Ui.;: AUTUMI< PEARS. 



Hull. Medium size, obovate, rounded at base ; skin yel- 

 lowish green, some russeted ; stalk an inch and a halt 

 long, rather slender, not sunk; basin shallow ; flesh melt- 

 ing, juicy, slightly gritty at core, sweet, often fine, some- 

 times only third-rate. Origin, Swanzey, Mass. 



Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee, or " Fontenay Jalousie." 

 Size medium, obconic-turbinate, approaching thick-pyri- 

 Ibrm ; surface a pale dull yellowish green, more or less 

 russeted, often a faint red cheek ; stalk an inch long, 

 often oblique, not sunk; calyx closed, stiff; basin small, 

 round, flesh buttery, melting, mild, rich, fme-flavorod, 

 nearly or quite first-rate. Ripens at mid-autumn. Fiench. 



KnighVs Seedling. Medium or rather large ; obovate, ap* 

 proaching obconic-pyriform, smooth yellowish green ; stalk 

 an inch long, scarcely sunk; basin broad, shallow; juicy, 

 melting, sweet. Early autumn. A native of Rhode Island. 



Nouve^u Poiteau. Large, pyriform-pyramidal, crown broad, 

 neck narrow, tapeftng ; skin dark green, brownish red 

 spots and blotches to the sun; flesh melting, juicy, rich, 

 vinous ; somewhat variable. Late autumn. Tree vigor- 

 ous, great bearer. Belgian. 



Messire Jean. {Syn. Monsieur Jean, John, Mr. John.) Me- 

 dium size, roundish, slightly pyriform, crown slightly nar- 

 rowed ; surface roughish, mostly russeted on yellow 

 ground; stalk an inch long, cavity small; calyx small, 

 basin small, smooth or plaited ; flesh gritty, breaking, 

 juicy, second or third-rate. Late autumn or early winter. 

 Old French. 



Oliver's Russet. Size medium, obovate-obconic, base round- 

 ed; a deep cinnamon russet on yellow ground, tinged red 

 to the sun ; stalk about an inch long, rather slender, 

 scarcely sunk ; basin and calyx small ; flesh melting, 

 juicy, sometimes fine, usually second-rate. Mid-autumn. 

 Origin, Lynn. Mass. 



Oswego Beurre. Size medium, obtuse oval-obovate, regu- 

 lar; surface yellowish green, with some thin russet; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, stout, deep-set ; calyx small, 

 ftrect or closed, basin smooth; flesh melting, juicy, with 



