



The Barland Pear appears to have been extensively ctif-' 

 tivated prior to the publication of Evelyn's Pomona in 1674^ 

 and many thousand hogsheads of its perry arc yet made an- 

 nually in Herefordshire and the adjoining counties, in a pro- 

 ductive season. It may be mixed in considerable quantity 

 with new port without its taste becoming perceptible. It 

 sells well whilst new to the merchants, and as it is com- 

 paratively cheap, it probably forms one of the ingredients 

 employed in the adulteratioif of tliis wine. The original tree 

 grew in a field called the Bare Lands, in the parish of Bos- 

 bury, in Herefordshire, whence the variety obtained its 

 name, and was blown down a few years previous to 1811. 



158. HoLMORE. Pom. Here/, t. 20. 



Fruit small, globular, frequently growing in clusters of 

 three and four together, with a very stiff' half-closed calyx. 

 Stalk short and thick. iS7a'/i a muddy yellowish olive-green, 

 thickly reticulated, with a thin epidermis, and tinged with a* 

 fine red on the sunny side. 



Specific gravity of its juice 1066. 



The original tree, in 1811, was growing in a hedge on 

 the estate of Charles Cooke, Esq., of the Moor, in the parish 

 of Holmore, between Hereford and Leominster, and ap- 

 peared then to be seventy or eighty years old. The young 

 trees are very productive, and the perry is of an excellent 

 quality. 



159. HuFFCAP. Pom. Heref. i. 24. 



Fruit middle-sized, oval, somewhat broader at the crown, 

 and drawn towards the stalk. Eye with the segments of the 

 calyx slender and pointed. Stalk long, irregular in its thick- 

 ness, and curved, having now and then a small leaf growing 

 upon its lower part next the branch. Skin pale green, 

 marked with gray russet. 



Specific gravity of its juice about 1070. 



There are several varieties of the Hufix^ap Pear in Here- 

 fordshire, such as the Brown, Red, and Yelloiv ; but this is 

 by far the most deserving of cultivation. Its perry is rich, 

 strong, and said to be very intoxicating. It is of great ex- 

 cellence. 



160. LoNGLAND. Pom. Heref. t. 18. 



Fruit very handsome, not much unlike the Swan's Egg 

 in shape, except being broader towards its crown. Eye 

 somewhat large, with a converging calyx. Stalk short, stiff, 

 and inserted into an unequal base. Skin bright gold colour, 

 tinged and mottled all over with a russetty lively orange. 



