"d'j2 AUTUMN PEAr.&. 



Beurre d'Aremberg. Late autumn. Buds large, with 

 prominent shoulders, whence its name. English. New. 



Fulton. Rather small or nearly medium ; roundish, crown 

 flattened ; whole surface a smooth gray russet, becoming 

 a dark cini?amon russet; stalk an inch and a quarter 

 long, slender, cavity round, rather narrow ; calyx long, 

 deep-cut, basin uneven; flesh half-buttery, melting, rich, 

 sprightly, agreeable, nearly or quite first-rate. Kipens 

 middle and late autumn. Shoots rather slender, reddish 

 brown. Tree very hardy and productive. Valuable. 

 Origin, Topshara, Maine, ^ig. 198. 



Moor-fowl Egg. (St/7z. Little Swan's Egg.) Rather small, 

 roundish, dull green, with a brown cheek, dots minute; 

 stalk long, slender, little sunk or under a lip ; basin small, 

 flesh soft, juicy, gritty, sweet; a third-rate Scotch pear, 

 ripening about mid-autumn. 



Princess of Orange. Rather small, roundish, slightly neck- 

 ed ; color cinnamon and light reddish russet ; stalk an 

 injh long; cavity, calyx, and basin small ; flesh yellow- 

 ish white, crisp, juicy, vinous; about second-rate, some- 

 times very poor. Late autumn. Belgian. 



Quiltette. Size nearly medium ; roundish, slightly oblate; 

 skin greenish, nearly covered with dull, iron-colored rus- 

 set ; stalk an inch and a quarter long, fleshy at insertion, 

 with no cavity; calyx very small or abortive, basin nar- 

 row; flesh melting, buttery, sweet, rich, perfumed; good 

 second-rate, sometimes nea *ly first-rate. Late autumn 

 Belgian. 



