The figure of this is that of an Apple rather than 

 of a Pear ; and Noisette remarks, that it is so in a 

 greater degree than any Pear he knows. 



A most excellent and beautiful variety ; not, in- 

 deed, to be compared with the Jargonelle, with 

 which it ripens, but greatly superior to any of the 

 kinds commonly cultivated which are in eating at 

 the same time. It bears well as a standard. In 

 perfection from the 10th to the end of August. 



WOOD weak, deep chestnut-red, with distinct, 

 pale, yellowish-brown spots. 



LEAVES heart-shaped, ovate, nearly flat, shining, 

 deep green, very slightly toothed. PETIOLES about 

 an inch long. 



FLOWERS early. PETALS roundish ovate. 



FRUIT depressed, middle-sized, with a slender 

 stalk, upwards of an inch long, inserted in a small 

 roundish hollow. EYE open, placed in a shallow 

 depression. SKIN inclining to yellow, speckled with 

 russet ; on the sunny side bright rich red, intermixed 

 with brown spots. FLESH white, juicy, rich, and 

 sugary. 



