THE PEAK. 



Fruit, below medium, 

 roundish, tapering slightly 

 to the stem ; color, rich 

 golden russet yellow, with 

 faint blush, many small red 

 russet dots, and occasional 

 patches of brown russet; 

 stem, rather stout, uneven, 

 without depression; calyx, 

 with open half-reflexed seg- 

 ments ; basin, shallow, little 

 russeted; core, medium; 

 seeds, ovate, blackish ; flesh, 

 yellowish white, juicy, but- 

 tery, a little coarse-grained, 

 sweet, perfumed. Season, 

 a few days before Bartlett. 



JALOUSIE DE FONTEBTAY VENDEE. 



Foreign. We have nev- 

 er fruited a pear that has 

 given us more satisfaction. 

 On the quince it is a fine 

 grower, and inclined to 

 over-bear. It must not be 

 confounded with the "Ja- 

 lousie," a third-rate varie- 

 ty. Young shoots upright, 

 brownish yellow. 



Fruit, medium or above, 

 ovate pyriform ; color, dull 

 yellow, with brownish red 

 cheek, and patches and dots 

 of russet, often the russet co- 

 vering one half the surface ; 

 stem, varying, often ob- 

 liquely set on, with a fleshy 

 ridge at side ; calyx, with 

 segments long, half open ; 

 basin, shallow ; core, medi- 

 um or small ; seeds, long, 

 ovate ; flesh, white, buttery, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, aro- 

 matic. Season, last Sep- 

 tember, early October. 



