528 THE PEAR. 



round, slightly wrinkled; segments of the calyx rounded, stiff, 

 flesh fine-grained, melting, juicy, good. Ripens late autumn. 

 Connecticut. 



Delices d'Hardenpont of Angers. Medium, obovate-turbinate, 

 sometimes conic, approaching pyriform ; greenish-yellow, with 

 some russet ; stalk short, thick, fleshy at insertion ; cavity little or 

 none ; calyx and basin small ; flesh slightly coarse, juicy, rich, 

 perfumed. October, November. 



Defais. Size medium, obovate, or short Doyenne form, sometimes 

 obscurely pyriform ; waxen yellow, with a bright red cheek ; stalk 

 curved, cavity broad and deep ; calyx large, basin broad and deep ; 

 buttery and melting, sweet, rich, perfumed. October, November. 

 Fig. 671. 



Dillen. Large, oblong-pyramidal, pyriform ; fine yellow, russeted, 

 dotted ; stalk short, thick, fleshy ; calyx rarely open ; basin mod- 

 erate ; flesh juicy, buttery, sweet, and rich. November, keeping 

 into December. 



Downing. Medium, roundish-ovate; green, becoming yellow, 

 thickly dotted ; stalk short, obliquely set ; basin small ; flesh a 

 little coarse, juicy, melting, rich, vinous. September. 



Duchesse Helene. Large, obovate, somewhat pyriform, oblique ; 

 green, becoming yellow, slightly russeted, rough; stalk short, 

 under a lip ; basin narrow ; buttery, melting, rich, vinous, slightly 

 astringent. October, November. Belgian. New. 



Dumortier. Medium, roundish obovate; dull yellow, somewhat 

 russeted ; stalk long, slender, not sunk ; calyx and basin small ; 

 flesh greenish-white, juicy, melting, rich, aromatic, perfumed. 

 Sepember. quickly decays. Belgian. 



Dundas. Size medium, short turbinate, sometimes obovate, base 

 flattened ; skin yellow, with a brilliant blush ; stalk an inch long, 

 stout, not sunk ; calyx small, basin wide, deep, and even ; flesh 

 half buttery, tender, melting, rich, perfumed. Mid-autumn. A 

 handsome Belgian variety. Fig. 680. 



Dunmore. Large, oblong-obovate ; surface greenish, with dots of 

 brownish-red russet ; stalk an inch and a half long, stout, fleshy 

 at insertion, scarcely sunk in the obtuse and rounded base ; calyx 

 small, deep set ; flesh buttery, melting, rich, often acid, sometimes 

 astringent. Early autumn. English. 



Edmonds. Medium to large, obovate ; surface irregular ; stalk long, 

 stout and fleshy toward the base, set in a moderate, knobby 

 cavity ; basin ribbed or uneven ; flesh yellowish-white, very fine- 

 grained, melting, with a sweet, peculiar, excellent flavor. Sep- 

 tember. Shoots very stout, greenish-brown ; leaves thick, folded, 

 recurved. Rochester, N. Y. Introduced by Ellwanger & Barry. 

 New. Fig. 710. 



Figue de Naples. (Fig Pear of Naples.) Medium, or rather large, 

 oblong-obovate, sometimes slightly obovate-pyriform, base very 

 obtuse; surf ace yellowish-brown, with a faint reddish cheek ; stalk 

 an inch long, fleshy at insertion ; basin broad, shallow, smooth r 



