386 THE PEAR. 



VESOUZIERE. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous, succeeds on quince. Fruit medium, roundish 

 obovate, lemon yellow, dotted with red in sun ; stem long ; cavity open ; 

 calyx medium, open; basin shallow; core large; flesh yellowish white, 

 rather coarse, juicy, sweet, "good." November. 



WALKER. 



Fruit large, oblong pyriform, lemon yellow, marbled with light sea- 

 green ; stem curved, fleshy at base ; calyx open ; long segments ; basin 

 shallow ; flesh coarse, crisp, juicy, " good." September. 



WESTCOTT. 



American. Native of Cranston, R. I. Fruit medium, roundish obo- 

 vate, pale green to light orange yellow, dots and blotches of russet ; stem 

 slender, fleshy at base ; calyx large, open ; basin plaited ; flesh white, 

 juicy, melting, sugary, " good." September. 



WILBUR. 



American. Native of Somerset, Mass. Tree a moderate grower, with 

 reddish brown shoots, productive and hardy. Fruit medium, oval obo- 

 vate, dull yellowish green, much russet ; stem medium ; calyx open ; 

 core large; flesh whitish, rather coarse, a little variable, juicy, " good." 

 September. 



WINSHIP. 



Winship's Seedling. 



American. Native of Brighton, Mass. Tree vigorous, wood yellowish, 

 early and productive bearer. Fruit medium, ovate pyriform, pale yellow, 

 traces of russet, blush in sun ; stem long, slender, curved ; calyx closed ; 

 core large ; flesh white, melting, juicy, sugary, " good." August. 



WILLIAMS EARLY. 



American. Native of Roxbury, Mass. Tree moderate grower, reddish 

 brown wood. Fruit below medium, ovate obovate, light yellow, red 

 cheek, little russet at base of stem, and a few greenish specks ; stem me- 

 dium, a little fleshy at base ; calyx large, open ; core large ; flesh yellow- 

 ish white, coarse, juicy, sweet, " very good." September. 



WILLIAMSON. 



American. From the south side of Long Island. Fruit medium, obo- 

 vate rounded, obtuse at stem, yellow, with russet dots and specks, and 

 russet at stem and crown ; stem short, stout, narrow, irregular cavity ; 

 calyx none ; basin deep, narrow, russeted ; seeds small, flattened ; flesh 



