298 



Pears. 



rich. Shoots light brownish purple, diverging, leaves consider- 

 ably serrated. Belgian. 



Mount Vernon. (Walker's Seedling.) Medium, obovate, irregular, 

 dull brownish russet, with a red cheek ; stalk very short, oblique, 

 scarcely sunk ; basin shallow, smooth ; flesh greenish white, a 

 little coarse, rich, vinous, aromatic. 061., Nov. Roxbury, Mass. 



WASHINGTON. Medium in size, oblong-obovate, obtuse, sometimes 

 slightly obtuse-pyriform ; surface smooth, clear yellow, handsomely 

 marked with conspicuous red dots on the sunny side, slightly rus- 

 seted round the stalk, which is an inch and a fourth long, and 

 slightly sunk ; calyx small, partly closed, basin shallow ; flesh 



Fig. 325. Washington. 



very juicy, melting, slightly breaking, with a rich, unusually sweet, 

 perfumed, excellent flavor. Early in autumn. Growth vigorous, 

 shoots brown speckled, straight, ere<5l, and diverging. Fruit always 



