OF WINTER PEARS. 143 



98. BEURRE GRIS D' HIVER. 



A'ouveau. 



Fiiiil of the uiedium size, short pjiifonn, obovate, obtuse. Color greenish, russeted. 

 Stem short. Calyx depression small. Flesh greenish white, fine grained, juicy, rich, 

 subacid, 

 French. New ; promises well. J. J. Thomas. 



99. CATILLAC. Plate 5, fig. 2. 



Fruit of the medium size or rather large, wide turbinate or depressed, its body being quite 

 wide ; height proportionally low. Color yellow or yellowish brown, often ornamented 

 with a brown cheek. Stem rather long and stout, set in a small indentation; basin 

 large, shallow, and plaited. Flesii firm, hard, becomes tender in cooking, and of a 

 redish color. 

 French. Keeps through the winter. 



100. LAWRENCE. 



Fruit large, symmetrical, obovate, tapering from below the middle lo an obtuse base, 

 rounded, and bearing a stem of medium length. Color lemon yellow, variegated with 

 patches of greenish brown russet around the base and crown ; Itasin plaited. Flesh 

 yellowish white, melting and juicy, sweet, excellent. 

 Keeps till February. New, and promises well. Originated in Flushing, New-York. 



Class II. Length greater than the breadth. 



Order I. Base acute or subacute. 

 101. KNIGHT'S MONARCH. 

 Fruit large, somewhat oval or obovate, subsynimetrical ; body prolonged lo the stem, its 

 side tapering with an equal convexity to a subacute base, (rather obtuse, and may be a 

 slight depression,) bearing a very sliort, thick, erect stem, wide at its articulation. Color 

 yellowish brown, stained with red on the sunny side, and thickly sprinkled with gray 

 specks. Calyx open, sot in a shallow basin. Flesh yellowisli wiiitr, mclling, buttery; 

 possessing a fine flavor in January. 

 Originated with Mr. IvNicur, of England. 



