520 



THE PEAR. 



dark, purplish; leaves small, nearly flat. German. A pear of 

 great beauty, which has contributed to its reputation. 



Graslin. Large, pyramidal-pyriform, often tapering to the crown; 

 skin thick, green, slightly russeted; stalk long, slightly sunk; 

 basin furrowed, flesh coarse, buttery, melting, rich, vinous. Octo- 

 ber, November. 



Harvard. Medium or rather large, oblong-pyriform ; skin russety 

 olive-yellow, and with a reddish cheek ; stalk rather stout, sunk 

 little or none, oblique ; basin narrow; flesh juicy, melting, tender; 

 rots at the core if not house-ripened. First of autumn. Very pro- 



FlG. 701. Marie Louise. 



FIG. 702. Comte de Plandre. 



PIG. 703. Swan's Orange. FIG. 704. Louis Bonne. 



ductive, growth vigorous, fruit handsome, rendering it profitable 

 for market, although only second-rate in quality. Origin, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass. 



Kennes. Medium, pyriform, somewhat Urbaniste-shaped ; green- 

 ish-yellow, russeted ; stalk thick, fleshy at insertion ; calyx partly 

 closed; basin broad, shallow; buttery, melting, sweet, rich, per- 

 fumed. Excellent. October. Must be house-ripened. Fig. 664. 



Lodge. Medium, pyriform, neck small, narrow, very acute, some- 

 times ribbed and irregular; greenish-brown, much russeted ; stalk 

 long, rather stout, curved ; basin varying from shallow to deep ; 

 flesh juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous, sub-acid. Brown Beurre 

 flavor. Early and mid-autumn. Philadelphia, where it proves 

 very good, but farther North does not stand so high. Shoots 

 slender, yellowish-brown, erect, and diverging. 



Long Green. (Verte Longue.) Rather large, long-pyriform, the 

 ends rather acute, stem oblique ; surface wholly green ; flesh very 

 juicy, with a good and agreeable flavor. The Striped Long 

 Green is a sub-variety. 



