WOKTHY GENEKAL CULTIVATION. 847 



pear or quince. It requires rich, strong soil to produce good-sized 

 fruit, and is well suited to extensive planting on our Western lands. 

 Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, narrowing towards the stalk ; 

 color, yellowish green, much covered and dotted with gray russet ; 

 stem, rather long, a little curved ; cavity, narrow ; calyx, open, with 

 short segments ; basin, shallow ; core, medium ; capsules, ovate ; 

 seeds, oblong pyriform, curved ; flesh, yellowish white, buttery, melt- 

 ing, sugary, aromatic. Season, November to middle January. 



ZOAR BEAUTY. 



Zoar Seedling. 



American. Native of Ohio. 

 Tree, vigorous grower ; dark 

 brown shoots; early and 

 abundant bearer. 



Fruit, a little below me- 

 dium, varying in form, usu- 

 ally as seen in our engrav- 

 ing ; color, light yellow, with 

 greenish spots; red in the 

 sun, with deep red spots; 

 stem, generally long, slender, 

 curved, plaited, with slight 

 depression one side ; calyx, 

 large, for size of fruit ; basin, 

 shallow ; core, medium ; seeds, 

 obovate, or broad ovate ; 

 flesh, yellowish white, a little 

 coarse, juicy, sweet. Season, 

 early August. 



