276 Pears. 



stalk long, cavity small ; basin shallow ; flesh melting, pleasant, 

 pei fumed. End of Aug. 



Summer Portugal. (Passans du Portugal.) Size rather small, 

 often nearly medium, roundish-oblate, regular ; skin yellowish 

 green or pale yellow, with a handsome red cheek in the sun, 

 formed of the reddened dots ; stalk about an inch long ; calyx 

 stiff, erect ; cavity and basin shallow ; flesh white, breaking, ten- 

 der, juicy, moderately good. Late summer. Very productive. 

 Shoots upright, reddish brown. 



DIVISION II. AUTUMN PEARS. 



CLASS I. DISTINCT PYRIFORM. 



Adams. Large, pyriform ; deep yellow, smooth, shaded red next 

 the sun ; stalk short, stout, wrinkled at base ; scarcely sunk, eye 

 small, closed, even with the crown ; flesh white, fine, melting, 

 rich, vinous, perfumed. Sept. and Oct. Shoots dark brown, 

 tree upright. Mass. 



Alpha. Size medium, pyriform, obovate or Madeleine-shaped, 

 smooth ; pale yellowish green, with a faint brown blush ; stalk 

 slightly sunk, basin moderate ; fine grained, buttery and good. 

 Oa. Belgian. Fig. 290. 



Ananas d^Ete. Rather large, obtuse-pyriform ; skin smooth, clear 

 yellow, with numerous small dots, often with a blush ; stalk stout 

 and fleshy, basin small ; flesh fine grained, buttery, and melting, 

 sweet and very good. Early autumn. Growth somewhat irregu- 

 lar, shoots brownish purple. 



Andrews. (Amory, Gibson.) Medium or rather large, distinct pyri- 

 form, often slightly one-sided ; skin thick, dull yellowish green, with 

 a broad, dull red cheek ; stalk about an inch long, curved, scarce- 

 ly sunk ; basin shallow, sometimes deep ; flesh greenish, very 

 juicy, melting, of a fine, pleasant, agreeable flavor. On some 

 localities not first-rate. Ripens early in autumn. Very product- 

 ive and fair. Shoots diverging. Origin, Dorchester, Mass. 



AUTUMN PARADISE. (Paradise d'Automne.) Rather large, dis- 

 tinct pyriform ; surface uneven, yellowish orange, with some thin 

 russet patches ; stalk an inch and a half long, not sunk ; basin 

 small, irregular ; flesh melting, very buttery, with a rich, high, 

 and excellent flavor. Ripens about mid-autumn. Shoots yellow- 

 ish, at first upright, afterwards becoming straggling, growth vigor- 

 ous. This pear resembles the Beurre' Bosc, but is less smooth, 

 more irregular in form, has a less narrow neck, and more vigorous 

 growth. Shoots yellowish brown, speckled, irregular, leaves finely 

 serrated, slightly wavy. 



