Or, Descriptions of New Fruits. 135 



above, will be found in tbe Hort. Reg., as above referred 

 to. It may be described as follows : — 



Size large, three inches long, and two and a half inches 

 diameter: Form oval, largest in the middle, tapering to- 

 wards each end : Skin pale yellow, nearly smooth, with 

 pale red very generally diffused on the sunny side ; the sur- 

 face covered with blackish specks and points and occasional 

 patches of russet : Stem, one inch long, stout, pale brown, 

 wrinkled, and inserted on one side in a very shallow cav- 

 ity : Eye large, contracted, and but slightly sunk in a fur- 

 rowed cavity : Flesh yellowish white, tender, melting, 

 sweet and rich : Flavor high, perfumed, delicious : Co7'e 

 medium size : Seeds dark brown, rather large. Ripe in 

 October and November. 



3. RosTiEZER. R. Manning, Book of Fruits, p. 72. 



The origin of this pear {fig- 4) is unknown to us. Mr. 

 Manning has noticed it in Vol. VI, p. 89 ; and in his Book 



Rostiezer Pear. 



of Fruits he states that his tree came from Messrs. Baumann 

 of BoUwiller. We do not, however, find it in their Cata- 

 logue for 1842. It is an excellent early fall pear. 



Size medium, two inches long, one and three quarters 

 in diameter : Form oblong, inclining to pyriform, tapering 



