130 



DESCRIPTIONS 



55. URBANISTE. (Thompscm.) 



Fig. IS. 



Large, and of a coarse form, but pear- 

 shaped, and having an obscure, thick 

 neck, with sliglitly concave sides, ter- 

 minating in an obtuse, rounded base, 

 with an irregular or one-sided inden- 

 tation. Color yellow, dotted with 

 gray, and somewhat russeted in stripes. 

 Stem thick, straight, upright, or curv- 

 ed, and one inch long. Calyx large, 

 and placed at the bottom of a deep 

 basin. Flesh white, rich, and deli- 

 cately perfumed. October. 



\ 



-56. WILKINSON. {Manning.) 



Form obscurely pear-shaped, inclining to oval, widest in the middle, tapering, with 

 convex sides, to a narrow base, the indentation of which is nearly filled with the base 

 of a thick stem. Stem low, straight, obliquely set. Crown truncated or flattened ; 

 depression obscure. Color bright yellow, dotted with brown points. Flesh white, juicy, 

 melting, sweet and rich. November. 

 Originated in Cumberland, Rhode Island. 



