110 PEAK*. 



inity and somewhat lleshy at its origin, i> inserted rather ob- 

 liquely at the point of and even with the fruit; the skin is 

 lemon colour where shaded, and sometimes faintly linked with 

 light red on the side exposed to the sun it is a bright and 

 pretty deep red, the whole surface is also interspersed with 

 very small specks, which are red upon the yellow ground and 

 light gray upon the red; the ilesh is white inclining to yellow, 

 breaking, not gritty, and of a sweet and agreeable flavour , 

 the seeds are short, quite perfect, not much pointed, and oi a 

 brown hue, and the fruit ripens in January and can be pre- 

 served until in April ; it is good when cooked, but at its per- 

 fect maturity it answers very well to be eaten raw. 



IMPERIAL. Pu. CAT. 



Imperial oak leaved. Pr. cat. 25 eel. 



Imperials dfeuiUe de Clune. Roz. O. Dull. Coxe. 



Imperiale. N. Dull. Die. d'Agric. 



Oak leaved. 



This pear is two inches nine lines in height, and two inches 

 three lines in diameter ; it is rounded at the head, and the eye. 

 which is small, is there placed almost even with the fruit ; the 

 part next the stalk diminishes almost uniformly in size, and its 

 extremity is obtuse ; the stem is ten lines long, pretty large 

 especially at its origin, and inserted in the centre of a flattened 

 space; the skin, which i< at first green and very even, becomes 

 wrinkled when it approaches maturity and by degrees attains 

 a yellow colour; the Ilesh is meltinu and of a sweet llavour ; 

 the seeds are large, brown, quite perfect, and terminate in a 

 long point ; this fruit has commonly but four cells ; it ripens 

 in April and Ma\, and although it is not deemed excellent, it 

 has some merit at that sea.-on : the tree is \iuoroii-. ;uid may 

 be ingrafted on the pear ;md the qinnee ; the I' ;i\;'.> are very 

 lar^e, denticulated uiUiom much regnlani\ ,,,111 plaited and 

 undulated on then- border.-* in MIUI ,i m.unn i Uiat lhe\ appeal 

 &o if cut, and re-rmble a -mall ira! ( )i in/./.led cabbaiie, raliiei 

 than an oak N-al 



