O/', Descriptions of NeiD Fruits. 367 



The tree is of vigorous growth, comes into bearing at an 

 early age and produces abundant crops every year. Its 

 cultivation is not yet much extended, but its merits are 

 such as to entitle it to a place in the most select collection. 



Size^ medium, two and a quarter inches long, and two 

 inches in diameter: Form^ oval, diminishing in a swollen 

 manner to the stem : Skin^ yellowish green, becoming of a 

 pale yellow when fully matured, the whole surface very 

 regularly interlaced with bright russett : ^tem^ medium, 

 one inch, moderately stout, brown, with an uneven surface, 

 and slightly tleshy at the base, where it adjoins the fruit : 

 Eye., medium size, open, little depressed; segments of the 

 calyx short : Flesh, white, buttery, melting and very juicy: 

 Flavor^ rich and refreshing, with a delicate perfume : 

 Core.1 small: Seeds, small, black. Ripe in August. 



The specimen from which our drawing was taken, was 

 from an old tree, grafted in 1840, and growing in a good 

 strong soil ; from young trees under ordinary cultivation, 

 they hardly come up to medium size. Altogether, the 

 Bloodgood pear must be considered as one of the best native 

 varieties which has been produced. No mention is made 

 of it in Prince's PotJi. Manual, published in 1832, and we 

 infer from this that its good qualities had not then been 

 ascertained, even on the spot where it was first brought to 

 notice. In Prince's Catalogue for 1837, it was called the 

 Early Beurre. 



16. Summer Franc Re'al. Hort. Soc. Cat., 2d and 

 3d Ed. 



Franc Real d' Etc, Diel's Pomol. i 



Fondante, Knoop's Pomol. > Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d ed. 



Gros Micet d' Ete, of some French gardens. ) 



But few early autumn pears that have been introduced 

 into our collections, possess more merit than the summer 

 Franc Real. It comes in between the Bloodgood and the 

 Williams's Bon Chretien, keeping up a good succession, 

 and is fully equal if not superior to the latter variety. It 

 is accurately figured in the Pot?i. Mag., Yol. III. p. 106, 

 and it is there stated to be a particularly useful variety in 

 that country, where they have nothing of high quality to 

 succeed the Jargonelle. 



The tree is very hardy, healthy, and free growing, and 

 produces abundant crops of fruit, generally very regular 



